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A review by angieoverbooked
Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book. THIS BOOK! Stunning, crushing, all-consuming.
SOMEDAY, MAYBE by Onyi Nwabineli takes us on Eve’s emotional journey after the unimaginable loss of her husband to suicide.
We are with Eve for every heartbreaking moment of the aftermath, every bittersweet memory of her love story, every agonizing question she is left with.
We are with her as her beloved Nigerian family and her fiercely loyal best friend attempt to pull her through.
And we are with her for the ways that life still manages to surprise her.
Nwabineli’s writing is gorgeous. There are these moments of bereavement that she captures so precisely:
~ the first time you hear yourself laugh again
~ the pressure to get “better” for the sake of loved ones whose concern is all encompassing
~ the beauty in the kindness of strangers
It is impossible to read this and not consider your personal experiences with and connections to:
~ grief
~ loving someone who is grieving
~ suicide and suicidal ideation
~ fear of losing a partner (at one point, my heart was so heavy- I just closed the book and looked at my husband and said, “What would I do? Seriously, WHAT would I DO?”)
And so,
you have to take care of your heart with this one. But also, maybe, this book is a way to do just that.
SOMEDAY, MAYBE by Onyi Nwabineli takes us on Eve’s emotional journey after the unimaginable loss of her husband to suicide.
We are with Eve for every heartbreaking moment of the aftermath, every bittersweet memory of her love story, every agonizing question she is left with.
We are with her as her beloved Nigerian family and her fiercely loyal best friend attempt to pull her through.
And we are with her for the ways that life still manages to surprise her.
Nwabineli’s writing is gorgeous. There are these moments of bereavement that she captures so precisely:
~ the first time you hear yourself laugh again
~ the pressure to get “better” for the sake of loved ones whose concern is all encompassing
~ the beauty in the kindness of strangers
It is impossible to read this and not consider your personal experiences with and connections to:
~ grief
~ loving someone who is grieving
~ suicide and suicidal ideation
~ fear of losing a partner (at one point, my heart was so heavy- I just closed the book and looked at my husband and said, “What would I do? Seriously, WHAT would I DO?”)
And so,
you have to take care of your heart with this one. But also, maybe, this book is a way to do just that.