I will always be a slut for feminine rage, for women covered in blood that is not their own, for the flash of white teeth beneath a dangerous red smile, for nails shaped like claws, for a voice that sounds like a knife, for the complete descent into a blind pursuit of revenge. I'd willingly bare my neck for that woman and relish in her bite.
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The most loving parents and relatives commit murder with smiles on their faces. They force us to destroy the person we really are: a subtle kind of murder.
Oyinkan Braithwaite, My Sister, the Serial Killer
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Sisters can be mean, sisters can be scary, but when your sister is a killer? The stories are bound to be legendary!
Don’t forget to tag @jurdannet & @jurdannetrevels
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Fancasting My Sister The Serial Killer (just finished, had a great time with it and would love to see an adaptation)
Korede: Mimi Ndiweni
Ayoola: Thuso Mbedu
Tade: John Boyega
Mum: Alfre Woodard
Muhtar: Edi Gathegi
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My Sister, The Serial Killer – Oyinkan Braithwaite
‘It takes a whole lot longer to dispose of a body than to dispose of a soul...’
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Thriller novel about Korede, Nigerian woman whose sister, Ayoola, keeps killing her boyfriends (apparently in self-defense) and asking for help with the cover-up
Korede has obliged so far out of loyalty to her sister, but when Ayoola begins dating a doctor at Korede's hospital, she must weigh where her loyalties lie
Nigerian setting + characters
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Currently reading.
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"She does not cry for me,” he says, his voice hardening. “She cries for her lost youth, her missed opportunities and her limited options. She does not cry for me, she cries for herself."
Oyinkan Braithwaite, My Sister, the Serial Killer
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i’m reading: my sister the serial killer and having such a great time
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my sister the serial killer by oyinkan braithwaite
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Korede: *trying to warn Tade that her sister is dangerous*
Also Korede: this dense motherfucker *internal monologuing about how awesome ayoola actually is*
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Our Final Read for Unhinged Women of Color: My Sister the Serial Killer
hen Korede's dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call from her sister, Ayoola, she knows what's expected of her: bleach, rubber gloves, nerves of steel and a strong stomach. This'll be the third boyfriend Ayoola's dispatched in, quote, self-defence and the third mess that her lethal little sibling has left Korede to clear away. She should probably go to the police for the good of the menfolk of Nigeria, but she loves her sister and, as they say, family always comes first. Until, that is, Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede's long been in love with him, and isn't prepared to see him wind up with a knife in his back: but to save one would mean sacrificing the other...
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If you haven't read this book yet, check it out.
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kayla’s 2023 reads 📖 no. 4
my sister the serial killer by oyinkan braithwaite
When Korede's dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call from her sister, Ayoola, she knows what's expected of her: bleach, rubber gloves, nerves of steel and a strong stomach. This'll be the third boyfriend Ayoola's dispatched in, quote, self-defence, and the third mess that her lethal little sibling has left Korede to clear away. She should probably go to the police for the good of the menfolk of Nigeria, but she loves her sister and, as they say, family always comes first. Until, that is, Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse. Korede's long been in love with him, and isn't prepared to see him wind up with a knife in his back: but to save one would mean sacrificing the other...
rating: 3/5
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