My sister, the serial killer is the debut book by Oyinkan Braithwaite. It is like a slap in the face. So good. It's about two sisters.... one happens to be a serial killer and the other cleans up her messes. BUT!! BUT!!! BUT it's also the story of a broken family. This story has so many layers to it. My only complaint would be that it's too short. Hopefully this become a series.

This a dark, lovely book about the bond between sisters. It wasn't quite what I was expecting (for some reason, I expected a little more humor), but I really enjoyed it. After the third time that Korede's sister calls her to help clean up after stabbing her boyfriend, Korede starts to suspect that maybe these really aren't cases of self-defense. Three or more is the mark of a serial killer. Things get even more complicated when her sister takes an interest in Tade, the doctor co-worker that Korede has been secretly in love with for years. This should go on everyone's November to-read list.

This book was such a fun read. I know, the title does not make it sound like it is a fun read. But it is witty and interesting but is one of those books that slowly reveals that there is more to the story and characters. The author was able to pack a lot of character development into such a small book and it worked well with the story. I thoroughly enjoyed it and think this will appeal to a wide audience of readers.

Braithwaite has created a clever, compelling little punch of a book featuring a pair of codependent sisters. One is a nurse who has a fondness for thorough cleaning. The other, well, has a tendency to murder her boyfriends. That alone is a fascinating premise for a book, but Braithwaite makes it all the richer by adding a complex background to tie the women together.

This book is a short thrill ride that I couldn’t get enough of. I wish it was longer because I was invested in the characters and didn’t want their story to end. Korede and Ayoola are sisters that support each other through all things-murder, hiding bodies, abuse. This is set in Lagos, Nigeria and one is a beautiful killer and the other a controlled nurse. Towards the end, I thought of Merricat and Constance and their complete devotion to one another. I loved this book.
Thanks so very much for the ARC in return for my honest review.

If you are going to read this book-And I suggest you do-for the fun and frivolity that the title proposes, you will be very pleased. I was grabbed right after the first two sentences, “Ayoola summons me with these words—Korede, I killed him. I had hoped I would never hear those words again.” And three or so hours later I was basking in the enjoyment I had experienced by reading My Sister, the Serial Killer.

It was such a crazy, frolicking joyride of time spent with the pretty Ayoola who has a penchant for killing her boyfriends. This isn’t due to any declared or diagnosed mental defect, indeed happenstance seems to be as major a culprit in her killing ways as any other explanation.

Ayoola is not a pre-meditated kind of girl, she is simply an accident prone beauty. “Ayoola’s loveliness is a phenomenon that took my mother by surprise. She was so thankful that she forgot to keep trying for a boy.”
Korede is the poor unfortunate big sister often left to clean up after Ayoola’s murderous mishaps.

Korede, out of love for her sister is complicit in Ayoola’s strange and fatal interactions with men. Korede really has no concrete plan to stop her sister, though she is troubled enough to keep counsel with a coma patient at the hospital she works at, as a nurse. If you have to vent and confess, what better foil than one who can’t reveal any of your secrets, and you can’t really be sure he can hear you through a coma.

When the doctor, that Korede is secretly crushing on meets her sister and quickly falls for her, Korede is concerned for his safety, she clearly understands, that his interest in Ayoola could be deadly. What’s a loving sister to do? So at the base of this novel, is sibling love and loyalty. Author, Oyinkan Braithwaite explores the question of how far one would go for a sibling? Does sisterly love override morality, ethics and the rule of law?

There are several instances where Korede contemplates turning her sister into the authorities, but love conquers all, even Korede’s latent jealousy and envy. And as Ayoola once blatantly told her, “You can’t sit on the fence forever.”

Quite a creative undertaking by Oyinkan Braithwaite, she obviously has a wild sense of humor and for readers who are humor-challenged this book will help you get laughed-up. I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next. I’m smiling as I think of the possibilities. Thank you to Netgalley and Doubleday Books for an advanced DRC. Book will be published Nov. 20, 2018.

A fast-paced read that packs a punch! Korede has always felt she walks in the shadow of her beautiful and charming little sister, Ayoola. When Ayoola starts killing the men she dates, Korede finds herself cleaning up the messes. Braithwaite had me engaged from the very beginning: Why does Ayoola kill these men? Why does Korede help her? Will they get caught? The story is told with intrigue, wit, and surprising twists and turns, and it will keep you hooked through the very end.

My Sister, the Serial Killer, was a fast-paced read that unexpectedly sucked me in.

The story centers around two sisters, Korede (meticulous and calculating) and Ayoola (instinctive and a bit insane), and begins with Korede having to help Ayoola clean up yet another murder. We're left with finding out why Ayoola commits these murders, and how Korede copes with her resentment and jealously towards her sister.

I particularly enjoyed this novel because every single character in the story hid who they truly were from the other characters. Everyone is blinded by the show that they put on for one another, and the reader is left cursing each and every single one of them. Aggravating as it was to read this novel, it was definitely a page-turner, and it was oddly interesting watching the characters destroy/be destroyed by one another.

This was a super quick read, and I'd definitely recommend this to anyone interested in the human psyche, crazy/irrational people, and murder.

Loved this book. It was really more of a family tale than the title suggests but it was really interesting and I couldn't put it down. Loved the Lagos setting and the peek into life in Nigeria as the backdrop. Can't wait to see what she does next.

This book was interesting, but it ultimately fell short for me. It took me less time that I expected to adjust to the way the author formatted the story, and I did think the familial relationship were fairly well developed. However, I found it frustrating that there was no real depth to the sister character, so it was impossible to understand what was driving her. I also felt the story ended very abruptly without any real resolution.

What a concept for a book, a part suspense, and part thriller family drama. Korede, the older sister has come to her sister's rescue again. Family dynamics are interlaced throughout the story making this a very readable and suspenseful story.

I received an advanced reader copy from Net Galley. I enjoyed this book so much! It was so well written it had me literally yelling at my copy. The concept itself wasn’t crazy/new but it was well executed. The characters are very believable. We will be reviewing on the podcast in the future. Litchickspodcast.com

So, I haven’t read a ton of modern Nigerian Lit. Mostly because much of it seems to be very literary, and I’m no lit fic girl (the horror!).

Instead, I like genre lit: thrillers, suspense, and horror (oh my!).

So when I got a chance to read My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite, I was right on it. And, oh, I’m so happy I read this.

This is a delicious and devious little suspense thriller set in Lagos Nigeria. It’s sharp, suspenseful, and simply drenched in atmosphere.

Setting aside our suspense thriller for a minute, the Modern Nigerian setting is wonderful. I really felt like Braithwaite put me on a plane and dropped me right into Lagos society. And rather than ‘literary puffery’ we got to see what it’s like for a single woman living there. So much more relevant than something your college professor might make you read! It’s cutting, contemporary, and even from my suburban living room, easy to relate to.

Now, back to our Serial Killer. That was awesome! Edgy, fun, and I so much wanted to see what would happen next. I’ll simply say that the author thoroughly surprised me.

I think this is her debut book, but I hope there are many more to come!