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Sunny takes us on another wild ride. I loved this book, the magic in it is so imaginative and immersive.
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I love seeing how the characters grow and change through the books. The series has deep Nigerian culture, throughout each book. While it started off kind of slow I'd still reccomend this series to people

Akata Woman is like coming back to see how your friends have grown since you last saw them. The characters are each evolving, the plot is highly imaginative and the Nigerian culture is richly woven into every chapter.

There is still a choppy feeling to the narrative that makes this one a little more slow going. I enjoyed how this went along, however, and how it concluded.

Overall, I'd recommend this trilogy to all of those readers who enjoy the younger side of YA with dark juju, excellent culture and close friendships. Especially if you enjoy growing alongside the characters in their journey.

Thank you Penguin Teen for the gifted copy and inspiring me to finish my collection!

Akata Woman was a great finish to an outstanding series set in a magical Nigeria. Once again, Sunny is faced with a quest that will determine the fate of the world. Her friends stand beside her as she pushes her boundaries and the boundaries of the Leopard world (the magical world that lays invisibly beside the mundane world). You will need to read the first to books of the series in order to understand this final book of the trilogy. And if you have not read them I highly recommend you do. Okorafor's imagination and creativity are breathtaking. Her characters are fully fleshed out and complete with flaws as well as courage, kindness, and grit. Recommended.

If you haven't read the first two books in this series, you def should. The third book follows Sunny as she has learned to navigate her powers and now they are being put to the test. With the help of her friends, Sunny embarks on a mission to find a precious object hidden deep in an otherworldly realm. Defeating the guardians of the prize will take more from Sunny than she has to give, and triumph will mean she will be forever changed.

A fitting third book in series! Sunny becomes even more of a warrior in this one, and we learn a lot more about her friends' backstories. We also learn more about the magic in her world. She goes on a very Harry Potter/Star Wars-esque adventure in this one as well. It's the best way I know how to describe it, even though the series has its own unique flavor.

I thought the series was a duology until this third installment was announced. I was a little worried that it was a forced book because of the success of the first two but the story that Nnedi Okorafor tells here continues off where the second ended and takes us on a new adventure that is just as exciting as the first two. I'm so glad Nnedi was able to write a third book in this world with these bad ass girls!

I loved Akata Woman. The characters were complex and intriguing. I thought it was well written. I would recommend to others.

From the first paragraph, I knew this book would be a good one. I immersed myself into the book from the first chapter and I cannot say enough good things about this book! Honestly amazing! The writing is incredible and the plot is just one to die for. I am absolutely obsessed with this book. My favorite part would have to be the character development throughout the book. Character development is something I look forward to and this book did not disappoint.

Akata Woman surprised me in the best possible way. I've grown to love my favorite Oha Coven with my entire heart, so it was terrifying to find them in their worst situation yet. Even with that fear, their trials and tribulations were perfectly executed. I found the pacing lagging in the first two books in the series right around the mid-point of the novel, so you can imagine my joy at not finding that issue here. I was hooked to my seat the entire time, and I finished it in a little over three days because I just HAD TO know what happened at the end. Also, I love that each of the members within the Oha Coven got to shine more in their own unique way. Everyone but Sunny gets to move up into the second tier of Leopard Society via magic, and it was interesting to have their journeys just as valid as Sunny's because occasionally novels can focus only on the main character. Ultimately, it's genius because I love each of the members of this friendship dearly.

My favorite part is still the love and friendship between Sunny, Chichi, Orlu, and Sasha. Yes, there's romance between these kids, but at the end of the day, it's so pure and teenager-ish that I cannot help but think of myself at that time. It's realistic and powerful to see these bonds. Oftentimes, romance gets the center stage in books, but the friendships at the end of the day are what matter in the Nsibidi Scripts. I'll always cherish it.
Oddly enough, the main characters may be fifteen years old, but in this installment, the themes, attitudes of characters, and tone of this installment felt very mature. Obviously, it's not adult, but I felt this weight to the story that hasn't really been around since. Sunny is growing up in these books, and I'd compare it to Percy Jackson's growth as the consequences sky rocket in severity or any other magic school book for young adults. Sunny must learn and grow into who she is becoming, and it's downright wondrous to witness. I cannot wait for the fourth book, and hopefully, it comes very soon!

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Teen for a review copy.

This is the third book in the series that started with Akata Witch and it was compared to Harry Potter and I can kind of see why, but at the same time, this is very different with the magic system and everything too.
I kind of was a bit lost when I read this book and so I wasn't as interested as I thought I'd be. This is best to be read after reading the other two books otherwise you'll likely get a bit lost and then lose some interest.
I did pick up on things after reading for a bit and enjoy it in the end, but not as much as I would have if I'd read the other books in the series. Anyway, this book being the third in the series has a lot to live up to and cover in it. It's about Sunny and how she discovers she has mystical energy in her blood and has to learn to use, control, and understand her magic. After learning a lot in the previous two books with her adventures and life, things are put to the test in this book. She has to go on a dangerous quest to obtain a precious object hidden deep within an otherworldly realm and as things happen along the way, she and her friends learn and grow and have a fantastic journey to obtain this precious object.
If you liked the other two books, then for sure check it out. Thanks so much to NetGalley and Penguin Group Penguin Young Readers Group for letting me read and review this interesting book

Thank you to Penguin Teen and Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for review. All opinions are my own.

Every time I pick ones of these up, I go on a magical journey. I really hope this isn't the last one!

Akata Witch picks up a bit after the events of Akata Warrior. Sunny and her friends are going about normal life and learning more about their Leopard powers. However, Udide, the giant spider, has bitten both Sunny and Chichi and the two know they'll have to attempt to do what Udide has asked. This means traveling to the Nimm village to try and find what they stole. This is a bit hard since Sunny didn't know she was Nimm and Chichi's mother was thrown out.

The story of this book is all about finding the ghazal that was stolen from Udide. In between deciphering clues about where it could be and how to get, Sunny and co are also continuing their studies. I really love how the Leopard world rewards gaining knowledge. I wish that's how my world worked because it seems like people would be a lot more understanding and empathetic with this system.

Sunny continues to be surprised by how strong she is physically. This started in book 2, but I swear to god there are at least 3 times where she's like "BUT look at my arms!? HOW!". Every time it made me laugh. I just love Sunny so much. I have a feeling she'll probably be the strongest, magic wise in her coven, even though she's still catching up as a free agent.

The ending of this does tie up the narrative plotline in this book, but it doesn't feel like the series is over. There's still so much Sunny and her coven could learn. Plus we see signs that Sunny and maybe her coven mates could pass the master level abilities and I want to see that happen. I would love another book or several. I'm okay with these series being long!! Bring it on!

Rep: Albino Nigerian-American female MC, Nigerian-American male side character, Nigerian female side character, Nigerian male side character with dyslexia, Nigerian female side character with severe scoliosis and uses a cane.

CWs: Blood, child abuse (child is slapped), death, injury/injury detail, violence, spiders including small and very large ones. Moderate: War, mentions of Biafran war and tensions, racism, racial slurs, ableism, misogyny, sexism.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read an ARC of Akata Woman!

I really loved the first two books in this series, so I was very excited to continue the story of Sunny and her friends. Unfortunately, I just couldn't get into this one. I didn't really enjoy the plot, and I didn't feel a lot of connection with the characters as I had in the other books. I felt like the story was just too repetitive and it just didn't work for me. If you enjoyed the rest of the series, though, definitely give this one a shot, since you may enjoy it more than I did.

I loved it! I thought it was wonderfully written and the characters were wonderfully complex and intriguing . I was very invested in their struggles. I would highly recommend !

Sunny’s back! She and her tight group of ChiChi, Orlu and Sasha have new tasks, dangers and magic to deal with.
Udide, the enormous, terrifying spider being/entity whom the teens dealt with in “Akata Warrior” (book two), returns, and she’s determined that ChiChi and Sunny find and return a ghazal that Udide wrote millennia ago, and that was stolen by a few Nimm women (including ChiChi’s mother) some years earlier. Consequently, so it makes sense to Udide that ChiChi and Sunny are required to make reparations, as both young women are Nimm.
At the same time, ChiChi, Sasha and Orlu go through a ceremony amongst Leopard people, which if passed, allows the to move onwards in their studies and abilities with magic. Sunny will have to eventually also do this, but is urged by the others to wait a while, as it is strenuous and disruptive. And if that isn’t enough, Sunny’s father is still having problems with Sunny and her secrets, and Anyanwu’s and Sunny’s relationship remains fractured.

So, a serious and very dangerous quest for the girls, and of course Orlu and Sasha accompany them, because this small group of friends is powerful together and incredibly supportive of each other, which I absolutely love.
The teens must travel a road, The Road, only accessible through Nsibidi scripts. Their path is treacherous, and incredibly wonderful, too, as the teens get to travel to another world, Ginen, which is a gorgeous, healthy version of Earth. Okorafor’s descriptions of this place and the way the people there have found ways to truly, harmoniously live with nature left me with a strong desire to travel there.

There is a lot of danger on every step of the way, and the teens get to use their many and diverse skills, though Sunny, as a Nimm warrior, with all her abilities, is particularly tested, dealing with the numerous difficulties they encounter, even while she and Anyanwu continue their “argument”. Sunny’s and Anyanwu’s relationship fascinates me, and has through all three books: it’s loving, fractious, empowering, secretive and spiritual.

Okorafor is clearly having some fun in this book as the prose is lively and the pacing is fast. There is so much magic, and I love how these four teens are maturing and relying on each other. I’m glad I’ve travelled with these teens on the many paths, dangers and revelations they have gone on, and I love the powerful way Sunny’s story resolves in this trilogy.

Thank you to Netgalley and to Penguin Young Readers Group for this ARC in exchange for my review.

I have assigned Akata Witch for my teaching methods course on texts teachers teach as an example of world literature and I am excited to have been allowed to read an ARC for the final book in the series. So far, I have loved the previous books in the series, especially how it innovative in its portrayal of the hero's journey, the exploration of the theme of family and the setting. I will be purchasing a copy for my own library and for my students to read.

I recognize the excellence of the writing in this book at a sentence level, and I really loved the first one. I'm not sure why I'm having so much trouble getting into this third book in the series. Someone else might love it.

Akata Woman, the 3rd book in the Akata Witch series (Akata Witch & Akata Warrior) by Nnedi Okorafor (Out 1/18/2022): So Y’all…I’ve been waiting for what feels like forever for this book and was OVERJOYED when Nnedi mentioned she was working on this book and eventually announced the title. I literally screamed out loud, I was so happy! When I was able to get my hands on the E-ARC, it took all my self-control not to read it right then (I lasted a few weeks, surprisingly). It felt so good to be back with Sunny & her crew because I did have so many questions with the way Akata Warrior ended. Not only did I get my answers but we got a pretty epic mission and some necessary lessons learned! I honestly left the book feeling okay with if the story ended where it did but I am lowkey highkey hoping for a 4th book because it felt like there could be much more to Sunny’s story based upon what happened in this book. I guess we will have to wait and see but I know it will be a few years because Nnedi is a busy busy woman (and I respect her for that). The Akata Series is one of my favorite series of all time and I would highly recommend it to anyone who asks! Whenever y’all read it, let me know if you see 4th book potential.