The Book of Phoenix (Who Fears Death, #0)

There were parts of this book where I was on the edge of my seat, definitely along for the ride. But there were also parts where I could not understand the motivations of the characters or their actions, and none of it seemed to make any sense.

I think I liked this the least of all the books I’ve read by this author.

I loved Who Fears Death, but I was much less impressed with this pseudo-prequel. The story just feels unrefined and less thought out, with some plot points and character decisions that were too absurd to take seriously. I still look forward to anything else Okorafor wants to add to this universe, but I hope the next one is more like Who Fears Death than this.