"Business is the reason for words like ‘abomination.’ The Church is the oldest and most successful business known to man because it knows not only how to recruit customers but also how to control them with things like doctrines and words like ‘abomination."

Nigeria ranked as the second-most-religious country shouldn't come as a surprise to you. And I get why this book might be important today, especially as it tackles marginalized LGBTQ citizens in Nigeria and homophobic actions plus those questioning their sexuality. While the religion and constant bible-thumping 🥴 bored me (which I didn't care about and was not interested in taking so much center stage) I do understand why the author might have included it when I read an interview she was in.

There wasn't enough character development to get a significant emotional connection to the majority of the characters, that includes the protagonists too. But there were lots of drama. The narrative was unchronological which had me lost in the beginning.

For what it's worth: we get to see the homophobia still prevalent in this day in Nigeria and how queer folks are still trying to be themselves despite jail time and death by stoning in northern states.

We still see the impact of the civil war (Biafran war of independence) and how ethnic tensions are still prevalent as well.