A FORMER CHILD INFLUENCER comes to terms with how the exploitation of her image changed her life. More than just a “problem novel,” this thoughtful book deftly takes on issues of family trauma, love, friendship, racial and national identity. A MINUS
Caleb Azumah Nelson' novella Open Water (2021) has an odd tone; its written in the second-person singular & as such often sounds accusatory of the protagonist (which perhaps it is). Its anglo-Ghanian subject navigates a deep love which (plot spoiler) falls apart after he experiences the murder of a friend. It contains some elegiac passages around #BlackBritish culture & while being a quick read (at 140 pp) is also deeply affecting