Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?
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Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
Meet Yinka. And Yinka's mum. And Yinka's aunties. Who are all asking . . . YINKA, WHERE IS YOUR HUZBAND? --------'Your bookself needs this . . . full of heart' Jendella Benson, Hope and Glory'Love story? Nah, more of a self-love story!' Reader *****Yinka wants to find love. Her problem? Her mum wants to find it for her.She also has too many aunties who frequently pray for her delivery from singledom. Plus there's her preference for chicken and chips over traditional Nigerian food, and a bum she's sure is far too small as a result. Oh, and the fact that she's thirty-one and doesn't believe in sex before marriage might be a bit of an obstacle too . . .So when her cousin gets engaged, Yinka commences 'Operation Find A Date for Rachel's Wedding'. Armed with a totally flawless, incredibly specific plan, will Yinka find herself a huzband?What if the thing she really needs to find is herself?Hilarious and wildly entertaining, this tale of love, culture, family and friendship will have you rooting hard for Yinka! THE TIMES bestseller and MARIE CLAIRE 'BEST BOOKS OF 2022'--------'The most loveable character you'll meet' Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström, In Every Mirror She's Black'Glorious debut! Read it over two nights and loved it!' Nikki May, Wahala'Hilarious, insightful and so uplifting' Beth O'Leary, The Roadtrip'Yinka's world is both hilarious and poignant' Irenosen Okojie MBE, Butterfly Fish'The spiritual heir to Bridget Jones's Diary' Emily Henry, Book Lovers'Warm and fun and sweet' Marian Keyes, Again, Rachel'More than a book about a woman looking for a man. It addresses female friendships, black beauty standards and religion' Mail on Sunday'A story about friendship, family, romance, and the most important quest of all - loving and accepting yourself' Lauren Ho, Last Tang Standing'Peckham's Bridget Jones' Evening Standard
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Author
Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
Pages
400
Publisher
Penguin Books Limited
Published Date
2022-03-31
ISBN
0241991951 9780241991954
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"I adored this book. It was well-written, funny, and it made me want to delve into the romance genre, especially black romance. 5/5"
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Zariah Grant
"I very much enjoyed reading this book. At first, Yinka did not feel like a 31 year old woman but by the end she really matures and grows into herself. I loved the wittiness, the pacing of the book and it’s message. 9.5/10, would def recommend! "
Bea
"I liked that the book didn’t end at yinka finding a “huzband” but instead finding peace with herself and standing up to her family members"
Osaki Bobmanuel
"I wanted to love it, but I couldn’t. Yinka is just so insecure and whines the whole novel. She has no backbone. It got really unbearable when she was projecting those insecurities on other people. It was getting cringey, and not in a lovable second hand embarrassment kind if way. Not only that there were scenes that were a bit stereotypical. "
Readerofbooks
"Have you ever read a book and realized that you may have aged out of certain stories? That’s what happened with me and YWIYH? Try as I might, I just could not get into the obsessive quest for Yinka to (spoiler alert) find a date for her cousin’s wedding. I can see how the late 20s-early to mid 30s crowd of singles who are experiencing insane pressure from their families to get hitched could relate to this tale, but for me, as a 50-something, fully self-actualized, grown woman it was hard. I can even remove the age factor because I can honestly say in my 20s and 30s while marriage would have been nice, it wasn’t the end all and be all of my existence. Luckily there were some other aspects to the story that made it more entertaining. Yet one facet of the story that I had an enormous amount of empathy with Yinka was in her struggle to accept her beauty against that of lighter-skinned Black women. Colorism has plagued the Black community since that days of slavery (HNs vs. FNs), and admittedly I had that same struggle until I was about 20 or 21. Yinka’s breakdown and breakthrough on that issue was written in a way that made me feel that the author was writing from personal experience. The exploration of female familial relationships was also an area that was that was done well, as well as the display of sisterhood among the the four friends/cousins preparing for the wedding. While this story didn’t give me must-read vibes it was engaging, had memorable characters and moments and any book that highlights the need and acceptance of seeking therapy in the Black community deserves to be lauded for that, if nothing else."
Liz Thurman
"It's reads very much like a movie, this books goes on with the classic movie trope. It's a high-school situation and is brought into the adult realm, and it shows us issues that occur. Loved how I was able to see the break down and build up of the character as well. "
Jayla
"Love it!!"
Onecia Ross
"It's been quite a while since a read a book by a Nigerian author so this book was such a fun and meaningful book. I loved the Nigerian phrases(which I read in the local Nigerian accent) and cultural ties that resonated with me so much."
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