You know, the kind of decisions teens in a horror movie make? Where you’re yelling at the screen and simultaneously feeling your soul die? Anyways, I really adored their dynamic together, interesting judgment choices aside. On the other hand, both characters made some um…questionable decisions at times.

His complex relationship with his brother and his feelings towards his father were both definitive highlights of the book for me. He deals with anxiety and what I think is OCD (never explicitly called that on-page however).

I was nervous about Ekon being a basic male YA lead, but his character arc is actually enthralling. Koffi annoyed me at first, but after experiencing the growth of her character arc she’s at least tolerable to me now. The funny thing about these characters is that I wasn’t too sold on them at first. *that’s what some might call immersion but what i like to call getting too attached Truly, this world is so rich and brimming with atmosphere and imagery that I fell in love with the setting almost immediately. For example, the grootslang is an elephant and a snake combined, and it’s just such a cool creature that I’ve never really come across in literature before. They’re terrifying and unique and I had the greatest time just being scared for Ekon and Koffi*. When Koffi and Ekon go into the Greater Jungle, there are so many creatures based off of African folklore running around. Yet, we still see sparks of it everywhere. Like how are people this talented?īeasts of Prey takes place in a world where magic is gone. The worldbuilding is expertly entwined with African folklore, the plot is a complex web of shocking twists, and the characters are richly imagined. Beasts of Prey is one of the most incredible debuts I’ve ever read. Actually, books in general are difficult to discuss but I digress.

Beasts of prey book review