Book Review: Light Seekers by Femi Kayode
Written by Safa Alhassan For the past few years, I've been very consumed by and interested in women's stories and books written by women, for women basically. So, naturally the writer usually has a feminine voice and the stories are told largely from a female perspective. Then on this very good day, a female bookseller at Rovingheights convinced me to read Lightseekers by Femi Kayode . First I looked at the writer's name which was obviously male and then I quickly glanced through the synopsis and realised it was a crime thriller set in Nigeria, particularly in the southern part of the country. Well, interesting, I thought to myself, but not for me, I told her. I tried dropping it but she kept convincing me that the book was highly sought after and hard to come by and that the bookstore might not restock it by the time I was ready to read it. So I decided to give it a chance. In fact the bookstore had placed a recommendation note beside where the book was displayed and I t...
