Cathy •°. *࿐'s Reviews > The Truth of the Aleke

This is a fantastic follow-up to one of my favourite reads of 2023, The Lies of the Ajungo. The Truth of the Aleke is at once familiar in tone and style, yet every element from the themes to the characters to the history/worldbuilding feels much more vivid and nuanced. It's incredible how much emotion and detail can be packed into such a short novel, which is a testament to Moses Ose Utomi's fantastic writing.

Osi, the main character, is flawed, tragic, and ultimately quite naive. He makes mistakes, sometimes fatal and devastating ones, in his quest for clarity, which (even until the very end of this book) you're not quite sure he actually finds. Truth or lie, friend or foe, are all muddled and shrouded in mystery and suspicion. The plot twists are genuinely shocking - though maybe that's just because I'm as fallible as Osi.

Overall, this is a great sequel, and I am super excited to see what mindbending twists Book 3 has in store for me!

Thank you to Tor.com and Netgalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review!