Name: Bria's review of Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
Item: Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?
Rating: 4
Author: Bria

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

“So modern and fresh. I adore Yinka.” —Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of People We Meet on Vacation “Feel good, funny, and clever.” –Josie Silver, New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December Meet Yinka: a thirty-something, Oxford-educated, British Nigerian woman with a well-paid job, good friends, and a mother whose constant refrain is “Yinka, where is your huzband?” Yinka’s Nigerian aunties frequently pray for her delivery from singledom, her work friends think she’s too traditional (she’s saving herself for marriage!), her girlfriends think she needs to get over her ex already, and the men in her life…well, that’s a whole other story. But Yinka herself has always believed that true love will find her when the time is right. Still, when her cousin gets engaged, Yinka commences Operation Find-A-Date for Rachel's Wedding. Aided by a spreadsheet and her best friend, Yinka is determined to succeed. Will Yinka find herself a huzband? And what if the thing she really needs to find is herself? Yinka, Where is Your Huzband? brilliantly subverts the traditional romantic comedy with an unconventional heroine who bravely asks the questions we all have about love. Wry, acerbic, moving, this is a love story that makes you smile but also makes you think--and explores what it means to find your way between two cultures, both of which are yours.

A Novel

Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?

yman

Bria

I think Yinka is very immature, but I like the book. I think it could've been a 5 star if Yinka was like 20 because a lot of her choices were interesting for her age.

at first i thought “wait, is this f****** play about me?” but then i kept reading and no, its not😭

Janet Akisanmi

Lisa Lindquist 

Charlsy Sekyere

⭐️3.5

First and foremost, I would be lying if I said I wasn't thoroughly entertained throughout the book. As a West African, specifically a Ghanaian, I had a lot of fun. Plain and simple. 

Now, Yinka. In the end, I grew to like her, but she had her flaws (as did everyone in this book). Yinka was a compulsive liar. The amount of lies, I couldn't keep up. Additionally, Yinka was delusional, didn't understand social cues, and made some strange, questionable decisions when trying to get to know the opposite sex. Apart from these flaws, I mostly enjoyed reading about Yinka, especially at times when I sympathised with her, as she discussed and made revelations about heavy topics such as self-worth, colourism, self-love, singleness, and therapy.

If you are looking for a strict romance book, this book may not be for you, despite it being an enjoyable read. Definitely more women's fiction mixed with hints of comedy and ridiculousness than a rom-com.

THE HOTLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT OF 2022 WITH A HEROINE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH ----- The Nigerian accent Dictionary Huzband (pronounced auz-band) noun 1. A male partner in a marriage E.g. Yinka's younger sister, Kemi, is married to Uche 2. A non-existent man in a non-existent marriage whose whereabouts is often questioned, usually by Nigerian mums and aunties to single British Nigerian women E.g. So, Yinka. Tell me. Where is your huzband? Ah, ah. You're thirty-one now! ----- Yinka wants to find love. The problem is she also has a mum who thinks she's better qualified to find it for her. She also has too many aunties who frequently pray for her delivery from singledom, a 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 a thirty-one-year-old South-Londoner who doesn't believe in sex before marriage is a bit of an obstacle too... When her cousin gets engaged, Yinka commences Operation Find A Date for Rachel's Wedding. Will Yinka find herself a huzband? And what if the thing she really needs is to find herself? ----- *PRE-ORDER NOW!*

Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?

Not usually what I go for but I actually really enjoyed It. I feel like I was able to connect with Yinka and understand her frustration. I loved how there was an involvement of Christianity but it wasn’t too overpowering. 

Temi Awani

Kristen Claiborn

I liked this book, I just didn’t LOVE this book. Like most other books that I pick up, I knew nothing about it other than the title, and because of the title, I didn’t quite know what to expect. While this book felt like it REALLY wanted to be a romance, it’s not much of a romance at all. Instead, it’s about Yinka coming to terms with her own self and her place in the world….so we’ll just call it a coming-of-age story…except Yinka’s in her 30s. 
	My issue with the story is all the damn lying. Yinka has a problem with telling the truth about her life, to just about everybody in her life. I didn’t understand that and found it overwhelming after a while. It seems to me that a college educated woman in her 30s, with good friends and family wouldn’t need to keep telling non-truths about what’s going on in her life. It seems to me that things would have gone far better for her if she had just been honest with everybody about her dating life, her job, etc. Instead, she created all kinds of conflict and drama. Yes, I realize that a story isn’t much of a story without conflict, but I feel like one of those lies could have carried the entire story. 
	I also didn’t really like the way Yinka’s family treated her. Rachel and Ola were both pretty damn hard on her and it got old after a bit too. There were a few scenes in the book that Yinka’s entire family kinda ganged up on her, then got mad at her because of her reaction. I felt bad because it happened more than once and I did feel like Yinka’s reaction was justified. I got the impression that Yinka was just the family’s punching bag, and there was little to no genuine concern for her…at all. 
	While this book put for a good “message,” it took way too long to get there. Every person on the planet should know they don’t need a partner to be happy, but I don’t feel like every person on the planet should be subjected to dysfunctional family situations to learn that lesson.

Davina 

I LOVED IT UGHHHHH THIS IS REAL FEMINISM IF WE ARE BEING HONEST

3.5/5 - can't decide if I should round up / down.

this is was such good book. As a nigerian myself in a foreign land it was so relatable and i’m entering my adult stage soon and this was just so close to me. i loved the emphasis on friendship and family. i just hope to have the love yinka and her friends had. bonus point is how donovan and yinka served a mini enemies to lovers love that. This is reall feminism. the type that includes us all

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