Book Review: My Sister, the Serial Killer

The protagonist of My Sister, the Serial Killer is Korode, a young nurse grappling with a challenging family dynamic while living in the shadow of her beautiful sister, Ayoola. Ayoola has a disturbing habit of killing her boyfriends, claiming each time that it was in self-defense—alleging they either tried to rape or harm her. Korede feels compelled to help her sister by cleaning up the murders and hiding the evidence.

As the story unfolds, Korede begins to question Ayoola’s motives and truthfulness. Her doubts deepen when Ayoola sets her sights on Tade, a kind and charming doctor who works at the same hospital as Korede—and the man Korede secretly has feelings for. Despite her affection for Tade, Korede warns him about her sister’s dangerous tendencies. This creates a tense and contradictory situation for Korede, culminating in an outcome that, while inevitable, leaves a lasting impact on her.

The chapters are so brief that the book moves along at a respectable pace. Due to the ease of multitasking, it had a similar experience to binge-watching a television series. "My Sister, the Serial Killer" was based in Lagos, Nigeria. Even with the gory depictions, the reader is made comfortable by the dark humour and terribly placed jokes.

After multiple near misses that increase reader excitement, Braithwaite provides an unsatisfying conclusion to the suspenseful ride. What happened to the man from the coma that Korode was visiting is left unknown to the spectator. The only individual, outside Korode, who was aware of Ayoola's secret. His advice to Korode was kind and he played the part of a father figure. Both of them struggled in their romantic relationships because they lacked a positive father figure, and having a controlling mother didn't help.

Nevertheless, learning about Nigeria's social structure and other features was really pleasant. In numerous places throughout this book, the characters used their native tongue. I'm delighted she incorporated food and language into this story. Gillian Flynn's "Gone Girl" and this narrative share a similarity- a manipulative female girl boss. This novel is of a much better quality than those overrated tiktok books, and I recommend it to anyone seeking to get into thrillers.

My Sister, the Serial Killer puts relationships to the test and asks whether blood really is thicker than water.