I read a love rekindled by Myne Whitman leisurely because that is exactly how this book needs to be read. It is romantic galore; almost every page has a whimsical fantasy whisking you down memory lane. For all that have experienced first love at a young age and had your heart broken prepare for old memories to be coaxed back to life.
The story is centred on Efe and Kevwe who fall in love at university, hopelessly so if i may add. The kind of love you read as a teenager from mills and boons and believed it with no shadow of a doubt. The story unfolds flicking from past to present, from their youth to present day. Star crossed lovers divided by tribal differences and parental interference mostly from Kevwe’s father. Efe is from the wrong tribe and not “suited” for his son. Love conquers eventually, although seven years down the line, this makes their reunion even more poignant and exciting for the reader.
The romance the author portrays is unapologetically cliché-like but it works, it is this that makes romantic novels so self indulgence, I loved it. Efe’s character is depicted as a mixture of sweet naivety and innocence, all the ingredients young love necessitates. Kevwe is also penned with the same vulnerability always absent from African romantic novels which was delightful for a change. I was not kidding when I said this is a romantic’s romance book.
As a non Nigerian, some of the slang was lost on me but since I have enough Nigerian friends i got translations. Perhaps these should be added as part of the novel if the author explores more romantic novels.
I liked Myne Whitman’s take on African romance, she has obviously approached this novel from the heart and it shows. A good summer read.
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