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War Girls
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
Two sisters are torn apart by war and must fight their way back to each other in a futuristic, Black Panther-inspired Nigeria. The year is 2172. Climate change and nuclear disasters have rendered much of earth unlivable. Only the lucky ones have escaped to space colonies in the sky. In a war-torn Nigeria, battles are fought using flying, deadly mechs and soldiers are outfitted with bionic limbs and artificial organs meant to protect them from the harsh, radiation-heavy climate. Across the nation, as the years-long civil war wages on, survival becomes the only way of life. Two sisters, Onyii and Ify, dream of more. Their lives have been marked by violence and political unrest. Still, they dream of peace, of hope, of a future together. And they're willing to fight an entire war to get there. Acclaimed author, Tochi Onyebuchi, has written an immersive, action-packed, deeply personal novel perfect for fans of Nnedi Okorafor, Marie Lu, and Paolo Bacigalupi.
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TheSpineView
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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#Movie2BookRecs @Klou
Movie: Alita Battle Angel

Klou OMG this is such a good pick! Even the covers are similar! 11mo
TheSpineView 💙📘 11mo
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Twainy
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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War Girls was originally a cover buy. When it comes to YA books maybe 10 have stuck with me, this is one of them.

Several YA tropes make me want to throw the book in a wood chipper so it‘s amazing I could find any to keep.

Rebel Sisters could suffer from 2nd book syndrome but I‘d like to read them together to get the full story. 🤞🏻

Thank you BookOutlet, since I do most of my reading via audiobook I didn‘t realize it was a duology.

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Zoe-h
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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I figured I would tell everybody about a reading tracker app called StoryGraph. It has a cool feature that shows content warnings for the books in the database. I just ditched the tagged book for “graphic body horror and graphic death of an animal”. The app also just shows fun graphs from your reading!

Tianarose I just discovered this app! Love it. Although I need to take some time to fix some dates that didn‘t transfer properly from my good reads export 3y
Tianarose Feel free to add me as well ( same username) 3y
Zoe-h @Tianarose Of course! 3y
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AkashaVampie It's a great app, isn't it? Not pushing anything on u, but if u are looking for challenges to do this year, I have one called #StoryGraphRecs. It's where u read books that are recommended through StoryGraph. Very simple and everyone is welcome at any time. 3y
Julsmarshall I have fallen in love with Storygraph! I‘m still new over there and figuring out all the ins and outs. Feel free to add me too, same name :) 3y
mandarchy I just started using it too. 3y
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audraelizabeth
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
Mehso-so

#wintergames2021 #teamgamesleighers 471 points
This was different. It bounced around a little more than I would have liked. Very interesting concept.

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humouress
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi

Set 200 years after the Biafran war, Biafrans are still fighting Nigerians over mineral rights. But now the land is poisoned by radiation and most of the War Girls are augmented with nano-tech where they have lost limbs or worse to the war. Written in present tense, even during flashbacks, from the POV of 2 sisters, Onyii and Ify, whom she found and adopted.

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humouress
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi

Southwestern Nigeria, near future. Biafran struggle for independence

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julesG
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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Mehso-so

Review: https://scepticalreading.com/2021/06/which-side-are-you-on/

War Girls is based on the civil war between Biafra and Nigeria from the 1960s, but the reimagining is set in the 22nd century.

The book is divided into three parts and this novella style didn‘t really work for me.

LibrarianRyan also on my shelf. Once again the cover got me. 3y
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Blerdgal_Fenix
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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New Audiobook - not sure what to think, but liking it so far. Hopefully the book keeps up the pace. #poc #woc #african #afrocentric #blackgirlscifi

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EchoLogical
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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I‘m a little misty eyed posting this because @Chelleo is so frickin thoughtful and I appreciate her so much! I forgot to sign up for the #BlitsyHistoryMonthSwap because my life is one huge cluster right now but she sent me these goodies anyway. Just look at this pouch! Fricking gorgeous! Thank you so much!

riversong153 😍😍😍 4y
Chelleo How did I miss this?!? (Geez!) This made me smile … 10 months later ☺️🥰 3y
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Twainy
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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Pickpick

🎧 Adepero Odeuye‘s narration is so amazing that it‘s almost painful. This feels like a personal story spun from the Nigerian civil war.

The book takes reality & spins it into a dystopian (Steampunkish) sci-fi novel set in 2172. Two sisters are torn apart by war & must fight to get back together in order to escape to a colony in space.

I might have enjoyed it more if I knew the author‘s background before listening to it. A great read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Merethebookgal
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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Did I buy all of these books in June? Yes. Did I buy more books that haven‘t been delivered yet? Also, yes. Do I regret this decision? NOPE. I‘m super excited for all of these books!!! See any favorites? Or any on your TBR?
#bookhaul #tbr #tbrtuesday

JillsBookshelf Let Me Hear A Rhyme is up there on my TBR as well. I‘ll definitely read it in July. I hope you enjoy it! ❤️ 👍 4y
LeslieO I live by the adage that buying books and reading books are two separate pleasures! 4y
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BillBlume
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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Penguin Teen‘s social media person is brilliant and evil. Go check out this video of book dominos going through the Penguin office. It‘s hilarious

https://twitter.com/penguinteen/status/1226550067835916291?s=21

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rachelsbrittain
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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Mehso-so

Mixed feelings on this one. Some really interesting ideas and characters that suffered from ambling storytelling and a lack of clarification / exploration of all the *really promising* worldbuilding. On the other hand, the parallels to the Nigerian Civil War of 1967 (which I knew absolutely nothing about and now want to dig into) were excellent. I wish it could've lived up to the potential, but a worthwhile read nonetheless.

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rachelsbrittain
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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1. War Girls, Because Internet, and Girl, Serpent, Thorn

2. Whichwood by Tahereh Mafi

3. Getting kisses and tackle hugs from my aunt's 80 pound Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy

#weekendreads

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BookNightOwl
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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Panpan

Beautiful cover but this book wasnt for me. I loved the beginning of the book. I liked the idea of the book. Set in the future there is a war going on in this country. I liked the female cast of soldiers and the fighting. But there came a part of the book where I just got to confused with what was going on and eventually lost interest. I was really disappointed. Wanted to love it.

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Nitpickyabouttrains
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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Pickpick

Dystopian future. Set in Biafra and Nigeria. Children soldiers, kidnapping, and wanting to control their own destiny. Bleak but interesting idea.

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wine.tea._and_paper
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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Hoping to finish this one today. I‘m sad to say I‘m losing interest.

TheShaggyShepherd I loved it. 5y
wine.tea._and_paper @IvoryLunatic I think I lost some interest because of the ceasefire. I‘m hoping the last 60+ pages adds some interest 5y
TheShaggyShepherd @wine.tea._and_paper oh yea. There‘s more excitement coming! Push through! 5y
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MsLeah8417
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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Happy #PubDay War Girls!!!

LibrarianRyan I want to read this so bad. I will be in BN Thursday, so I might have to get a copy. 5y
MsLeah8417 @LibrarianRyan I am 154 pages in and enjoying it. 5y
wine.tea._and_paper I‘m almost finished with it! 5y
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TheShaggyShepherd
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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When I was still a student, I couldn‘t wait to graduate and leave. Now, four years after graduation, I badly miss this town and school and wish I could be back to study again. Life has changed a lot - many things for the better - but there is a lot I miss about being a Georgia student.

Buechersuechtling I feel you. Sometimes I wish I could just press “Pause” ⏸ in my adult life. I remember that back at university it often didn‘t feel like leading a relaxed life but nevertheless working life plus all the full adult responsibilities is still quite a different kettle of fish. 5y
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TheShaggyShepherd
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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I am finally working on this and am so intrigued already. Can‘t wait to see where it goes. #bookishfirst #arc

Bookloveer3 I want to read this one so bad! Let me know how it is 🙂 5y
TheShaggyShepherd @Bookloveer3 oh it was fantastic! I loved it! I recommend reading the authors note at the back of the book first though to get some insights on what this is referencing though. Definitely a favorite read of this year. 5y
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TheShaggyShepherd
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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Finally got some washi tape & stickers to send out some #litsylove. I‘m sorry to everyone who hasn‘t heard back yet from me. It‘s been very busy and I haven‘t had the chance to buy these until now. Hopefully I still have the envelopes I‘ve been moving around with me for years from house to house. / So far I‘m really enjoying the tagged book. The writing is simple but effective & the story is moving along well. The futuristic tech is interesting.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks No worries!!! ❤️❤️ 5y
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TheShaggyShepherd
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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I forgot my kindle at work so I gotta take some actual books with me today. No lie, I got slight anxiety about not having my kindle with me. Things have gotten missing at work before. I‘m really excited about reading the tagged book. It sounds awesome. #bookishfirst

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TheShaggyShepherd
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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My first ever BookishFirst win. I‘m very excited about this one because I loved the first look of it.

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LibrarianRyan
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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I love this cover. Normally you get a tough girl on a cover that is face first and all attitude. But I love the tilted/turned body with the look of the mechanical arm. It gives just a bit of venerability. It makes me think of Katness Everdeen. Hopefully this book is as good as that series.

October 15 , 2019

#CoverLove
#YAedition

TheShaggyShepherd Did you finish it? What did you think? I‘m working on it now. 5y
LibrarianRyan @IvoryLunatic I don‘t have it. I‘m waiting on pub day. 5y
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SW-T
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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Another one for the TBR list! Looks good 😊

TheShaggyShepherd Yes! I read the first chapter and it sounds so good! 5y
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ness
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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Look at all these great-looking books with Black girls on the cover! #ALAAC19

Tamra Must check out Dragon Thief! 5y
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Violetsunrise84
War Girls | Tochi Onyebuchi
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The cover is even more beautiful in person. #bea #bookexpo #tochionyebuchi #bea19 #bookexpo19 #bookexpo