Two other characters that come in and out of the story are Femi, Aminat’s supervisor.

There is a 'shit ton' of conflict that erupts from this, including tension between Jacques and the president of Nigeria. He has declared independence and is met with resistance. There are plenty of new characters introduced in Insurrection that help round out the story. One of the major players is Jack Jacques, the mayor of Rosewater who among other things, enjoys a scheduled morning blow job (as one does). The room smells of desperate, unwashed humanity, and it is at times difficult to breathe, but there is a price to pay for everything.” “In the darkened room with him there are sixteen reanimates, whom he brought along to be shields, to protect his body when he goes into the xenosphere. Alyssa, a housewife that is going through amnesia memory gaps, is thought to be the first person to be more alien than human. I completely fell for her in Insurrection! She is such a fully fleshed out character, one that easily handled the shifting of focus from more of a supporting character to stepping into the spotlight as the central role.Īminat is a scientist and agent with the special services, tasked with locating a woman named Alyssa Sutcliffe, who is vital in saving the human race.

I was already a fan of Aminat in the first book, but damn. We deviate from him in this, redirecting the main POV to his lover, Aminat. He is a sensitive, which is someone that is able to read thoughts and feelings of others while plugged into the xenosphere. Rosewater narrowed in on Kaaro as the protagonist. It’s still non-linear with multiple POV’s, though. Insurrection is easier to follow in that sense, because it doesn’t jump around quite as much. The narrative of Rosewater skipped through various decades, which was sometimes a bit hard to keep track of. The way the aliens invaded Rosewater was by xenoforms, which slowly replace human cells with alien ones.

This event is called The Opening, which attracts visitors from all over. Some people are even brought back from the dead. Every year, the dome opens up and heals those that are in the vicinity of their health issues. Rosewater is a donut-shaped city in a future Nigeria that surrounds a 200-foot alien dome. If you are okay with that, then by all means. If you haven’t yet read Rosewater, you must! GO!! I cannot promise that there won’t be slight spoilers with regards to the premise. Well, this sequel focuses mostly on Aminat, but it takes place after the events in the first installment. In my review, I talked about how much I adore Aminat and that I wanted a book with her backstory. I loved it so damned much! This delicious blend of aliens, science fiction, cyberpunk, Afropunk, aliens, future noir, diversity. Rosewater, the first book in the Wormwood trilogy, was a top favorite for me last year.

The wormwood trilogy