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What Tomorrow Knew
248 pages, Paperback
Published July 28, 2026
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August 27, 2026
Going into this book based on the blurb, I expected a dark psychological thriller. It's divided into three parts: Echoes of yesterday, What today brings, and Tomorrow's reckoning. The premise is incredibly gripping: Ada's late stepmother appears in her dreams night after night, warning her against her fiancé, Ikenna, which leads Ada to call off the engagement. However, about 70% to 80% of the book actually reads like a contemporary domestic drama or chick-lit. The story dives deeply into her journey through singleness and her struggles with other men, including an avoidant relationship with a kind man named Emeka, a highly toxic and violent relationship with Ben, and a brief stint with Collins.
It isn't until the last three or four chapters of the book that the psychological thriller aspect truly takes center stage. When Ada eventually marries Ikenna despite the ominous warnings, the small, unsettling signs begin to point to a terrifying reality. While I had my initial suspicions about the serial killer's identity sidetracked, the big revelation brilliantly highlights a major theme: we can never judge people purely by their surface value, because some are incredibly skilled at masking dark, terrifying secrets.
While the writing style was easy to read and the concept was strong, I felt the book tried to do too many things at once. Because so much time was spent on her relationship challenges, the serial killer plotline in the final chapters felt very rushed. While the explanation for the killer's motives was adequate, the fast pacing watered down the emotional gravity of the situation. I truly wish the author had compressed Ada's dating history to give more focus to her marriage, which would have allowed for better foreshadowing of the final twist.
Despite the pacing issues, this story was highly intriguing and made me reflect deeply on how only God truly knows the intents of any man's heart.
It isn't until the last three or four chapters of the book that the psychological thriller aspect truly takes center stage. When Ada eventually marries Ikenna despite the ominous warnings, the small, unsettling signs begin to point to a terrifying reality. While I had my initial suspicions about the serial killer's identity sidetracked, the big revelation brilliantly highlights a major theme: we can never judge people purely by their surface value, because some are incredibly skilled at masking dark, terrifying secrets.
While the writing style was easy to read and the concept was strong, I felt the book tried to do too many things at once. Because so much time was spent on her relationship challenges, the serial killer plotline in the final chapters felt very rushed. While the explanation for the killer's motives was adequate, the fast pacing watered down the emotional gravity of the situation. I truly wish the author had compressed Ada's dating history to give more focus to her marriage, which would have allowed for better foreshadowing of the final twist.
Despite the pacing issues, this story was highly intriguing and made me reflect deeply on how only God truly knows the intents of any man's heart.
October 5, 2026
I know I rated this a bit on the low side, but I didn’t hate everything about this book. There were actually quite a few things that kept me interested enough to finish it.
Ada was a character I could empathize with. I wasn’t always happy with her decisions and there were definitely moments where I wanted to scream out loud because of her, but I liked that the book made me feel something towards her and her situation. Her experiences with different men kept me interested, and some of the things we learn about Ikenna genuinely made me think about how people can become products of what they experienced themselves. Please note that I don’t empathize with Ikenna or excuse what he did because he’s definitely a bastard, but I did appreciate that the book gave me something to think about beyond simply seeing him as a terrible person.
I also think the plot had potential. I could see what the author was trying to do, and there were moments that kept me interested enough to finish the book. The story touches on relationships, marriage, family pressure, and the way certain experiences can shape people, and I think those elements worked better for me than the thriller aspect.
As someone who doesn’t read thrillers very often, I’m actually quite easily impressed by them, so for me not to be impressed by this one says a lot. The biggest issue for me was that the thriller was barely there. We get a little bit of it at the beginning, then the story spends most of the middle reading like a basic contemporary fiction about a woman dealing with terrible experiences with men, family pressure, and the very typical Nigerian-parent “marriage, marriage, marriage” conversations. Then the thriller comes back for the last 20% of the book.
I also struggled with the writing style. There was way too much telling instead of showing, minimal dialogue, and descriptions where I really wanted to actually see the conversations happening. Some of the writing felt quite old-fashioned to me too, and there were a few lines that made me cringe. The editing also pulled me out of the story more than once. There were strange paragraph breaks in the middle of scenes and dialogue, along with some minor errors that made it difficult to stay immersed.
Ultimately, I think the story had potential, but the execution just wasn’t quite there for me. If you enjoy contemporary fiction that focuses more on relationships, marriage, and family pressure, you might enjoy this one. I just wouldn’t go into it expecting a full-on thriller because sadly, it wasn’t in the room with us.
Ada was a character I could empathize with. I wasn’t always happy with her decisions and there were definitely moments where I wanted to scream out loud because of her, but I liked that the book made me feel something towards her and her situation. Her experiences with different men kept me interested, and some of the things we learn about Ikenna genuinely made me think about how people can become products of what they experienced themselves. Please note that I don’t empathize with Ikenna or excuse what he did because he’s definitely a bastard, but I did appreciate that the book gave me something to think about beyond simply seeing him as a terrible person.
I also think the plot had potential. I could see what the author was trying to do, and there were moments that kept me interested enough to finish the book. The story touches on relationships, marriage, family pressure, and the way certain experiences can shape people, and I think those elements worked better for me than the thriller aspect.
As someone who doesn’t read thrillers very often, I’m actually quite easily impressed by them, so for me not to be impressed by this one says a lot. The biggest issue for me was that the thriller was barely there. We get a little bit of it at the beginning, then the story spends most of the middle reading like a basic contemporary fiction about a woman dealing with terrible experiences with men, family pressure, and the very typical Nigerian-parent “marriage, marriage, marriage” conversations. Then the thriller comes back for the last 20% of the book.
I also struggled with the writing style. There was way too much telling instead of showing, minimal dialogue, and descriptions where I really wanted to actually see the conversations happening. Some of the writing felt quite old-fashioned to me too, and there were a few lines that made me cringe. The editing also pulled me out of the story more than once. There were strange paragraph breaks in the middle of scenes and dialogue, along with some minor errors that made it difficult to stay immersed.
Ultimately, I think the story had potential, but the execution just wasn’t quite there for me. If you enjoy contemporary fiction that focuses more on relationships, marriage, and family pressure, you might enjoy this one. I just wouldn’t go into it expecting a full-on thriller because sadly, it wasn’t in the room with us.
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