Love Changes Everything

by Kalu Okpi

As an exile in Nigeria, Gavinah Mensah, who had seen her mother murdered during a military coup in Ghana, falls in love with Onyeukwu Kamalu, the son of a Nigerian cabinet minister, only to be arrested in a crackdown on illegal aliens authorized by Onyeukwu's father.As an exile in Nigeria, Gavinah Mensah, who had seen her mother murdered during a military coup in Ghana, falls in love with Onyeukwu Kamalu, the son of a Nigerian cabinet minister, only to be arrested in a crackdown on illegal aliens authorized by Onyeukwu's father

124 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1994

Reviews

[Jocelyn Morales · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love Changes Everything by Kalu Okpi is about a young girl named Gavinah who goes through a lot at a young age because of her fathers status with the government. Gavinah witnesses the death of her mother and goes through many other hardships. Gavinahs childhood was a tough one but her father tried his best to keep her happy and safe even though he was in pain because of his wife's death. Gavianh and her father leave their home in order for them to get past of the horrible event that occurred their and to start new and fresh with their life's and most importantly to escape from the dangerous men who wanted Gavinahs dad. Time passes Gavianh turns into a young woman while still trying to forget and stay away from danger, she meets a young man named Onyeukwu a law student and a musician, she falls deeply in love with him and as for Onyeukwu he falls deeply in love with Gavinah they go trough many obstacles because Gavinahs past never seemed to go away, her past was keeping them from being happy and together but as always love conquers all and Gavinah and Onyeukwu stay together. Onyeukwu loved her so much that he did everything he could to make sure that Gavinahs past stayed in the past. This book is not your typical love story it shows the good and the bad.I liked it,it was something different.

[erl]

Zero stars. There are many fine examples of young adult literature. This book is not among them. Indeed, it may be the worst book I have ever read. The plot has holes on every page so large you could drive a Mack truck through them. Additionally, it promotes wrong headed ideas such as love at first sight and revenge. A woman who is traumatized by witnessing her parents' murder will not be able to "lay the ghosts to rest" by committing additional murders. Lastly, the protagonist, a major rock star, decides to sell all his assets for half a million US dollars. Half a million-- really? He then proceeds to spend so much money on the next few pages that he is certainly broke by the end of the chapter, but there is no mention of that. I could go on and on, but instead I'll just say, read Harry Potter. It's so much better.