V’s Reviews > Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold > Status Update

Gone head and fuck up his life, girl; he don’t deserve you!

So I’m looking up the myths/inspirations AFTER reading the short story and the 2nd story masterfully incorporates elements of the original. I thought it was odd how she kept mentioning that specific number, thought tangentially about where I heard it before, then immediately dismissed it as coincidence 😄

I loved how well Babalola pens intensity into her character’s POVs. It’s palpable through the page. I will say story 2’s ending left me needing more; it’s felt like things were maybe kept vague to focus on the love story, but I still wanted to know the details.

I’m concerned abut why she stopped counting and is talking in the past tense 🫣🫣🫣

I love that Oșun is not perfect nor does she strive to be; she simply just is—discerning, grace filled, sharp-minded power itself.

As for the story, I love that the ending captures allowing yourself to sit in romantic reverence of another without diminishing who they are or the depth of how you feel; it seems instinctual to fawn, freeze, run away, or fight, but they just sit in it. I wish this was an entire book!

The intro really resonates with me and how I view finding and being with someone who sees me, loves me, respects me, and exists in the same plane that I do.

Prediction: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️_

I want to let this serve as my intro to west African mythology, move to original tellings of these myths in a broad way, then narrow down to specific countries along side non-fiction history of those countries. I recognize the name Oșun, but I don’t know much else. Thisbe is a cut baby name; let me read her/his story first.