Review of Entangled

[Gideon Olomofe]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Entangled" by Kayode Adebiyi.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Ajoke has forcefully divorced Dr. Femi Cole because of the repeated hurts she had suffered from him in several cases of extramarital affairs he engaged himself in.

Now a fervent Christian and having learned from how she had engaged in romantic relationships in her university days, which made her end up managing marriage with a world-best cheater like Dr. Femi, she does all she can to inculcate discipline in her only daughter, Kikelomo, so that she does not tread the routes relating to her past.

However, Kikelomo, who has been heeding her mother's instruction with fear and trembling and with her natural toughness for men, gets to the National Youth Service and finds Deji as the love of her life; they've promised to marry each other and have been envisioning beautiful future ahead of them. But Ajoke must not hear this because she would insist that time has not yet ripe for her to engage in such.

How would Kikelomo protect her newly found love life, which happens to get intense day by day, in the face of her mother's rigid doctrines?

One problem entangles the other, as we would later discover that Ajoke's record of the past, which is characterized by romantic messes, would be exposed to the world, and Kikelomo may never forgive her mother for being too hard on her while she hides such a dirty youthful past.

Entangled by Kayode Adebiyi is a realistic fiction novel that features youthful mistakes in romantic relationships, family problems, love and affection sharing, and the role of the spiritual fathers in societies.

The story has a lot of lessons to teach every youth, young adult, and older adult. This is because the story tells the major and usual ominous student life that today's Nigerian youths live, the consequential problematic issues they face as couples, and the usual way the Christianity ones would go about looking for remedies.

The lessons that could be gained tend to be practicable because the happenings in every scene are realistic, such that I can say the author has left no stone unturned in doing justice to the conflict and resolution of the plot. The story teaches the moral of self-control for prospective new couples and the danger of lacking the same in romantic relationships. The former is exemplified in the couple's life of Deji and Kikelomo, and the latter is exemplified in the naive student life of Ajoke, Kikelomo's mother, during her university days. 

When Deji and Kikelomo newly found themselves and their love gets more intense, I appreciate how the two show sincere love, which has distinguished true love from lust; youths having marriage in view could learn the definition of true love from these lovers.

The danger of lacking self-control and its ever-burning consequences can be learned from Ajoke, as she finds herself indecisive about whom to hold between Femi and Ola. Her lack of self-control and indecisiveness caused her to unknowingly end up carrying Ola's child into her marriage with Femi, which later formed the climax of her problem.

I appreciate the intelligent effort of Adebiyi in this great piece. His description of the environment and characters' actions shows me the story visually. This makes me stick to the book each time I carry it to read. Sincerely, I had a great time reading the book, and I can not love it less.

Additionally, the writing of this book flows well, and it's enjoyable to read. The author's tone is clear, and each sentence carries interesting information crucial to understanding the book. I have nothing to dislike in the book. The book is professionally edited, as I could only find a few grammar errors in it. So, I'd like to award the book with 4 out of 4 stars.

I recommend this book to lovers of romance novels. Nigerian audiences—specifically, the Yorubas—would resonate well with the setting and tone of the book because that is the culture and place where the story is set. However, any romance novel lover with the ability to read English can still enjoy the book.

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[Nwaka Chukwuemeka]

An extramarital affair is one of the things that destroy a home, it brings distrust, lack of love, disobedience, and others. This book sounds informative I try it. Great reviews

[Oluwapelumi Rachael]

As they say, once bitten, twice shy. I can understand ajoke's rigid doctrines and her over-protectiveness. I'm curious to see if kikelomo's love prevails. Thanks for the interesting review.

[Francis Omotayo Aderogbin]

This is an exciting story that resonates with the prevailing mess in relationships and marital life in our today's society. I hope the readers will learn one or two things.

[Francis Aderogbin]

I love the flow of your review. The book seems to iterates in relationships and effects of bad choices as exemplified from the case of Ajoke.

[Waliyat_24]

I love the structure of the book. A lot of youths today will be able to relate with this.

[Oyedeji Funmilayo]

Waaw, I find it amazing to read Nigeria book on this platform. Thank you for your review, I look forward to reading the book.

[Mildred Echesa]

I have been seeing this book on my book shelves and am amazed by the story and the drama on it. I will be sure to pick it out

[Precious Oba]

Wow this is refreshing to read! It sounds like a nice story especially since it highlights personal issues which metamorphose into the societal problems we experience. Good review!

[GNerd]

Amazing story. It seems like a well-structured plot and excellent characterization. You did well with this review. Kudos

[Abdulrahman Alidriga]

This book sounds informative I try it. Its an exciting story with the prevailing mess in relationships and marital life in our today's society. Great reviews!

[Muna Chizzy]

This is an intriguing story that depicts love, pain and betrayal. I could see how Ajoke tries to protect how daughter from making the mistakes she made in relationships but also hides a very dirty past. I'm curious to know what that is. I'm adding this book to my book shelf. I enjoy reading your review. Great work!

[GNerd]

Couples and intending couples will find this book very helpful in having a happy marriage. Your review was honest.

[Paully_]

Wow, youthful exuberance can indeed be costly. I understand what Ajoke was trying to inculcate into Kikelome but she should have been honest from the start. I hope Kike and Deji's love stand the test of time.

[Gideon Olomofe]

Wow, youthful exuberance can indeed be costly. I understand what Ajoke was trying to inculcate into Kikelome but she should have been honest from the start. I hope Kike and Deji's love stand the test of time.

That's the supposed prayer. If you aread the book, you'lll see how Ajoke almost breaks the love between Kike and Deji with her constant lookout for her daughter. Those scenes are funny