Jay G's Reviews > City of Saints & Thieves

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After the murder of her mother, Tina joins a gang called "The Goondas". For four years, Tina bides her time waiting until she can seek her revenge on Mr. Geryhill, the man who shot her mother. She has always been confident about who killed her mother, but when new information comes to light, she starts to second guess everything she thought she knew.

I found it interesting that a lot of this story was inspired by the author's work in Kenya. It was obvious that the author put a lot of time and effort in their research while writing. The book is marketed as a thriller, but I definitely don't think this is correct, I would consider it more to be a mystery novel. I did enjoy trying to figure out who murdered Tina's mother and definitely did not think it was going to be who it ended up being. I found the pace to be too slow for my liking, and took too long for any action to occur. I really enjoyed the setting and the way the author described each scene in Kenya and Congo. I do think that every character in the novel was very well-developed. I really liked Tina as a main character. She was very head-strong and determined. I also loved how protective she was about her little sister Kiki. I also loved Boyboy and how sassy he was with his little one liners.

The one major complaint I have was the romance which I felt was pointless to the plot... I think the story would have been better without it in my opinion.