Somadina

by Akwaeke Emezi

First published 2025

Somadina wakes to find her world transformed. Her body has split into three distinct beings, each with their own desires and fears. As she struggles to reunite her fragmented self, a dark force threatens to consume them all. Can Somadina merge her splintered psyche before it's too late? A mind-bending exploration of identity and the search for wholeness.

Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, fantasy, speculative-fiction, psychological-thriller, 21st-century

Vibes: atmospheric, dark, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: fragmented-identity, mind-bending, search-for-wholeness

300 pages · Hardcover · Knopf Books for Young Readers

Content warnings: mental-illness

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