I wanted more of that, but most of the story is just about all of them swarming from one location to another. Sure, the difficulty of reconnecting with her children and finding her place in the family is touched on and I found the dynamic of being married to the eldest brother but having the family treat Hlomu as umam'omdala compelling. So in effect, it remains mostly a story about this family told from the perspective of Zandile- but it is not really about her. Then a good bulk of the book is her making observations about the other brothers and their wives. The only major thing that has happened to Zandile was her killing her mother and going to prison and that all happens before chapter one of this book. In my review of the first book, I complained that nothing interesting happens on the page, except we are made aware of the conflict and only really hear about it again once it has been dealt with. Having completed the second book, which is told from Zandile's perspective, I don't have much to say about her except that she is not the Zulu-bossgirl of our dreams. Even before I completed the first book the little information we knew about Zandile (that she was in prison and that protecting her children was her priority) only seemed to confirm that picture of Khanyi Mbau (read as 'Zandile') in the Zulu residence crossing her arms and looking like she is ready to spit venom at the first person to get too close. when I saw the Showmax promotions for Zandile's introduction to the series I thought I knew what kind of woman we would be dealing with.
She's much tougher than they give her credit for, and deserves her dues.
I find it a bit frustrating that they feel a need to keep her out of the loop even when they bring Hlomu in. Hell, she showed them she's up to the task when it comes to protecting her family, and paid dearly. She loved them when it was inconvenient and dangerous. But, Zah showed loyalty before they had anything. Yes, Hlomu has seen them through tough times, and stood by them. She is, after all, the one who knows them far more than most. I would've loved to see her shown more respect, and more consideration. Controlling & intimidating as Nkosana gets, Zandile knows how to manage him without wreaking havoc in her home. Of all the girls, she's the one who seems to know when to push and when to fall back. I love Zandile the charecter for standing her ground and knowing her strengths without totally succumbing to her weaknesses. Zandile is my favourite book of the series. I did an overall series review on the Hlomu page.
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