Legachi by Adesuwa O'man Nwokedi

My first thought was: Mezie is mad!

Honestly, may God not give us a Mezie in our lives. Whether you’ve read this book or not, just say Amen.

Legachi, who works in a bank, has been Mezie’s girlfriend for seven years. And what do you call someone like Mezie? Shaff. No substance. He disrespects her constantly, yet she explains it away as patience, thinking he’s just frustrated. Meanwhile, she’s been at her job for years without promotion but still manages to hold herself together without pouring her own frustrations on him.

When she applies for a scholarship,a path Mezie discouraged after failing himself, he becomes a burden rather than a support. She even gives him the money meant for her own accommodation in London, intending to live with him. What she meets there… let’s just say Legachi has suffered in this journey of love.

Thank God for Alero, strict but solid (reminded me of those no-nonsense sisters from my secondary school days). Not always pleasant, but necessary.

Then comes Roman: a widower raising his daughter after losing his wife to cancer. Juggling work, grief, and childcare, he struggles with nannies and au pairs—most either overstepping boundaries or mismanaging his child. Legachi becomes God’s answered prayer for him.

From there, a cat-and-mouse attraction begins. They bond over unexpected shared interests, but complications arise: she’s his daughter’s sitter, and she still has her toxic boyfriend. That boyfriend, by the way, not only beats her up but also refuses to share rent, insisting she live in a cramped flat with four men who tap her butt as a greeting. Horrible.

For me, Legachi’s choices show how precedence matters—she had likely seen unhealthy patterns in her parents’ marriage and tolerated Mezie because of it.

Roman and Legachi’s romance isn’t smooth—his past comes knocking—but in the end, love trumps all.

🌟 Themes

Self-esteem and how relationships can erode it
Downplaying your intelligence to please a partner
The struggles of migration and the reality behind “greener pastures”

This is my second read of Adesuwa O’Man Nwokedi, and honestly, she’s growing on me. Her characters feel familiar, sometimes too familiar!

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