

While writing the novel, they did not want it to fall under the regular trope of romance novels and instead made it an illicit love triangle. Emezi pulled the title of the book from the song lyrics after trying different alternatives name for the novel which they felt didn't fit.

The novel is Emezi's first romance novel and they stated that the novel was partly inspired by the Florence + the Machine song "Hunger".

It is Emezi's first romance novel, third adult novel and it follows Feyi Adekola, a Nigerian American visual artist as she heals from the trauma of widowhood and finds new love. You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty is a 2022 romance novel by Nigerian writer Akwaeke Emezi.
