I want to start out by saying that I acknowledge there are gaps in my understanding of what it is like being Nigerian, Nigerian and homosexual, Nigerian and religious, and Nigerian and transgender. 

If fiction is mirroring real life of those experiences to some extent, then this book paints a clear picture of the dark complexities making up the fabric of each of these characters in a treacherous and unforgiving world. 

I don’t think there is a positive ending for these characters and if anything, I finished this book feeling painfully empathetic at each of their choices and resolutions.