What an incredible, thought-provoking, stunningly written novel. Adjei-Brenyah brings to life an adult, modern, and racial charged version of one of my teenage-years favorites, The Hunger Games. A dystopian novel about the privatized and televised prison system in America, does not feel too far off. The beautiful, human leads, from Staxxx and Thurwar to Mari, illustrate the strength of Black women fighters, as they consider the corrupt system the rest of America seems to not simply ignore, but idealize. This is absolute must read. Adjei-Brenyah has raised the bar for all writers.