N.K Jemisin truly has a gift. I don’t know how she made a book so literally and metaphorical at the same time. The imagery from the women in white and women in black was truth telling at its best. Island’s character infuriated me the most. She made most of the characters brown and included indigenous knowledge in the novel as well. Something you don’t see often in science fiction and fantasy novels. I throughly enjoyed this book. I can’t wait for the next one.