This one takes a bit to warm up, but stick it through. Queenie is kind of a trainwreck, but you want her to make it through, even when you want to smack her upside the head. She's got some great friends and family by her side (Kyazike is my FAVE) who stand by her through everything and love her dearly. Her story is tragic, and funny, and powerful all at once. I did think that the author tried to put a bit much into one character, but it all makes sense even if all the pieces don't quite resolve at the end, and I think that's the point: black women are so wonderfully complex, that you can't flesh out all the pieces of us in one story.