⚠️ content warning: human/sex trafficking, rape, murder, torture, graphic descriptions of violence 

Aninyeh is a young girl in Ghana who watches her family murdered before her eyes before she is kidnapped and trafficked. She becomes Nena, the scared teenager who escapes from the evil man that bought her. After her escape she is adopted by the Knights, a powerful and connected family who show her love for the first time in years. As an adult, Nena works as an assassin for the pan-African entity called the Tribe, where her father is the chief counsel member. Her mission is to terminate the Tribe’s enemies, no questions asked. Nena knows her place within the Tribe and unquestioningly follows orders—until the demons of her past return and threaten her carefully reconstructed world.

Wow, what a debut from Agnoe! Definitely check trigger warnings if you’re interested in this because the violence is REALLY intense and was too much for me at some points (chapter 34 was particularly disturbing). But the story was so good and unique! The dual point of view kept me really interested in wanting to know how Nena got to where she is now. Nena’s character grew so much and she was so well developed. It was wonderful to see how she regained her power after all of the atrocities that she suffered. The plot was fast and I was hooked from the start. The audiobook performance was excellent. Definitely recommend this if you love intense thrillers!