So there are problems with this book, for sure. There's a little bit of a "white savior" thing going on (although the black woman ends up being just as much, if not more, of a hero than the white woman) and there are a few times when I don't really love the characterization. There are also moments of me just going "oh yeah a man totally wrote this" but overall I enjoyed it. I thought it had some interesting things to say and said them pretty well.