As usual, Zoboi has created a thought-provoking story that will stay with you when you finish it. It's about race, it's about questioning how you were raised, and it's about finding your own voice. I will be honest, this is tagged as historical fiction in a few places, so I spent a good portion of the beginning trying to figure out the time period of this book. As far as I can tell, it seems to be present day? Unless anyone has any other insight on that!

Anyway, Nigeria's story is messy, she's learning new things about herself and her family and trying to act on her mother's wishes despite what her father wants for her. There is a twist towards the end that I did see coming, but I think it's still impactful despite that. There's just a lot of a meat to this story, and it's one that is still relevant to the current United States.

Other than the timeline issue, I did enjoy listening to this and think it will get some buzz when it comes time for awards season!