I feel like Ifueko has a large cast of characters that mainly remain shallow. I loved her Raybearer duology, but it had the same problem here. 

And there wasn’t enough interaction with Sade and Crocodile. Their connection was insta-lovey, but I didn’t dislike them. Crocodile was in-story super fine and progressive, and Sade was resilient but kept her head down. The romance was lacking. But the magical cleaning was fun.

Overall, this had an interesting unique take on activism and class issues— activism will not look the same for everyone. Some will do it from positions of power as politicians, others in grassroots efforts, and some by raising awareness.