Well, first of all, what an ICONIC narrator. I’ve barely seen any of her work outside Doctor Who, but I love her, and she did a fantastic job narrating this. 

The book itself I’m a little torn on. I was happy not understanding what was going on throughout – what did the seed actually do? Where did it come from? Did it cause her powers? Or were the two completely separate? But this ambiguity meant that the ending was completely nonsensical to me. It was clearly meant to be impactful, but because I didn’t understand any of the true origins of the plot lines, the meaning was all lost to me.  

I also couldn’t see ANY significance of the ‘remote control’ phrase, because nothing Sankofa did was anything like a ‘remote control’. Nor could she control things apart from when she touched them, which is the literal opposite of a remote control. 

Having said this, I thought the story was really well written, and had great atmosphere and presence for such a short work. If those key plot points had been a little clearer, or the ending more accessible, it would have been a clear 5-star read.