I usually enjoy authors reading their own stories but this was not one of those times. Her narration was stilted and made it difficult to focus on the content. But I loved the introduction to a figure I know little about. Just pick this one up in print. The book overall: 4 stars. Audiobook version: 3 stars.

Wow. What a whirlwind. It read almost like a literary thriller, a page turning story of deception, mixed with compelling questions of identity, race, and life choices. The story is told in third person, but from the perspective of a young woman who is like the antagonist of her own story. I felt like I was watching a train wreck but couldn’t look away, my heart literally pounding at points. It was a quick, rich, thoughtful page-turner that left me wanting to read more from Senza.

Atmospheric, haunting, captivating. Robinson’s writing style is easily 5 stars for me. I adored it and look forward to reading more from her. I thought the book as a whole might be a five star read for me as well, but it totally lost me at the end. I loved what she was doing with the non linear timeline but it got so fragmented in the last pages that I couldn’t make heads or tales of anything and then it was over. Maybe that was the point, but it brought me out of an otherwise brilliant immersive reading experience.