Took me a few chapters to get underway but then I was pulled all the way in. It is a really good fantasy book but when I read about the inspiration for the story - violence against black people in the USA - the story gained even more meaning and pulled at even more heartstrings. Brilliantly written and I love the inner monologues of the different characters as it makes you empathise with them all in different ways - very clever mirroring of the generations of brain-washing that is racism in the real world. Very thought provoking and highly recommended.