There's something very exciting about Nalo Hopkinson. While I can't say I love loved this one, it made me really eager to try her other work. It's entrenched in culture, magic, power hungry characters, spirits and gods. I have to say I didn't quite grasp all of it which could totally be part of why my review didn't hit that 4-star. There were parts I struggled to understand since we were dropped right into the thick of it. But I'm telling you, there's something here that really wants to read more work, especially since this is one of her early books!