RaveThe Southern Review of Books\"In this intricately woven tale centering the Black experience at the mercy of white supremacy and capitalism, Kearse challenges the meaning of criminality, posing the unspoken question of whether two wrongs make a right. If generations are harmed without recourse, is fighting back really revenge? ... It takes a sharp eye to stay on top of this read, which weaves a complex plot structure offering just enough inference to keep the brain engaged. It is heavy with suicidal ideation, and perhaps overwritten in some spots, with entire paragraphs so thick with metaphor and imagery that the meaning becomes clouded ... The prose, however, was beautiful, full of lines that evoked deep emotion and understanding of the character’s experience ... Octavia Butler and Toni Morrison meet Stephen King for a jarring story of agency and autonomy in a world hell-bent on snuffing out both. It’s a complex narrative of individuals searching for their own answers amid the framework of a larger community seeking a path forward in the midst of pain, a journey that opens the door to questioning morality which asks what constitutes revenge when injustice persists. It’s certainly a read that will lurk in the corners of your mind long after the book closes.\
