I was so looking forward to Nicola Yoon's entrance into adult fiction, but this book fell flat for me. It feels like the story got lost within all of the details and messages Nicola was trying to make. I wanted more "showing," less telling since the narrator's voice was very matter-of-fact.

Jasmyn and Kingston Williams and their young son move to the all-Black, wealthy utopia of Liberty, California, a suburb of LA. Jasmyn, a longtime community activist struggles to find her place and like-minded people there, especially in the wake of yet another brutal police shooting. And what if the mysterious spa in the hill that has so entranced Kingston?

A twisted take on The Stepford Wives. You’ll think you know where it’s going, and you do, and yet you don’t. Entertaining and so, so dark.

Thanks to NetGalley for the arc. These are my own personal opinions. This book was a lot at times. Very heavy topics related to black history. So much so I feel like the story almost got lost in it. I liked trying to figure out what was happening in the community they moved into. It reminded me a lot of Don’t Worry Darling. I didn’t love the ending but it did leave you with a lot to think about.