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I could see this on a book club list: readers can discuss identity, politics, race, and grief.

I heard the author speak at a book festival and was enthralled with her reading and summary of the book. Unfortunately I wasn't as enthralled with reading it - I liked it but it's dense, which isn't necessarily a bad thing it's just emotional. Angie spent the entire book chasing after a ghost and at first you feel sorry for her but as she interacts with her sister Ella's former friends she's indignant toward them and she lost sympathy points because of it. She's naive and immature and has some growing up to do. It's really a book about self-discovery told in the shadow of a deceased older sibling. I could have done without some of the backstory but I appreciated the family history isn't a sad tale about a single mom who allows her children to fall to drugs.

The characters are very realistic. Everyone knows a Nigel and an Ella and the author flawlessly writes about race both in the states and (more in-depth) lawless Nigeria. Simply put there are more ups than downs.