This book follows Hiram Walker a slave in Virginia who goes through a transformation to find his purpose. His father is the plantation owner and one day he calls Hiram up to the house where he lives with his half-brother, his father's wife, and lives a life apart from the slaves his father owns, but yet he is still not free. Hiram learns that on his mother's side he is descended from a line of women who have a mysterious power. As Hiram gets older and begins to want more from his life he must learn to control his power and his own impulses in order to save himself and his other slaves.

This story was captivating even with the slow pacing. It took me a few months to read via the audiobook, but every time I picked it up I was engrossed in Hiram's story. It's a book about self-acceptance, love, fighting for what you believe in and adds a bit of magic to the tragic history of slavery in America. 
I loved Ta-Nehisi Coats' non-fiction book Between the World and Me and I was excited to read his first fiction novel and it did not disappoint. I would encourage everyone to pick this up!