This is a story about a curious girl who got terrible power, her journey of self-discovery, survival, growin up, myths, and mostly--death.

I loved the way the myth-making journey of our protagonist mixed with the futuristic scifi setting, giving a unique worldbuidling and atmosphere to the story. At the same time, Sankofa felt both as a young girl, and someone beyond powerful and otherworldly. As someone who needs love and protection, but also as someone who needs to be venerated and who does the protecting. The mystery surrounding her powers was both intriguing but I also hoped it would stay shrouded. The glimpse and hints of bigger story was always somewhere in the background, just enough so you could see the shapes of important things, but the story always focused on Sankofa and her internal journey, staying very down-to-earth and on a small scale. Which I personally loved. Also, the descriptions were so bright and vivid, I had no problem visualising everything in my head. This also meant I had a horrible luck of eating my lunch while one specificly gross scene with flies was happening.

Chilling, emotional, funny, and engrossing. This is such a great novella and the audiobook, narrated by Adjoa Andoh, is absolutely fantastic. Her voice, her reading, her acting, it all gave this story another level, brought it out in such a way it left me speechless.