Trouble the Saints

This book really impressed me. I keep using the word “smoky” to describe it. I'm having trouble voicing it in any other way. It's haunting and mysterious, poignant and tragic. While it's set in the 40s, the themes of racism, misogyny, colorism, and classism still ring through to today. The magic system is fascinating, the characters all a fine shade of moral gray, and the plotting tight as a spring. It's no feel-good, for sure, but it's quite a masterpiece.