The triptych ended up feeling like three short stories rather than one interconnected one-the first one wraps up way sooner than I expected, leaving me feeling a bit stranded. Ultimately, however, I struggled with some of the craft choices in this novel. The characters keep the reader’s interest. Johnson paints a rich world featuring Black, Indian, and Native American characters in post–World War II New York. Told in triptych form, covering the perspectives of Pea, an assassin for a mob boss, her former lover Dev, and her best friend Tamara, the novel focuses on an alt history where people of color inherit powers called the “hands”, signaled by dreams-powers include a skill for knives and balance, a gift for sensing threats, and more. Trouble the Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson is a compelling book with fascinating antiheroes.
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