Chester’s dad died of covid, leaving him with his younger brother Geordi and his mom. Mom is a Trump fan and has succumbed to the conspiracy theories spread by QAnon. When she meets a new boyfriend who is a gun toting, white supremacist with a criminal record, Chester doesn’t recognise the woman she’s become. He can’t wait to move away from home but he’s worried about his little brother and doesn’t want to lose him to her extremist ideology, so he determines to stay for the time being.

I didn’t know what to expect from this book. Living in the UK, I had never heard of QAnon and while I knew Trump had fanatical supporters, I wasn’t aware of how far right their ideas are, nor the extent of the conspiracy theories they believe in. I also find it very odd as a British christian to see how closely aligned politics and the church are in the USA, particularly for a country who have allegedly separated church and state. How anyone who claims to be a christian could hold such extreme right wing views baffles me.

It clearly baffles Chester too. I loved the inclusion of Joon and Jericka in the story and the way in which the author says they bring colour into his world. This is apparent in both the colour of their skin and the views they share with him. Ultimately, this is a book about family ties and the people we think of as ‘family’.

I would be keen to read other work by this author. I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.