I cannot describe The Queen of Saturn and the Prince in Exile as a coming of age book. It is a fantasy-tragedy about a young teen, Sean, whose parents are involved in a Black power group.
As someone interested in the era, and who enjoys political analogies in a fantasy book, I was interested in reading this book based on the blurb.
Though, after careful consideration, I do not recommend this book.
Nothing about it held my interest, and unfortunately, the idea, the clever, and perhaps curious idea behind this book did not feel well-executed to me at all.
The writing is not subtle, the coming of age aspect, and Sean’s position in this story are not detailed, which is unfortunate. The major twist/event takes a large chunk of this book, and the potentially more informative and insightful parts are given less space.
I wish the book the very best of journeys. This was not my cup of tea.