One of Our Kind: A novel

Meh. Stepford-esque. The social message was drowned out by the irreality of “turning white” though Mormons will like it.

I want people to read this just because of how absurd this whole book is, and I need people to experience the absurdity. 
This was such a superficial surface level story on what it means to be perceived as black, and what is blackness. With this “unforgettable twist” being that they are turning the black people in this utopia WHITE, so they may no longer deal with the “struggles” and “hardships” of being black. What a joke, and it didn't hold the shock value she thought it would give AT ALL.
This book was just a damn mess, and just didn't make any sense. Throughout the book we read that the Black experience in America is nothing but a traumatic experience. There are no instances of joy or peace. 
Jasmyn was completely INSUFFERABLE as a MC. Wanting to portray herself as the “holier than thou” “morally better” “activist” black woman, and just came off as insulting and judgmental. Jasmyn would judge people for not watching videos of violence against black people, she judged people on the levels of their blackness in comparison to hers. And then at the end when's she pleading for her life before they turn her white. She starts going off on how her blackness is not skin deep. It's in her memories, it's in her blood, and her culture.. 
As I'm writing this I still can't figure out the why... and I just can't get over the fact that this book just feels anti-black. AND I can't believe Nicola Yoon sat down and HAND WROTE this.