Lois 's Reviews > Kingdom of No Tomorrow

4.5 Stars Rounded Up

This audiobook is narrated by Robin Miles. Ms. Miles is one of my favorite audiobook narrators. Her voice is rich, which works to both hold my interest and increase my immersion into the narrative. Her voice also conveys a lot of emotion, which is much needed for this text.

This starts in 1968 in Oakland, California. This focuses on Nettie, a Haitian student, who gets involved with the Black Panther along with her best friend, Clia. Nettie dreams of a new world and takes action to create in actuality what she's only dared to dream in her heart.
Nettie becomes involved with Defense Captain Melvin. Soon pregnant and more into Melvin than he is into her, she follows him to Chicago where disaster finds them and shakes their relationship.

This isn't just about Nettie's relationship with Melvin. It's also about love. What we sacrifice for love, how love uses us, and more. This isn't what I thought it would be. It's not just about the Black Panther Party, but I like the focus on the relationships within the party. I think we grow as people not just from the choices we make but also from the people we love, romantically and otherwise.

The parts that do focus on the Black Panther party really focus on the strengths and the flaws. I was born in 1974, so I'm familiar with how women within the party were treated and sidelined. This is an important aspect not exlpored often enough in novel form. This really explores misogynoir and how it comes both from outside the community and within it.

Thank you to Fabienne Josaphat, Hachette Audio, and NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to and review this audiobook. All opinions and viewpoints expressed in this review are my own.