While Akemi Dawn Bowman was a new-to-me author, I had heard high praise of her writing from friends and was eager to read a sci-fi starring a biracial protagonist who, like me, is of Japanese ancestry.
Naturally, my interest was instantly piqued when I learned about the upcoming release of The Infinity Courts. However, being a multiracial person, it was difficult to find any books in the genre with characters who looked like me or that I felt represented by. Growing up, I devoured just about any sci-fi/fantasy books I could get my hands on. “Infinity was never built for you it was built for dreamers.” Even worse, Ophelia is inching closer and closer to accomplishing her grand plans of eradicating human existence once and for all.Īs Nami works with a team of rebels to bring down Ophelia and save the humans under her imprisonment, she is forced to reckon with her past, her future, and what it is that truly makes us human.įrom award-winning author Akemi Dawn Bowman comes an incisive, action-packed tale that explores big questions about technology, grief, love, and humanity. She quickly discovers that Ophelia, a virtual assistant widely used by humans on Earth, has taken over the afterlife and is now posing as a queen, forcing humans into servitude the way she’d been forced to serve in the real world.
When Nami wakes up, she learns she’s in a place called Infinity, where human consciousness goes when physical bodies die. The only problem? She’s murdered before she gets there. She has a great family, just graduated high school, and is on her way to a party where her entire class is waiting for her-including, most importantly, the boy she’s been in love with for years. Nevertheless, this review reflects my honest and unbiased opinions.Įighteen-year-old Nami Miyamoto is certain her life is just beginning.
Representation: Biracial Asian main character (Japanese and white), queer side characterĬontent + Trigger Warnings: death, murder, gun violence, references to torture, underage drinking (mention), mild gore, injuries/wounds, mind manipulation/control, nightmares (trauma related), forced servitude, threat, references to warĭISCLAIMER: I received an Advanced Reader’s Copy of this book from the publisher as part of my participation in this tour.
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