The story begins in the past and makes a leap into the present. Everything that happens is told from astonishingly many different perspectives. Here the question arises whether one could have eliminated perspectives, but I found the colourful mixture interesting, as each of them also brought their own narrative voice. Where do I best start with the characters? With the fact that all roles are reversed? Or that there is only one non-PoC character? Or that the balance of power has completely turned upside down? Or simply that I find the construction of the world of this story unbelievably ingenious? Aino and Elessa are wonderful female characters who have their own heads and know exactly what they want. They don't shy away from anything in order to achieve their goals and don't let themselves be easily subdued. They are not a perfect mother-daughter couple, yet they complement each other in their own great way. The male figures were rather flat in this respect, which is ironic due to the inverse ratio. Submissive, one-dimensional characters. Exactly what women usually are in fairy tales. B) The way Katherina has put in the plastic garbage that remains after the "big darkness" is simply fascinating. Clothes, jewellery, building material, that's what you should do in real life.