"One Day I Saw A Black King" was a terrific story that was written beautifully. J.D Mason really helps you to understand the plight and the making of both characters and why they are the way they are as adults. What I really enjoyed about this book was that it was a realistic love story in the way Connie and John's love developed. Through all their problems and baggage they found comfort in one another and conquered their demons. The ending (which I won't give away) caught me off guard and really broke my heart for Fool and Mattie, the parents of John. Never got bored for a second.