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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
Fantastic book. Does a great job of world building without falling into having a slower opening. This book starts on a high note with a basic premise thatโs pretty easy to grok, someone hired to track down a girl who has been taken by monsters, and uses that to springboard the rest of the plot.
I found the characters to be well developed and the plot stayed consistent throughout. There is a sense of closure at the end but it is definitely a set up for a series, and I am eagerly awaiting the next book
I found the characters to be well developed and the plot stayed consistent throughout. There is a sense of closure at the end but it is definitely a set up for a series, and I am eagerly awaiting the next book
Maggie Hoskie answers to exactly no one.
Except for a messenger who comes to her, begging her to save a little girl kidnapped by a monster. That hits a little too close to home, and the tale kicks off. Hoskie makes for an unlikely hero, disliked by many but respected by nearly all. She's fresh off of a break up with a literal deity, and with the wily Coyote of Navajo folklore invading her dreams and breaking into her trailer, she's not apt to forget that anytime soon. Combine this traditionally unfeminine, god-plagued, misanthropic heroine with a charming, movie-star-hot sidekick, and we're on our way nowhere good.
Roanhorse's world of Dinetah is surrounded by four impossibly tall walls that were once built to keep floodwaters out, but now serve to keep monsters in. It's a pretty bit of world building, as is the association of Navajo clans, or family lines, with unearthly powers. It's an interesting mashup of climate apocalypse and the supernatural that reads fast and fun.
I'd love to have seen more fleshing out of non-Maggie characters, as they tended to feel a bit two dimensional, but with the rip-roaring pace the novel runs at, it's no wonder you hardly have time to stop and get another character's name.
Except for a messenger who comes to her, begging her to save a little girl kidnapped by a monster. That hits a little too close to home, and the tale kicks off. Hoskie makes for an unlikely hero, disliked by many but respected by nearly all. She's fresh off of a break up with a literal deity, and with the wily Coyote of Navajo folklore invading her dreams and breaking into her trailer, she's not apt to forget that anytime soon. Combine this traditionally unfeminine, god-plagued, misanthropic heroine with a charming, movie-star-hot sidekick, and we're on our way nowhere good.
Roanhorse's world of Dinetah is surrounded by four impossibly tall walls that were once built to keep floodwaters out, but now serve to keep monsters in. It's a pretty bit of world building, as is the association of Navajo clans, or family lines, with unearthly powers. It's an interesting mashup of climate apocalypse and the supernatural that reads fast and fun.
I'd love to have seen more fleshing out of non-Maggie characters, as they tended to feel a bit two dimensional, but with the rip-roaring pace the novel runs at, it's no wonder you hardly have time to stop and get another character's name.
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wanted to like this book so bad. It has literally all of my favorite genres/tropes in it but the writing was so ๐๐
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Really good, I enjoyed this one a lot
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail
post apocalyptic and myth - two genres I love in one book.
Would have loved a bit more exploration of the myths - mostly because I am not familiar with them. Loved the indigenous world and story - look forward to reading more.
Would have loved a bit more exploration of the myths - mostly because I am not familiar with them. Loved the indigenous world and story - look forward to reading more.
Huge debut novel. Roanhorse's incisive prose invoke the dust and fiery blaze of the desert. It is a violent story of love and sacrifice. I am so looking forward to the next story of the series.
Not really sure how I feel about this one. At times good other times not so much. Overall strange to me but then likely normal for this genre which is not one I typically read.