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| 4 out of 5 stars |
Halloween Bingo 2021
Why did I leave this book so long before reading it? Wow, what an enjoyable fantasy novel! I loved the Navajo details, the way Maggie Hoskie is grounded in her culture. The author, Rebecca Roanhorse, introduces us to the relevant stories through the action, very effectively too. She doesn't freeze the frame to indulge in exposition. She is a skillful craftswoman.
Maggie is such an urban fantasy main character. Orphan? ✔ Supernatural powers? ✔ Trained by a formidable fighter? ✔ Lone wolf? ✔ Starting to realize that she needs friends? ✔ And we get introduced to her potential love interest so early in the book. Kai has secrets of his own, but there is no doubt that there's an attraction there. Maggie has just as many internal obstacles to overcome as outer challenges. All the stuff that I love in urban fantasy.
The alternate time setting was also intriguing. After an apocalyptic event known as the Big Water, North America has changed drastically. Welcome to the Sixth World, where the reservation is surrounded by magical walls that keep the rest of the world out. Much of the former United States is flooded and civilization has been altered beyond recognition. Maggie's truck runs on alcohol; coffee and sugar are rare luxuries. Might is right, and gangs (whether they claim to be law enforcement or not) run things.
I can hardly wait to read the second book and I hope that the author continues in her intention to write more. More Maggie, please!
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