"While most of the world has drowned beneath the sudden rising waters of a climate apocalypse, Dinétah (formerly the Navajo reservation) has been reborn. The gods and heroes of legend walk the land, but so do monsters. Maggie Hoskie is a Dinétah monster hunter, a supernaturally gifted killer. When a small town needs help finding a missing girl, Maggie is their last best hope. But what Maggie uncovers about the monster is much more terrifying than anything she could imagine. Maggie reluctantly enlists the aid of Kai Arviso, an unconventional medicine man, and together they travel the rez, unraveling clues from ancient legends, trading favors with tricksters, and battling dark witchcraft in a patchwork world of deteriorating technology. As Maggie discovers the truth behind the killings, she will have to confront her past if she wants to survive." --amazon.com.
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Rural fantasy (new genre for me) that follows a Navajo monster hunter as she deals with deities and witches with a hot medicine man on the rez. There’s a second book already out that I can’t wait to read.
I like the world, and i think i will read more.
A Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy starring a woman and set within Native American mythology. Trail of lighting hits the right points, addressing the female POV on relationships and toxic masculinity. As well as giving voice to a different culture.
But otherwise the story stays within the usual lines of its genre.
This was a fun read, and evokes its setting very effectively. But it also falls into some formulaic fantasy traps that detracted a lot from the ending for me.
