Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

by Rebecca Roanhorse

"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.

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5 of 5 stars

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I am having SUCH a great string of books at the end of the year. It's hard to stop reading and actually review, which is a shame on multiple levels, but I swear I will come back to do this justice.

EVERYTHING is amazing. This is world building and setting is what you get with #ownvoices!! This is great for fans of paranormal, or post-apocalyptic or action adventure types. It's like Mercy Thompson meets Mad Max Fury Road without any appropriation worries! There is a convo with Maggie and a guy that's into traditionally feminine things where she acts like a hetero normative ass but gets straightened out quickly.

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