Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse
My Twenty-Fourth book for ljbookbingo is Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse for the Published this Year Square, table found here:
It’s been four weeks since the bloody showdown at Black Mesa, and Maggie Hoskie, Diné monster hunter, is trying to make the best of things. Only her latest bounty hunt has gone sideways, she’s lost her only friend, Kai Arviso, and she’s somehow found herself responsible for a girl with a strange clan power. Then the Goodacre twins show up at Maggie’s door with the news that Kai and the youngest Goodacre, Caleb, have fallen in with a mysterious cult, led by a figure out of Navajo legend called the White Locust. The Goodacres are convinced that Kai’s a true believer, but Maggie suspects there’s more to Kai’s new faith than meets the eye. She vows to track down the White Locust, then rescue Kai and make things right between them. Her search leads her beyond the Walls of Dinétah and straight into the horrors of the Big Water world outside. With the aid of a motley collection of allies, Maggie must battle body harvesters, newborn casino gods and, ultimately, the White Locust himself. But the cult leader is nothing like she suspected, and Kai might not need rescuing after all. When the full scope of the White Locust’s plans are revealed, Maggie’s burgeoning trust in her friends, and herself, will be pushed to the breaking point, and not everyone will survive. ~Amazon Book Description
Trail of Lightning, the first book of the series The Sixth World was one of my top books of 2018 and I have been looking forward to Storm of Locusts ever since. I had high high hopes and I was thankfully not disappointed. My love for Maggie and the world she inhabits grew exponentially as I read this novel. The plot was fascinating, and the characters continued to intrigue me. I loved the new character Ben and how she becomes family to Maggie I also loved that the Goodacre family was once again in the thick of it. I enjoyed reading about the road trip Maggie and company took to find Kai and how they had to venture outside of the protective Walls of the Dinetah and into the unknown. I still loved Kai and Maggie as a couple although we didn't see them together as much as I would have wished. I give my highest recommendation to both Trail of Lightning and Storm of Locusts. I will definitely be reading the next book when it comes out.
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It’s been four weeks since the bloody showdown at Black Mesa, and Maggie Hoskie, Diné monster hunter, is trying to make the best of things. Only her latest bounty hunt has gone sideways, she’s lost her only friend, Kai Arviso, and she’s somehow found herself responsible for a girl with a strange clan power. Then the Goodacre twins show up at Maggie’s door with the news that Kai and the youngest Goodacre, Caleb, have fallen in with a mysterious cult, led by a figure out of Navajo legend called the White Locust. The Goodacres are convinced that Kai’s a true believer, but Maggie suspects there’s more to Kai’s new faith than meets the eye. She vows to track down the White Locust, then rescue Kai and make things right between them. Her search leads her beyond the Walls of Dinétah and straight into the horrors of the Big Water world outside. With the aid of a motley collection of allies, Maggie must battle body harvesters, newborn casino gods and, ultimately, the White Locust himself. But the cult leader is nothing like she suspected, and Kai might not need rescuing after all. When the full scope of the White Locust’s plans are revealed, Maggie’s burgeoning trust in her friends, and herself, will be pushed to the breaking point, and not everyone will survive. ~Amazon Book Description
Trail of Lightning, the first book of the series The Sixth World was one of my top books of 2018 and I have been looking forward to Storm of Locusts ever since. I had high high hopes and I was thankfully not disappointed. My love for Maggie and the world she inhabits grew exponentially as I read this novel. The plot was fascinating, and the characters continued to intrigue me. I loved the new character Ben and how she becomes family to Maggie I also loved that the Goodacre family was once again in the thick of it. I enjoyed reading about the road trip Maggie and company took to find Kai and how they had to venture outside of the protective Walls of the Dinetah and into the unknown. I still loved Kai and Maggie as a couple although we didn't see them together as much as I would have wished. I give my highest recommendation to both Trail of Lightning and Storm of Locusts. I will definitely be reading the next book when it comes out.
This entry was originally posted at https://under-the-silk-tree.dreamwidth.org/55986.html