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All Noemi Broussard wanted was a fresh start. With a new boyfriend who actually treats her right and a plan to move from the reservation she grew up on—just like her beloved Uncle Louie before her—things are finally looking up for Noemi. Until the news of her boyfriend’s apparent suicide brings her world crumbling down.
But the facts about Roddy’s death just don’t add up, and Noemi isn’t the only one who suspects that something menacing might be lurking within their tribal lands.
After over a decade away, Uncle Louie has returned to the reservation, bringing with him a past full of secrets, horror, and what might be the key to determining Roddy’s true cause of death. Together, Noemi and Louie set out to find answers...but as they get closer to the truth, Noemi begins to wonder whether it might be best for some secrets to remain buried.
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780593546901
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780593546901
- File size: 1894 KB
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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March 1, 2024
Medina (Sisters of the Lost Nation, 2023) returns with another mystery encased in supernatural mythology, set on a Louisiana reservation. Noemi, 38, is starting to see a future for herself when her boyfriend is unexpectedly killed. Louie, the uncle who helped to raise her until the age of five, returns for the annual powwow just as Noemi is receiving the terrible news, reminding him of the summer of 1986 when a series of deaths led to the unraveling of his life. Told from both Louie and Noemi's points of view, the story moves fluidly between past and present, enhancing the unease and layering the dread, allowing readers to feel the reverberations of both horrible secrets and reservation life over time. However, despite the pain and fear, there is ultimately a celebration of life at the novel's core. A great choice for fans of mystery-horror hybrids that offer a compelling, character-focused story that entertains without shying away from a direct portrayal of the generational trauma experienced by marginalized people, similar to Cynthia Pelayo's Children of Chicago (2021) or Erika T. Wurth's White Horse (2022).COPYRIGHT(2024) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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March 29, 2024
Medina follows up his much-anticipated and well-reviewed debut, Sisters of the Lost Nation, with mythological horror from an Indigenous point of view. As suspicious deaths mount on a reservation in Louisiana, Noemi begins to uncover secrets about what is menacing the tribal lands. Prepub Alert.
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