After a bit of a rocky start this book gets terribly, terribly good. It pulls no punches whatsoever and sits squarely in intersectional climate fiction.

The world has changed as the glaciers melt, bringing a near constant rain with it. Repeating the past, the Canadian government has begun snatching indigenous people away, never to be seen again. There are rumours that most people do not dream anymore and this drives them mad. These people believe that the indigenous people hold some key they must possess for the heavy locks on their mind.

The story is about a found family, their stark pasts, and what moving forward looks like in the face of systemic oppression and hopelessness. It’s not always dark and sometimes hard to read, but it is as dynamic as the people in it, making it a rewarding and worthwhile read.