A review by sunflower_fantasy
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I said I’d read more dystopian fiction. Bonus if it’s in a post-apocalyptic world. I was excited by Trail of Lightning because of its exploration of American indigeneity as a post-apocalyptic condition and even more so as it was written by my favourite author of the year so far, Rebecca Roanhorse. 

Pros 
  • Exciting apocalyptic worldbuilding 
  • Navajo folklore 
  • Great main character 
  • Action filled with well-written fight scenes  

Cons 
  • Wanted much more monsters, horror & monster action.  
  • Holes in the story that either left me a bit confused or felt flat 
  • Anti-climatic ending