Reading Well: Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse

{ Am in catchup mode here for a while, and am trying to change some of what these contain. We’ll see how it goes. }

Storm of Locusts (2019) completes the story Rebecca Roanhorse began in Trail of Lightning, and it’s a worthy successor. Much of my praise for the opening book applies here: a compelling plot, an attractively complicated protagonist, and a thoroughly indigenous setting.

Storm of Locusts is marginally more adult than Trail of Lightning, both in slight sexual content, but also in some darker themes: the stakes are higher for everyone, and that requires some moments spent in dark places.

Both books remain highly recommended for those looking for YA fantasy with a decidedly different setting and spin.

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