Month: February 2025

Title: Indian Burial Ground

Author: Nick Medina

Genre: horror

Thank you, NetGalley, for this book.

The indigenous community is one of the most underrepresented in literature, so it’s always great to find a writer who spotlights this group. The writer’s first book, Sisters of a Lost Nation, is also about indigenous people. This one follows a tribe in Louisiana and has both past and present storylines.

Today, Noemi’s boyfriend lunges in front of a Jeep, which kills him. She doesn’t believe it is suicide, though. Her story takes place in the 16 hours following his death. Interspersed is her uncle Louie’s story of the summer he was 16, and tragedy strikes multiple times.

Louie’s story helps unravel the mystery of what is happening on this reservation. He’s a good guy just trying to figure out why these weird things are happening. I enjoyed this book, but it is slow-paced. The characters and plot are great, but it just moved too slowly for my preference. That said, I still recommend this one because it is excellently written.

Title: Bring Me Your Midnight

Author: Rachel Griffin

Genre: YA fantasy

Thank you, NetGalley, for this book.

This is not a genre I read often. It just doesn’t appeal to me. But when I get books from NetGalley, I always give them a chance, because why not? And I’m really glad I did with this one. I really liked it. It’s marketed as “romantasy” but the romance part is definitely PG-13.

Mortana is the daughter of the head of a coven of witches who practice “low magic” on an island. The mainlanders, who are not witches, are suspicious of the witches but when Tana and their governor’s son are engaged in a political move, they give Tana and her coven a chance.

However, Tana meets Wolfe, another witch who lives on the other side of the magic. She had no idea another coven existed, and they practice “high magic” which has been banned. As Tana learns more about Wolfe and his coven, her allegiances to her coven become complicated. This book was really well-written and, even though it was mostly predictable, I still enjoyed this one.