Week 18 Review: Sheine Lende

From Goodreads:

Shane works with her mother and their ghost dogs, tracking down missing persons even when their families can't afford to pay. Their own family was displaced from their traditional home years ago following a devastating flood – and the loss of Shane's father and her grandparents. They don't think they'll ever get their home back.

Then Shane's mother and a local boy go missing, after a strange interaction with a fairy ring. Shane, her brother, her friends, and her lone, surviving grandparent – who isn't to be trusted – set off on the road to find them. But they may not be anywhere in this world – or this place in time.

Nevertheless, Shane is going to find them.

Darcie Little Badger's Elatsoe launched her career and in the years since has become a beloved favorite. This prequel to Elatsoe, centered on Ellie's grandmother, deepens and expands Darcie's one-of-a-kind world and introduces us to another cast of characters that will wend their way around readers' hearts.

My Review:
This was a fantastic read! I loved Elatsoe, so having her grandmother's story? That was just wonderful! Shane is trained in survival, in search and rescue, and she needed it in this book. And oh, the adventures she went on!  

The fact that their home, and others homes, were basically stolen away after a flood under the pretext that they'd be fixed up, and then the guy tore the houses down, having paid pennies for the land...was infuriating, that should not be legal. So the ending was really satisfying to read! 

We didn't really spend much time on the fairy rings in the first book, because Elatsoe can't use them because she's not descended from fairies. But it's a big part of this book, given that it's why the siblings, and Shane's mother, disappear. So I loved learning more about them, and what things were like as they were expanding and becoming more popular.

Shane really went to a few different places throughout the course of this book. I had such a fantastic time, watching her slowly start to recover those that were lost, finding out where they went and why, and getting them back. 

This was such a great read and I can't wait to read more by Darcie Little Badger!  

Author: Darcie Little Badger
Series: Elatsoe #2 
Read: May 1st, 2024
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Loved the first book in the series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book! 
Publisher: RB Media 
Published: April 16th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars