Indian Burial Ground by Nick MedinaMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book weaves together elements of dysfunctional family dynamics, intergenerational trauma, desolate reservation life, Native folklore, and supernatural elements to create a horror tapestry that will disturb you in the way only a good book can.
The book bounces back and forth between Louie's life as a 17-year-old on the res, and modern-day when he returns to the res for a Pow Wow. Sadly he arrives right after his 38-year-old niece Noemi's boyfriend has been killed.
The circumstances of his death lead him down a rabbit hole into the past making him fear the horrors of that time are now repeating in the present. The hellscape he survived in the 80s centered around his family and members of his tribe, all connected by strange supernatural elements. He followed the string that tied all the events together. But it left him scarred to this day. Now he fears the terror is back to claim Noemi like it threatened to do when she was a child.
Excellent read. I will be reading more of Medina's work.
Received an ARC from NetGalley
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