There are a few things that I think everyone should know before they read anything by SGJ. First, you need to pay attention to every single detail. Everything is on the page for a reason, and it will come back around. Second, try not to read too many reviews or spoilers and let the story happen to you. It will always be worth it. Finally, you need to expect a lot of gore and death, but hey, you are reading horror so suck it up. The characters are so meticulously written that you will be invested in each and everyone of them. Promise.
We have three narrators and three timelines. Etsy (short for Betsy), a struggling associate professor. In 2012 a construction worker in Montana stumbled upon a hidden journal belonging to an unknown relative. The University reaches out to her as the next of kin, leading her to uncover the journal of her great-great-grandfather, a Lutheran pastor in Miles City from 1912. Beaucarne, the minister, has kept meticulous entries from his past including the confessions of Good Stab, a Pikuni who was involved in the 1870 Marias Massacre. The journal entries from the confession take a little getting used to because of the names of the animals, and places and objects that are described are from the Native American language as transcribed by Beaucarne. Once you get used to it, it just simply makes things so vivid that you can’t unsee what you read.
The author seamlessly intertwines real people, with real events that happened in the settling of the west with an unsettling fictional narrative, morally grey characters and the perfect amount of vampire lore. The subject matter is undeniably dark and at times hard to stomach. Yet, it's both captivating and skillfully written, offering a sobering glimpse into a truly horrific chapter of American history. If you're a fan of horror and historical fiction and can stomach the violence and death that pervade the narrative, this book is definitely worth reading.
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