Based on stories of the rogarou, a figure something like a werewolf that haunts Metis communities. Set in such a community on Georgian Bay in Ontario, following a woman whose husband suddenly disappeared almost a year ago. At the beginning of the book, she encounters someone who looks just like him but seems to be someone else entirely, and sets out to discover the truth. Relevant genre labels could include “horror” or “dark contemporary fantasy”, though it’s notable that the publisher avoids categorizing it, and also that in the story itself the most horrifying elements are not scary creatures but the predatory realities of colonialism. Really enjoyed the storytelling and the characters. Joan, whom the story follows, is particularly engaging, in all her flawed, intense complexity. I have an idiosyncratic discomfort with mistaken or assumed identity plots, and related elements played a big part in this story, which made me enjoy the book, or at least part of it, a bit less than I might have otherwise. Which, of course, is not a generalizable concern. Mostly, it was really good and I would highly recommend it.
Originally posted by Scott on Goodreads.