Return of the Trickster
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Eden Robinson
NATIONAL BESTSELLERNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY CBC BOOKS AND THE GLOBE AND MAIL In the third book of her brilliant and captivating Trickster Trilogy, Eden Robinson delivers an explosive, surprising and satisfying resolution to the story.All Jared Martin had ever wanted was to be normal, which was already hard enough when he had to cope with Maggie, his hard-partying, gun-toting, literal witch of a mother, Indigenous teen life and his own addictions. When he wakes up naked, dangerously dehydrated and confused in the basement of his mom's old house in Kitimat, some of the people he loves--the ones who don't see the magic he attracts--just think he fell off the wagon after a tough year of sobriety. The truth for Jared is so much worse. He finally knows for sure that he is the only one of his bio dad Wee'git's 535 children who is a Trickster too, a shapeshifter with a free pass to other dimensions. Sarah, his ex, is happy he's a magical being, but everyone else he loves is either pissed with him, or in mortal danger from the dark forces he's accidentally unleashed, or both. The scariest of those dark forces is his Aunt Georgina, a maniacal ogress hungry for his power, who has sent her posse of flesh-eating coy-wolves to track him down. Even though his mother resents like hell that Jared has taken after his dad, she is also determined that no one is going to hurt her son. For Maggie it's simple--Kill or be killed, bucko. Soon Jared is at the centre of an all-out war--a horrifying place to be for the universe's sweetest Trickster, whose first instinct is not mischief and mind games but to make the world a kinder, safer, place.
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Author
Eden Robinson
Pages
320
Publisher
National Geographic Books
Published Date
2021-03-02
ISBN
0735273464 9780735273467
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"The writing has definitely improved a lot since the first book, the pacing of the story is still terrible though, it's all slow slow slow but interesting and then boom everything happens in the last 20 pages or so.<br/>And the ending itself is not too bad, could have been longer.<br/>But that epilogue was **** and didn't help anything. Just felt like it was added to give immediate closure because the actual ending failed to do that."
"Wow, this final book of the Trickster trilogy is a frenetic ride compared to the previous two books. There is the same motley crew of likeable and unpleasant characters plus a few new ones. Jared has finally accepted his magical fate, even if some of those close to him haven't. What I love about these books is most characters have both good and bad qualities as well as dubious goals. Jared is great at finding a working relationship with people and spirits despite their obnoxious flaws. Mind you he is very good at annoying those who are trying to help or harm him. A lot happens and I really had to concentrate (or maybe I was reading slowly because I didn't want it to end). There are a lot of characters to keep track of but it was very rewarding. After a harrowing final few pages, the "Epilogue-ish" was truly delightful. This book (and the whole series) was quite the trip. I haven't been so engaged and moved by a book for a long time. Now I have to dip into Eden's back catalogue."