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Motheater
Motheater | Linda H. Codega
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In this nuanced queer fantasy set amid the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia, the last witch of the Ridge must choose sides in a clash between industry and nature. After her best friend dies in a coal mine, Benethea “Bennie” Mattox sacrifices her job, her relationship, and her reputation to uncover what’s killing miners on Kire Mountain. When she finds a half-drowned white woman in a dirty mine slough, Bennie takes her in because it’s right—but also because she hopes this odd, magnetic stranger can lead her to the proof she needs. Instead, she brings more questions. The woman called Motheater can’t remember her true name, or how she ended up inside the mountain. She knows only that she’s a witch of Appalachia, bound to tor and holler, possum and snake, with power in her hands and Scripture on her tongue. But the mystery of her fate, her doomed quest to keep industry off Kire Mountain, and the promises she bent and broke have followed her a century and half into the future. And now, the choices Motheater and Bennie make together could change the face of the town itself.
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Motheater | Linda H. Codega
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Miners are dying in the mountain. & as Bennie tried to investigate, a mysterious woman is pulled from the heart of the mountain. A witch, who knows that the mountain is waking up, & it is angry.

Wow wow wow. Industry vs nature, & the rural communities caught between the 2. Fascinating characters, queer representation, wonderfully creepy magic, & a fantastic grasp of the scene of Appalachia. An author to watch for damn sure.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

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This was climate fantasy. Can we make that a thing? The perils of mining with witches thrown in to try to save the environment. I liked it.

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I picked this fantasy book, though the scifi looked good too. This is def my genre but I usually skip this geo. We'll see how this goes. 🤞

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