Trickster Drift

By: Eden Robinson

Narrated by: Jason Ryll

Following the Scotiabank Giller Prize-shortlisted Son of a Trickster comes Trickster Drift, the second book in Eden Robinson's captivating Trickster trilogy.

In an effort to keep all forms of magic at bay, Jared, 17, has quit drugs and drinking. But his troubles are not over: now he's being stalked by David, his mom's ex - a preppy, khaki-wearing psycho with a proclivity for rib-breaking. And his mother, Maggie, a living, breathing badass as well as a witch, can't protect him like she used to because he's moved away from Kitimat to Vancouver for school.

Even though he's got a year of sobriety under his belt (no thanks to his enabling, ever-partying mom), Jared also struggles with the temptation of drinking. And he's got to get his grades up, find a job that doesn't involve weed cookies, and somehow live peacefully with his Aunt Mave, who has been estranged from the family ever since she tried to "rescue" him as a baby from his mother. An indigenous activist and writer, Mave smothers him with pet names and hugs, but she is blind to the real dangers that lurk around them - the spirits and supernatural activity that fill her apartment.

As the son of a Trickster, Jared is a magnet for magic, whether he hates it or not - he sees ghosts, he sees the monster moving underneath his Aunt Georgina's skin, he sees the creature that comes out of his bedroom wall and creepily wants to suck his toes. He also still hears the Trickster in his head, and other voices too. When the David situation becomes a crisis, Jared can't ignore his true nature any longer.

©2018 Eden Robinson (P)2018 Audible, Inc.

Slow start, strong finish

secondary characters are weak in general, primary character development is adequate. The spirit world toward the end is a bit like Don Juan's.

Great Magic for Humanity

I was expecting different things than I got from these books, but lets just say I'm hooked, and sad i've run out of story.
My one star removed is because it felt like to most interesting things happened at the end of both these books.

My most "lean in" moment is the confrontation with David to the ending, but that was like the last hour at the end of a long listening time. Felt like a lot of up with only a tad of payoff. i just wished we knew more about the magics and other worlds sooner. i appreciate the humanity of the characters, which is what won me over in the end, but I desperatly wish for the third book because I feel like i'm finally getting to the story that made me click in the first place.

great job!

Holy Crap!

This book was something else so good! Now I to the the next one!

needed more excitement from the narrator

slightly struggled to finish because the narrator was very hard to fallow at times being very robotic or monotone.
story was great otherwise

entertaining and educational

The storyline was engaging. There were moments when the author broke away from the plot to give historical facts. It had an ending that guaranteed the reader will read the sequel.

Another Hit

The second book was as good as the first. I'm looking forward to reading the entire series but I also don't want it to end.

urban fantasy

good bet for fans of Christopher Moore, Charles De Lint, Terry Pratchett, & Neil Gaiman

Stunning!

Incredible! Can not wait for the next book. Something so fresh yet so familiar and relatable!

ended on a cliffhanger...how does the story end?

the fantasy was original and palpable but it is very difficult to give a favorable review when it ends on a cliffhanger and there not another book to follow. very disheartening.

Speeding right through this series

I read the 1st and immediately bought the 2nd, and now I will get the next. This story is amazing. The plot & the writing are superb. I would say there needs to be a trigger warning for DV victims. I plan on reading everything she has and buying the paper copies too. I love them.