That is, if she can keep them from killing each other. To unite her enemies against their common foe, Faline will need to convince the Wild Women to do the one thing she fears most-exhume their power buried deep beneath centuries of oppression. The Hunters are on her tail and the one person offering to help is her ex-lover, Officer Marcus Garcia, who has just enough ties to the supernatural world. Now her sister is missing, along with Wild Women from all over the country. All that changes the night she heads out for a date, hoping to get lucky. No sense in catching the unwanted attention of her local Hunter authority, a group of holy soldiers born to police the supernatural and keep Wild Women-huldras, mermaids, succubi, rusalki and harpies-in check. Faline Frey is a bounty-hunter, more comfortable relying on perp files and handcuffs than using her huldra powers to take down a suspect. Well behaved women seldom make history, but they still end up as the monsters of folklore. Freyja’s Daughter is a rare treat for urban fantasy fans.Meet Faline. Minor conflicts and tensions interplay with the main plot to lead the reader to a thrilling denouement. Faline is a likeable, confident character with a well-rounded personality. Pudelek invokes a believable representation of these mythological beings in a modern setting, and provides a contextually realistic interpretation of the lore surrounding them. The huldra, rusalki, harpies, mermaids, and succubi have enough differences in customs and culture to remain distinct from each other and yet there remains a strong sense of sisterhood between the groups. Pudelek’s use of the Hunters as a metaphor for the patriarchy is effective while still being subtle. The further Faline gets from home, the deeper and more shocking the secrets she discovers.Ī promising debut from Rachel Pudelek, Freyja’s Daughter is an immersive urban fantasy novel with a satisfying feminist theme. Faline has no choice but to leave her region without Hunter permission to seek out the succubi in Oregon.
The Hunters refuse to help Faline find Shawna and she can’t approach the police. When Faline’s sister, Shawna, is abducted, Faline is certain it’s the work of the succubi.
This is how it has been for centuries, since the time the Hunters saved the Wild Women from destroying themselves through their bitter rivalries. Her kind, as well as the succubi, rusalki, mermaids, and harpies are known as Wild Women, mythological beings that live among us under the rule of their self-proclaimed guardians-the Hunters. Reviewed by Caitlin Lyle Farley for Readers' Favoriteįaline Frey is a bounty hunter and a huldra.
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