I received this as an ARC （Advanced Reader Copy） in return for an honest review。 I thank NetGalley， the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this title。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。According to Native American lore， the wetiko monster can only prey on human beings who， like itself， have indulged in excess。 Thus human beings' propensity for excess makes them vulnerable to possession by， and transformation into， a wetiko。 The way to "dispel" it is to see it。 I received this as an ARC （Advanced Reader Copy） in return for an honest review。 I thank NetGalley， the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this title。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。According to Native American lore， the wetiko monster can only prey on human beings who， like itself， have indulged in excess。 Thus human beings' propensity for excess makes them vulnerable to possession by， and transformation into， a wetiko。 The way to "dispel" it is to see it。 It is to recognize that its evil is not us but only force acting within the collective field of human minds。 Doing this， it gets seen and it loses its power to hide its dirty work。 To fight it would only further its ends。 To see it clearly， to name it as something not-me， not-you is to render it powerless。 A very insightful read。 。。。more