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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Good first novel, looking forward to more titles.
medium-paced
challenging
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is not necessarily a book I would’ve picked up on my own, but I’m trying to complete all of the Goodreads challenges and this was the only book on the debut list that I could find at the library. But that worked out as I liked this fairly well.
challenging
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Dirty politics and modern problems on an Anishinaabe reservation. The characters are three dimensional and complex, interesting perhaps especially when they are unlikeable. Deals with questions of Native American identity and belonging, what it means to be a "good person", and complicated community dynamics. Great debut.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Gun violence
An enjoyable three-star read about power, identity, and the struggle to belong. Mitch Caddo, a young Anishinaabe lawyer, returns to his home community to support his childhood friend, Mack Beck, in a high-stakes re-election campaign as Tribal President of the Passage Rouge Nation. As political tensions rise, a tragic accident, rising protests, and deep-rooted family conflicts push Mitch into the heart of a battle for power, land, and legacy.
I appreciated learning more about Tribal politics and the complexity of leadership within the community. The sense of disconnection many characters felt—between past and present, personal desires and cultural expectations—was palpable. The story also portrayed the power of protest with nuance and weight. A solid, thought-provoking read that explores what it means to belong.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.75 rounded up for debut/ An engaging modern melodrama -- intriguing characters, though I always found myself wanting to know more of their stories and to understand their motivations a bit more than I did. This reads fast and has a good narrative voice in Mitch, informative too-- I liked the ending, though it felt the tiniest bit anticlimactic after the high drama and action in the previous chapters.
