Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley

17 reviews

jackgoss's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

A bit heavy handed with all the lessons. But that is par for YA. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Cultural appropriation, Racism, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual harassment

alinas_library's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

What a great book! It has the perfect mixture between fiction, real life events and mystery. It takes a while for the suspense to build, which was necessary for the reader to really understand and learn about cultural and historical backgrounds and the emotions behind what’s happening. I learned a lot about Native American culture from this book and it has a great way of portraying different sentiments. I was very angry, sad and frustrated about the many injustices the communities had and still have to endure. The characters are all very lovely and full of life. 
This book will be one of my highlights of 2024 for sure! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Cultural appropriation, and Hate crime

Moderate: Rape and Murder

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

kimveach's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective 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

4.5

I found this young-adult book fascinating.  This author has some of the characters from her first book in this second book, but it can be read independently.  I knew nothing about Native American reparations of their ancestors and objects from museums and colleges before this story.  The added mystery of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) made this story one that kept my interest from the beginning until the end.  I wish there were books like this when I was in high school.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Classism, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Gore, Racism, Misogyny, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Death, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Colonisation, Cursing, Gaslighting, Medical content, Car accident, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Racial slurs

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Kidnapping, Death, Racism, Murder, Grief, and Hate crime

njlbo1's review

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Cultural appropriation, Hate crime, Violence, Colonisation, Confinement, and Racism

rmperash's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Genocide, Hate crime, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Self harm, Stalking, Racism, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Abandonment

gabrielle_reads_a_lot's review against another edition

5.0

There is so much to say about this book. It is 10 years after the book "Firekeeper's Daughter", which I did not read. The trigger warnings of that book are very intense, and so I was hesitant to read it. This book is still intense, but it covers some slightly different issues.  Even though many reviewers feel this is not quite as good as the previous book, I still think it was great.  

I was RAGING while reading this. I didn't know about the serious lack of public institutions and their repatriation of Native American HUMAN REMAINS. Harvard still has thousands of items and humans that belong to the tribes. She doesn't specifically call out Harvard in the story (although there is a provocative quote), but that is a real-life example that I found via Google.

It's also important to note that this is a thriller, and I try never to read thrillers. This made me incredibly anxious, but it was still a great read. This book does contain spoilers for Firekeepers Daughter, so if you don't want to be spoiled, read that one first. If you are like me and are intimidated by those content warnings, give this one a try. The real-life context alone is worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Hate crime, and Racism

Minor: Sexual violence

CW: Desecration of Native American remains, PTSD from SA, kidnapping

k_bang96's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Death, Murder, Racism, Cultural appropriation, and Genocide

Minor: Child death, Genocide, Rape, Hate crime, Self harm, Vomit, and Death of parent

valmai's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Racism

Moderate: Rape, Genocide, and Forced institutionalization

Angeline Boulley continues to write amazing novels with compelling Ojibwe teens.

lokes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Grief, Colonisation, Cursing, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Blood, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Car accident, Kidnapping, Cultural appropriation, and Sexism

Moderate: Death of parent, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Racial slurs, Sexism, Alcohol, Addiction, Medical content, Misogyny, and Murder