Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley

68 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

jdieperink's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief, Colonisation, Confinement, and Racism

Moderate: Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Death

Minor: Car accident, Rape, Pregnancy, and Police brutality

author2223's review

adventurous emotional informative mysterious slow-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: Blood, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Car accident

rachelann88's review

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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? No

4.0

A bit of a slow start/rushed ending in my opinion but I liked the overall structure and really enjoyed reading another of Boulley's stories, this time with even more important information packed in! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Death

Minor: Blood, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Torture, Cultural appropriation, Stalking, Racism, Sexual violence, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, and Rape

saara_ilona_muu's review against another edition

adventurous informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Car accident, Violence, Cultural appropriation, Confinement, Grief, Kidnapping, Blood, Death, Misogyny, Medical content, Colonisation, Racism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

leannanecdote's review

adventurous challenging emotional informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, Misogyny, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

lonicera_fragrantissima's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious 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

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Rape, Child death, Vomit, Racism, and Forced institutionalization

batwinggoth's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Blood, Classism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Sexual violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Murder, Death, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Rape, Car accident, Grief, Mental illness, Racism, Child death, Gun violence, and Drug use

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