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emily_mh's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Murder, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Racism, Sexual assault, Rape, Confinement, Sexual violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Moderate: Grief, Drug use, Alcohol, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Cursing, Gore, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Vomit, Blood, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Car accident, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Misogyny, Eating disorder, Incest, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Ableism, and Animal death
leeang's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
It is one of the single greatest pieces of representation, I have encountered. The characters not only have depth, but become tangible. Boulley brings you into a world that so many never have an opportunity to experience, and paints it in vivid color.
The story is riveting and moves along at a steady clip. I devoured the whole book in less than a week. The prose are beautiful, and the use of the native language is superb!
Daunis is a heroine that checks all modern feminist boxes. She is a character that wins your heart as she unfurls herself throughout the story. In a wasteland of flawed heroines, she is a breath of fresh air - strong, complex, and kind.
As a native person, this book impacted me deeply. The struggles that indigenous communities face are handled in heartbreakingly realistic ways.
This book made me proud to be native, it touched my heart, and it took me on an unforgettable journey of twists and turns.
TLDR : Read this book.
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Car accident, Colonisation, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide
mo345's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit
kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit
caseythereader's review against another edition
- 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
- Love seeing a book that places Indigenous lives firmly in the present. This book covers everything from white friends being casually racist to addiction problems and from saying prayers throughout the day to the importance of respecting elders.
- So many of the characters in this book exist somewhere in a morally gray area, and a lot of that muddling has to do with how Indigenous peoples are treated (or ignored) in the United States.
- This may be a spoiler but I'm going to talk about it precisely because I think it shouldn't be treated as such. About 100 pages from the end of the book, there is a rape. It comes at a climactic moment and is kind of treated as a shocking plot twist. I know the intent was to illustrate how poorly Indigenous women are treated, but that was dealt with elsewhere in the book and given that the perpetrator is the most comically evil character when so many other characters had a gray morality (like, um, the cop love interest) it left a bad taste in my mouth at the end of an otherwise gripping book.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, and Vomit