Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

21 reviews

aelunny's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It's a great mystery novel that gives Nancy Drew, and also centers native culture, real contemporary issues, and native women. Big recommend if you're looking to get sucked into something!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Car accident, Rape, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Blood, Sexual assault, Racism, Addiction, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Stalking, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Pedophilia, Classism, Colonisation, and Cultural appropriation

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

firekeepers daughter  🤝the indigenous Canada MOOC 

How seamlessly Boulley was able to weave together the book with Indigenous teachings is amazing. I don’t even know if that’s right as the  cultural teachings are so vital to the story and the characters and make this book so amazing. 

Every once and a while I read a book that I think should be read in high school because of the story, the writing, the themes, and characters and this is one of them. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault

samantha_blue's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Confinement, Racism, Grief, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gun violence, Addiction, and Infidelity

Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Body shaming, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Domestic abuse

savannah_c_dipasquale's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, and Infidelity

pamelakluna's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Death, Religious bigotry, Violence, Addiction, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Suicide, Murder, Rape, Chronic illness, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

Minor: Kidnapping and Car accident

maria_luciani's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Addiction, and Rape

Moderate: Colonisation, Genocide, Hate crime, and Kidnapping

Minor: Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Misogyny, Cultural appropriation, Car accident, and Body shaming

mo345's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

i really wanted to like this book, but i just couldn’t. 

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Content Warnings

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

alexture's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

📖 Daunis Fontaine a 18 ans. Son père est Ojibwe (Anishinaabe), sa mère blanche, et elle n'est la bienvenue à la réserve que pendant les vacances et dans son village que pendant l'année scolaire. Elle doit abandonner ses rêves d'études de médecine pour s'occuper de sa mère.
Heureusement, il y a Jamie, le nouveau joueur de hockey de l'équipe locale. Mais alors qu'elle commence à tomber amoureuse de lui, Daunis est témoin d'un meurtre atroce et se retrouve mêlée à une enquête du FBI sur des horreurs cachées de la région et sur le trafic de drogue dans la région.
Daunis accepte de coopérer avec le FBI et de leur apporter sa connaissance des psychotropes traditionnels des Ojibwe, mais rapidement, elle comprend qu'elle est elle-même en danger.

💭 Je ne lis pas souvent de thrillers Young Adult. Beaucoup de thrillers, beaucoup de YA, mais très peu de thrillers YA. Et maintenant que j'ai lu celui-ci, je ne suis pas sûr d'en trouver un jour un aussi bien que ça. J'ai commencé le roman en me disant que j'allais lire une fiction contemporaine avec une romance mignonne. 100 pages plus tard, je navigais entre meurtres, viols et overdoses et je perdais tous mes moyens. Attention donc à ne pas entamer la lecture sans avoir jeté un oeil aux avertissements de contenu, le roman est SOMBRE. Mais si vous en avez la possibilité, alors n'hésitez surtout pas à vous lancer dans ce chef-d'oeuvre !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Addiction, Colonisation, Murder, Child death, Drug abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Blood, Gaslighting, Cultural appropriation, and Pedophilia

Minor: Racial slurs, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Medical trauma

julianreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

4.5

I cannot stress enough reading the content warnings before you pick up this book. If you are mentally stable enough to read it, I highly encourage it because it is so beautifully written. There were moments where I just had to sit back and digest the passage I had read. I have Indigenous family and friends so this is a book I want to show them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Racial slurs, Racism, and Drug use

Moderate: Confinement, Religious bigotry, and Death

marieketron's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

This was an absolutely thrilling read and I devoured it in two days. The subject matter gets darker and darker as the story develops and Daunis gets more deeply involved in the drug investigation, but there are always light or restoring moments sprinkled throughout. Daunis' Ojibwe identity informs her thought processes (as do her science teachings) and how she acts, and she comes across as a completely genuine person: what you see is what you get (except for all the undercover dealings of course, but even there her personality doesn't shift).

I loved the various side and background characters: her mom and brother, aunt Teddy, the Elders. They all connect and engage with different elements of her life. They're all nuanced and complex (though some of the Elders sometimes feel a bit one-note), and the narrative doesn't judge them for any faults while indicating maybe some choices aren't the best.

Jamie was a fantastic love interest character. I was a bit hesitant at first because of the unequal power balance in the relationship due to Jamie not disclosing who he is and keeping so many secrets, but both their relationship development and that imbalance are handled really well and I love their ending.

I don't think my words can fully do this justice, but if you can I would highly recommend you give this one a go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Car accident, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Rape, and Fatphobia