Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

21 reviews

briggs4598's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Murder, and Addiction

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Colonisation, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Rape, Grief, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

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

syfylauren's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Car accident, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Stalking, Sexual violence, and Racial slurs

The audiobook has such a fabulous narrator, I highly recommend listening rather than reading, especially for those unfamiliar with the Ojibwe language

barefootbetsy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Death, Car accident, Addiction, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Grief, Confinement, Classism, Bullying, and Alcohol

Minor: Gaslighting, Genocide, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Racism

slimy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

An amazingly unique and brutally poignant story. The balance between Ojibwe traditions and modern crime tropes is incredible! I’ve never read anything like this. 

This is another great example of books that are marketed as YA but have no business being pushed on kids without warnings. This book has many things that in my mind, entirely disqualify it from YA. See my content warning tags. 

The pacing is not great. The first 5-7 chapters are very very slow… but you hit chapter 10 and are off running.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, Colonisation, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Violence, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Stalking, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

voxelbee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Grief, Murder, and Sexual violence

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Stalking, and Vomit

lark42's review against another edition

challenging dark informative 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Murder, Racism, Rape, Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Colonisation, Genocide, Grief, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

danierilily's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Car accident, Colonisation, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Stalking, and Vomit

maclongo21's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Absolutely a must read! Fast paced and had me on the edge of my seat - I couldn’t put it down. The story is amazing and the plot twists were so good, plus I loved reading the work of an indigenous author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Stalking

Minor: Car accident, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, and Mental illness

Sexual assault is briefly mentioned a few times, and there is one in depth (approximately one page) scene of sexual assault. It is not extremely physically graphic, but more so emotionally graphic, which could be triggering to survivors.

redthistle's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative 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

I loved this book. The beauty of the modern Ojibwa culture really captivated me and was what made this book a 5 star read for me.
Daunis is a strong, interesting, beautiful, and intelligent MC. I loved reading from her perspective. This book was easy to immerse myself into and the story was interesting and at times heart pounding.

I also found the relationship between Jamie and Daunis to be very sweet and heartwarming while remaining realistic.

I will say I think it is an older Young Adult (15/16+) bordering on NA due to some content which could be very triggering or upsetting so I highly recommend checking content warnings before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Car accident, and Addiction

Moderate: Suicide, Stalking, and Sexual harassment