4.4 AVERAGE

adventurous medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
challenging dark informative 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: Complicated
adventurous emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging 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: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Loved the author’s first book, The Firekeeper’s Daughter, so I wanted to read this. The author is a beautiful writer, has a strong voice, and I appreciate the way she weaves an authentic and unapologetic Indigenous culture into her work. She speaks Anishnaabemowin throughout, at times without translating, which I appreciate. I learned so much just by absorbing and witnessing the story. That said I enjoyed her first book better. The second half of this book felt rushed and a bit messy to me. But I definitely enjoyed the read.
adventurous challenging 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: No
dark emotional medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious 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
informative reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Very slow book that lacks a real storyline. I always waited for the story to begin, then thought it began only for the resolution to come very quickly and a new storyline springing up. But I appreciated learning so much about the repatriation of indigenous ancestors.