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knik's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
fast-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? Yes
4.5
aranafyre's review against another edition
3.0
DNF because this is written in third person omniscient. I struggle with the POV and really do not enjoy books written this way. The story seemed good and the characters interesting and I am intrigued about what will happen next but I can’t get over the narration.
lsparrow's review against another edition
4.0
I found this such a refreshing read in the vampire genre - new and real and with more questions than answers. Also to re imagine this genre beyond white European narratives.
abbyandthejets's review against another edition
2.0
This book falls unfortunately flat. There is a lot of repetition, flat characters, and not a ton of room for nuance. I was annoyed a lot of the time at the basic plot and characters. Motorcycles & Sweetgrass is a much better indication of this author’s YA potential, in my opinion.
lesya's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
kat_fields's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
justjussy__'s review against another edition
4.75
No matter how long ago the past occurred, it coloured the present and influenced the future.
The Night Wanderer
by Drew Hayden Taylor
QUICK SUMMARY
Sixteen year old Tiffany only has one good thing going for her, that's her new boyfriend. Her mother left, she finds out her father is renting out her room to this stranger from France.
But soon everything starts going even more wrong, and the stranger from France is even stranger than she could have imagined.
FINAL THOUGHTS
This book is so very obviously YA. But I loved it none the less. Cringey white teenage boyfriend, a girl who has never learned much of her history despite her grandmother being one of the last people on their reservation who still speaks their language.
What I loved even more is the backstory of the stranger from France, his story brings everything together for me. Past, Present and hopefully for Tiffany, future.
paperbacksandpines's review against another edition
5.0
I'm pretty sure that Booktube's Big Al Books recommended this book and I'm so grateful I listened to her recommendation. This book was perfection for me.
This book had all of the things I didn't even know I was looking for on a topic like this. Although it was fictional, I learned a lot about the Anishinabe people (also known as the Ojibwe nation by whites) and first nations people in general.
I was immediately sucked into the story of the main character, Tiffany. We find out that she is straddling two worlds, that of her culture, and white culture. Her grandmother's people were servants to whites, her father's people were hunting and fishing guides to them, and she was trying to find out just how she and her generation interacted with whites. Tiffany's grandmother was one of the dying breed of people who were native in the Anishinabe language. A lot of their culture was being replaced by the so-called "dominant" culture. Tiffany's angst and her desire to forge her own path, even if she didn't know how to get there, were relatable.
Within this story, is of course, the mystery at hand. I don't want to give away what it was but it was captivating. This story might be considered too slow paced to be considered a mystery or horror but just because the build up is slow, does not mean that it wasn't spine tingling. I appreciated how the Anishinabe myths and beliefs were interwoven within this story. This was Taylor's first foray into YA and it makes me want to explore more YA (or just more) from him.
This book had all of the things I didn't even know I was looking for on a topic like this. Although it was fictional, I learned a lot about the Anishinabe people (also known as the Ojibwe nation by whites) and first nations people in general.
I was immediately sucked into the story of the main character, Tiffany. We find out that she is straddling two worlds, that of her culture, and white culture. Her grandmother's people were servants to whites, her father's people were hunting and fishing guides to them, and she was trying to find out just how she and her generation interacted with whites. Tiffany's grandmother was one of the dying breed of people who were native in the Anishinabe language. A lot of their culture was being replaced by the so-called "dominant" culture. Tiffany's angst and her desire to forge her own path, even if she didn't know how to get there, were relatable.
Within this story, is of course, the mystery at hand. I don't want to give away what it was but it was captivating. This story might be considered too slow paced to be considered a mystery or horror but just because the build up is slow, does not mean that it wasn't spine tingling. I appreciated how the Anishinabe myths and beliefs were interwoven within this story. This was Taylor's first foray into YA and it makes me want to explore more YA (or just more) from him.