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jb_readsss's review
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
mmkn_99's review
challenging
informative
tense
fast-paced
3.0
This is interesting, I liked it overall. Very interesting tale and necessary story about the history of the Indigenous peoples of America and how they’ve been treated. I will definitely read the next one.
jujureads_123's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
anacereading's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
rready's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, and Racism
Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Alcohol, and Sexual violence
claudia_is_reading's review against another edition
3.0
A very interesting story with an even more interesting main character. Cash is a Native girl, hard as nails because that's what life has taught her: never trust anyone but yourself. She lives by herself, driving trucks and playing pool to get some extra money or to drink for free.
She's angry, with very valid reasons to feel that way, and mostly, she's isolated. Her only real connection is with Sheriff Wheaton, the only person who has ever lent her a hand when she needed it the most, and who has kept an eye on her since she was three years old.
Somehow, they've forged an unlikely partnership looking into the murder of an Indian, from Red Lake Reservation. Sheriff Wheaton can't investigate it, as the Reserve is Federal jurisdiction, but Cash fits right in with them and she understands better than most what this death has done to the family. She's determined to find out what went on that night.
I found everything about this book very enticing: the setting, the characters, the mystery... and I was surprised to discover that this was the author's first book. I'll be reading the rest of the series, I want to see how Cash's life keeps going :D
She's angry, with very valid reasons to feel that way, and mostly, she's isolated. Her only real connection is with Sheriff Wheaton, the only person who has ever lent her a hand when she needed it the most, and who has kept an eye on her since she was three years old.
Somehow, they've forged an unlikely partnership looking into the murder of an Indian, from Red Lake Reservation. Sheriff Wheaton can't investigate it, as the Reserve is Federal jurisdiction, but Cash fits right in with them and she understands better than most what this death has done to the family. She's determined to find out what went on that night.
I found everything about this book very enticing: the setting, the characters, the mystery... and I was surprised to discover that this was the author's first book. I'll be reading the rest of the series, I want to see how Cash's life keeps going :D
shksprsis's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
nativeladybookwarrior's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
bbriezy1792's review against another edition
5.0
Fargo, pool, drinking, and murder. I love how the author incorporated the 1970s, rez history, and CPS in this story. Cash is tough as nails. I learned a lot about how, for 115 years, Native American kids that were taken by CPS just wound up in white homes. How those kids who have lost so much couldn't stay with family. Kids who became wards of the state and moved from foster home to foster home were met with silence or violence, and that's how they handled problems. During this time, siblings didn't stay together when being taken, and it's heartbreaking. Cash obviously has some issues about her dad, mom, and her two siblings. She's only 19, and Wheaton is the closest person she has to a family member. He is not a talkative guy. And i wanna know more about Long Braids and his relationship with Cash. I don't like that she is sleeping with a married white man and knows it. But maybe he goes away cause I don't like him. Great read!