Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

37 reviews

cindys3's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Addiction, Kidnapping, Violence, Grief, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Suicide, Rape, and Drug use

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

I love when I read a book that is unlike any book I’ve ever read before. This book opened up new worlds because I’ve not really read any contemporary books with Native people as the main characters. Learning about Native culture and customs through this novel was a breathtaking experience. The plot is believable, the characters choose paths that are unexpected, and the ending is sad but gives you a sense of finality as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Car accident, Child death, Dementia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical content, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Murder, Sexual violence, and Torture

madlyreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Racism, Death of parent, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Grief, Rape, Sexism, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Xenophobia, Car accident, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

mktraxel's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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? No

5.0

CAWPILE 9.4

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Racism, Death of parent, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Alcohol, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, and Racial slurs

deepcurvesahead's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful informative reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Racial slurs, Car accident, Drug abuse, and Rape

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Misogyny, and Sexual content

audreads100's review

challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Racism, Gun violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Murder, Grief, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia

thaliareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

Overall I very much enjoyed the mystery at the core of the story. At least in audiobook form there was a few times I got confused as to what had been actually said/what was just in Daunis' head as fantasy. However, the audiobook was excellent for all more unique pronunciations both with being in the UP and with introducing what to most readers is an unfamiliar language. I will say the narrator did mess up the pronunciation of pastys (coming from someone who spent 4 years in the UP and who's best friend is a UP local) pronouncing them the way you would pasties - which are very different. 

For me this was a fun and worthwhile read and while I had inklings about who might be behind the mystery, there were too many moving parts for me to guess before the culprits were revealed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Addiction, Medical trauma, Medical content, Car accident, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Rape, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity

This book deals with a lot of heavy topics that I can't possibly put in context without spoiling the book since they are all interwoven. However, I'll do my best to provide some basics. First, this book is obviously about the mystery surrounding the increased appearance of meth in the MC's community. Therefore lots of specifics of drug use and production and the effect of drug use on the community are discussed. Second, any sexual content - including the sexual assault - are described in detail leading up to the incident and then fade to black. In consensual situations there will be kissing but that's where the description stops. Obviously, in the case of the assault there are more long lasting impacts on mental health and well being. There are multiple victims to the drug problem throughout the book - either directly or indirectly - that would classify as murder and leave the MC with a lot of grief to work through. The MC also gets into multiple situations where she ends up injured in different capacities - from bloody to internal - and it is typically described in detail due to the character's interest in healing, health, biology, and science in general. The MC also has an elderly relative that has been in a coma and continues to be throughout the book. She spends a lot of time visiting them and that means it's brought up frequently. Finally, there are characters in the book that culturally appropriate the MC, or others around her. Typically she will note this and point it out for the reader.

jerolium's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The representation in this book is so amazing and the fact that it doesn't hude the dark side of their community is amazing. It doesn't hude real things that gcould happen while investigating and it was sad. Also it was funny because daunis hated Jamie one chapter then. Hated him the other. then lived him again💀

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

maggievanningen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Grief, Sexual assault, Murder, Addiction, Rape, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Gaslighting

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

Pretty slow in the beginning but picks up a bit when the action hits. The topics discussed are difficult but necessary. I was a little shocked about one character, but at the same time I kind of guessed their involvement with the drugs.
Overall liked it and would be willing to check out more from the author. Also really enjoyed the narrator.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Murder, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Drug use, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, and Toxic relationship