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asienerbrown's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny
linneak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Colonisation, Cursing, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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
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
itsnotalakeitsanocean's review
Much like Daunis herself, however, the book has one foot in two different worlds and as a result became a meandering mess that failed to capture my attention. It wanted to be a thriller and a mystery story with an unconventional sleuth, but it also wants to be a coming-of-age, slice of life story from a character with a background that is sadly all too often overlooked.
My complaints are as follows:
- I found it very unbelievable that the FBI chose the immediate witness as their inside agent, let alone a teenage girl who they chose on the merit of getting an "honorable mention" at some science fair. Ron and Jamie themselves also came across as incredibly bumbling and don't seem to do much investigating themselves. I understand they don't want to disrupt the daily life of the Ojibwe people and don't know much about the area, but come on - it's in the name itself - the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- Daunis would actually want to co-operate with the FBI seeing how often she goes on about (very justifiably) hating cops. This is especially egregious when, as I've read,
the fake relationship between her and an undercover agent goes from fake to real. Not only would a good undercover agent NEVER have casual relations with a civilian informant, it gives me the ick that someone who so ardently hates cops would settle "for the right one". Especially for someone whose people have been brutalised by law enforcement. - Speaking of relationships, I didn't find Daunis as bad as some other reviewers did (considering her background, the fact her grandmother is now permanently hospitalised and she's always on the end of a lot of discrimination, I think she's allowed to act out a little), but her constant slut-shaming of other girls was very grating, and also very hypocritical considering her and Lily talked constantly about "snagging" (read: shagging) other guys.
I feel like if Boulley had eliminated the FBI presence and had Daunis be an amateur sleuth trying to solve the mystery herself (Jamie still could have assisted her; he could have been retooled to be just some guy who was divorced from his cultural roots, having been forced to move around for his own safety), this would have corrected a lot of problems.
I'm not going to get into the scene where
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Moderate: Sexual assault, Gun violence, Racism, Misogyny, and Rape
baileyes's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Racism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Gun violence, Drug use, Addiction, Classism, Car accident, Murder, Violence, Drug abuse, Death, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Grief
kuporeads's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Misogyny
Minor: Sexual assault and Suicide
camrich's review
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Death, Gun violence, and Grief
Moderate: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Classism, and Sexual assault
Minor: Terminal illness and Cancer
vincentpriceisright's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Dementia, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Violence, Death, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Death of parent, and Drug abuse
Minor: Homophobia, Addiction, Body shaming, and Genocide
I would say the two biggest CWs/TWs to be aware of are drug abuse/addiction and rape/sexual harassmentmichelle_my_belle's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicide, Colonisation, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Drug abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
Minor: Racism