Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

615 reviews

nataliekh's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, and Death

Moderate: Racism, Grief, Rape, and Murder

Minor: Toxic relationship and Racial slurs

summerlyn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative 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

I loved every minute of this book! The investigation was interesting and I loved learning more about another culture. The author highlighted many issues with how the Ojibwe community are treated, especially by the law enforcement/government. Daunis was such a great lead with so many layers. How she worked through problems and situations was so fun to read.The ending was so sad but also empowering for Daunis and extremely realistic. I cannot wait to read the second book in this series!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death, Violence, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Addiction, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Torture, Racism, and Racial slurs

author2223's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Drug abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Racism, Medical content, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent and Grief

rachellynnmcguire's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Really good story. Loveable characters. Very grounded in time and place. My two complaints: 1) Slow start. Took about 10 chapters before the action kicked off. 2) Too repetitive. I felt a bit like the author was holding my hand through solving the mystery instead of trusting that I could remember what she'd already told me. Haha. Relatedly, there was too much telling and not enough showing. 

Still a great book that I'll recommend to my kids when they're young adults. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Drug use

josiez23's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Drug use, Gun violence, and Addiction

jayla_hh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I'm not sure if I was really expecting a crime drama but it was amazing. Handles heavy topics in a way that isn't traumatizing to read while still making the gravity of all known. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Rape, Murder, and Racism

Minor: Drug abuse and Gun violence

laurevanaerschot's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Grief

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Racism

lilliana_blackstar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

Amazing. This story is pretty fast-paced, a crime-mystery combined with a coming of age story and a search for identity and belonging. Main character is half white, half Ojibwe Native, has just graduated high school, about to start college. The small community she is a part of is experiencing a wave of drug addiction among the youth, and now people are dying. Main character gets caught up in an FBI investigation because she wants to help, but ends up in a situation where she is keeping secrets from everyone, and not sure who to trust. At the same time, the book is an exploration of heritage, family, faith, community, and cultural  life of the Ojibwe community of Michigan's upper peninsula.

Content warnings: gun violence, drugs, sexual assault, death, generational trauma

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Gun violence, Sexual content, Car accident, Racism, and Rape

mktraxel's review against another edition

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

michelle_my_belle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

I listened to the audio and the narration was excellent. Angeline Boulley does a great job of balancing the informational text about Ojibwe culture and the story and weaving its importance into who the characters are. It felt equal parts new adult, coming of age, family drama, mystery/thriller, and social commentary. I was engaged throughout the whole book. 

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Content Warnings

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