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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Not especially well written but important and, sadly, relevant.
This book is a beautiful exploration of loss and resilience on the Red Pine reservation. Quill, is shaped by her past traumas and the stark realities of life for Indigenous women. As she trains for the Boston Marathon, her routine shatters with the haunting scream she hears in the woods—a moment that propels her into action when she discovers a beaded earring, a symbol of a missing woman.
Quill, along with her friends Punk and Gaylyn, is determined to do something, as she confronts the pipeline workers, embodying the struggle against systemic neglect and violence. The narrative raises critical questions about bystander mentality and the invisibility of marginalized voices.
Thank you Random House Publishing, NetGalley and Marcie Rendon for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Quill, along with her friends Punk and Gaylyn, is determined to do something, as she confronts the pipeline workers, embodying the struggle against systemic neglect and violence. The narrative raises critical questions about bystander mentality and the invisibility of marginalized voices.
Thank you Random House Publishing, NetGalley and Marcie Rendon for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
challenging
emotional
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I was given a copy of this book by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Quill has carried the trauma of seeing a young man commit suicide by jumping off a bridge since she was a young child, but she is grown now, married to a good man, with her own kids and friends of her own.
When she is out running, she hears a scream. This begins her determination to find the women who keep going missing from the reservation, even if no one else can.
Not as good as her Cash Blackbear series, but still a thrilling, moving story.
Quill has carried the trauma of seeing a young man commit suicide by jumping off a bridge since she was a young child, but she is grown now, married to a good man, with her own kids and friends of her own.
When she is out running, she hears a scream. This begins her determination to find the women who keep going missing from the reservation, even if no one else can.
Not as good as her Cash Blackbear series, but still a thrilling, moving story.
I've gone back and forth between 3 and 4... I liked the story and learning more about native culture, but the main character was just so frustratingly bad at making decisions and yet always magically had what she needed in the moment to survive her bad choices.
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I enjoyed Murder on the Red River by the same author and really thought I would enjoy this one too. Or at least I had high hopes. Personally I found the writing to be very amateurish and superfluous in some areas, mainly extra or repetitive details that weren’t needed for the plot or character development. The writing just felt clumsy at times.
Quill, the main character, is motivated by her deep care for her community but she really irked me. Her decisions didn’t seem at all realistic, especially of someone who’s a mom. Her husband, Crow, was also a character that felt very one-dimensional and flat.
Punk I think bothered me the most. She was a very stereotypical “goth” and it didn’t seem like there was much depth to her.
I really really wanted to like this book but it just didn’t work for me. Will continue giving Marcie’s books a try because I have enjoyed some of her other stories.
Quill, the main character, is motivated by her deep care for her community but she really irked me. Her decisions didn’t seem at all realistic, especially of someone who’s a mom. Her husband, Crow, was also a character that felt very one-dimensional and flat.
Punk I think bothered me the most. She was a very stereotypical “goth” and it didn’t seem like there was much depth to her.
I really really wanted to like this book but it just didn’t work for me. Will continue giving Marcie’s books a try because I have enjoyed some of her other stories.
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Where They Last Saw Her is a work of fiction, but the story is a very real fear that Native Americans are going through.
Quill hears a scream as she is running through the woods on her reservation in Minnesota, she doesn’t see them woman but knows all the well that a lot of women who like her go missing. The scream she hears is just the beginning of the horror that Quill, her family, friends, and community are about to go through. Man camps have taken over the reservation and women and children are going missing. The police are doing nothing so Quill, a wife and mom of two, takes things into her own hands. This book could have been five stars for me, except I found some mundane things described that just didn’t need describing. I loved this characters of this book and felt that I was on the reservation with Quill. I highly recommend this book if you’re looking to know more about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Crisis that is happening in the US and Canada.
Quill hears a scream as she is running through the woods on her reservation in Minnesota, she doesn’t see them woman but knows all the well that a lot of women who like her go missing. The scream she hears is just the beginning of the horror that Quill, her family, friends, and community are about to go through. Man camps have taken over the reservation and women and children are going missing. The police are doing nothing so Quill, a wife and mom of two, takes things into her own hands. This book could have been five stars for me, except I found some mundane things described that just didn’t need describing. I loved this characters of this book and felt that I was on the reservation with Quill. I highly recommend this book if you’re looking to know more about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Crisis that is happening in the US and Canada.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes