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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
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:
Complicated
About white colonizers who never stopped colonizing; a system of extractive capitalism that doesn’t care about humans; men who care more about each other and themselves than the women they are trying to support; and Indigenous women who believe each other’s stories, believe in each other’s power, believe in themselves, and create and maintain the community and connections to save themselves
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Kidnapping
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I received an ARC as part of a giveaway from Goodreads in exchange for an honest review. This was not my first novel by Marcie R Rendon. The protagonist, Quill, is a strong female. I loved that this book featured a main character with a strong marriage and a family. And while all characters have (and should have) flaws, she was a stable influence in the story. It was also nice to see that running featured in the female characters' interests as so often indigenous stories focus on substance abuse on the reservation. The plot moves at a good pace and features missing indigenous women. The impact of the missing women is felt by those on the reservation as well. I will definitely go back and read more of this author's work.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Intense!!! This book is about the huge crisis of indigenous women & girls being sex trafficked. This story is powerful! Captivating! I want everyone I know to read it!
I am from Minnesota and always love books set Up North (Minnesota speak for the northern part of the state ). Marcie Rendon is a Minnesota author who represents it well. Her use of both languages - English & Ojibwe - is excellent! She creates/related the tension so well!!
My only beef is with the character type of Quill, the mc. Quill is a hero, in the type that yes, there are problems but she creatively overcomes them to save the day. It all seems rather easy. In a realistic fiction book, that doesn't seem too realistic.
I am from Minnesota and always love books set Up North (Minnesota speak for the northern part of the state ). Marcie Rendon is a Minnesota author who represents it well. Her use of both languages - English & Ojibwe - is excellent! She creates/related the tension so well!!
My only beef is with the character type of Quill, the mc. Quill is a hero, in the type that yes, there are problems but she creatively overcomes them to save the day. It all seems rather easy. In a realistic fiction book, that doesn't seem too realistic.
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes