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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
medium-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
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
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:
No
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
What a powerful story! I started this one on the way in to work and I was so mad I actually had to work instead of continuing to listen.
It grabs you from the jump. Quill is running on a remote trail-training for the Boston marathon- when she hears a woman’s scream. This sets off a chain of events that will engross you, frustrate the hell out of you, and sadden you to the depths of your soul.
Quill and her husband, Crow, along with their two children live on the Red Pine reservation in northern Minnesota. Quill has always felt safe on the land, running at all hours when she feels compelled; but now she’s heard this scream and she begins investigating when she doesn’t feel the tribal police are doing enough.
She feels a connection to the missing woman. She found her earring at the place of the abduction and she holds onto it, feeling that if she carries it, the woman will be found alive.
The one missing woman is horrible enough, but then another woman goes missing from a crowded casino. Who is doing this? How are they getting away with it?
She enlists her friends, Punk and Gaylyn, for all kinds of investigative and dangerous work. Did some of her decisions make me furious? Absolutely. But do I understand the drive to not stand by and to actually DO SOMETHING? Absolutely.
Look. Quill is not a perfect person. Who is? But she cares deeply for her community and her family. And if I were missing, there’s no one I’d rather have looking for me.
Highly recommended for all mystery lovers!
Please look up MMIW or the more inclusive MMIP for more information about the disproportionate violence against these women, girls, and two spirits.
#mystery #mysterybooks #idigenousbooks #indigenousmystery #wheretheylastsawher #marcierrendon #audiobook
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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:
No
An interesting look into the troubling problem of missing indigenous women.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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:
Complicated
this book was so powerful and profoundly devastating! i was so touched by the author's note at the end. as a country, we need to better at protecting native women from the atrocities that they still face. i really enjoyed reading about all the strong women in this book.
on a more technical level, some of the writing felt a little simplistic to me, at times repetitive, and the pacing was a little inconsistent. some of quill's characterization was also a little frustrating. i understand the critique of bureaucracy and official government agencies, but there should've been a better way to showcase that without having quill put herself, her friends, and her children in so much danger. it felt so reckless and even counterproductive at times. i appreciate women taking matters into their own hands but please be smart about it! i hope she does unpack this in therapy. overall great read, though.
on a more technical level, some of the writing felt a little simplistic to me, at times repetitive, and the pacing was a little inconsistent. some of quill's characterization was also a little frustrating. i understand the critique of bureaucracy and official government agencies, but there should've been a better way to showcase that without having quill put herself, her friends, and her children in so much danger. it felt so reckless and even counterproductive at times. i appreciate women taking matters into their own hands but please be smart about it! i hope she does unpack this in therapy. overall great read, though.