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Graphic: Addiction, Rape
Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Colonisation
Minor: Domestic abuse
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder
Minor: Racial slurs
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol
Minor: Cursing, Genocide, Medical content, Trafficking, Pregnancy
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Kidnapping, Murder
This book brings forth both the beautiful parts of being native and the devastating parts, and strikes a balance between the two. There are incredible descriptions of ceremonies and practices like the use of plant medicines as well as a grappling with the bloodied history of residential schools, drug use, and the lack of legal support for people living on reservations.
Since this is an #OwnVoices novel, I encourage you to read the reviews of native readers to decide whether to pick this up, but if you’re looking for my vote this book is an absolute and resounding YES.
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Car accident
Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Colonisation
Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Rape, Murder
This book is a coming of age story that reminds us that sometimes wisdom comes in the harshest of ways. I appreciated the very real depictions of how
While knowledge of histories such as residential schools (or, as the book calls it, "boarding schools") and the Sixties Scoop is not necessary, it's clear that the history informs the actions of many characters, including Daunis and her elders. I highly recommend looking into these histories before or as you are reading this book.
Overall, I think it was a well-written book with important themes. Boulley did a good job of leaving hints and foreshadowing as the book went along. My only real issues were with pacing and the ending. It was hard at times to know if months, days, or merely hours had passed in the narrative. This may have been an issue with listening by audiobook, however. As for the ending... it felt like it was merely there to tie loose ends in the plot, like the ending screen in a documentary stating what happened after filming ended. The knowledge was satisfying, but the way it was written wasn't.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism
Minor: Bullying, Child death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault