Reviews - Sisters of the Lost Nation

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Sisters of the Lost Nation

Nick Medina

3.93 AVERAGE

alishampat's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious 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: Yes

bookboundbitch's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Through fiction, Nick Medina addresses a very real world problem for Indigenous communities. When teen girls begin to go missing from Anna Horn’s tribe, including her own sister, she is determined to find answers. Her journey leads her down a dark path of self and tribal discovery.

I went into this expecting folklore horror and, while those elements are there, this book is much closer to a crime thriller. Admittedly, I’m not always a huge fan of thrillers. They lean a bit predictable for me. But Sisters of a Lost Nation turns the traditional thriller tropes upside down in a poignant way.

This isn’t a “who done it” mystery. From the beginning, I knew who done it. I knew what happened to Anna’s sister and I think that was Medina’s point. Framing the story this way, in which the answers are quite obvious, mirrors the real world in which law enforcement chooses to ignore the violence and trafficking of Indigenous women, often prioritizing the protection of white perpetrators. As a society, we know the truth…but we don’t care. We don’t want to see.

Anna’s story is incredibly raw, incredibly real, painful, and yet full of hope. I loved the inclusion of her personal journey, how she grows into her community role as a two-spirit person and keeper of her tribe’s history. While searching for her sister, she finds herself.

bgourlis's review against another edition

5.0

What a amazing story. It is not fair that indigenous families/women struggle to their personal right to exist, their right to safety among other rights they should expect. This story addresses the missing .
It’s a powerful tale.