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I’m sobbing. What a gut wrenching and beautiful book, and reading this in the wake of the election made it hit so much harder. Great characters, great pacing, and I loved that it kept jumping back and forth in time.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I loved the weaving of native lore to modern issues that native women face. It was also a surprise how this story intertwined with Medina’s other work which I enjoyed.
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
I loved the tension and mystery of this and I really enjoyed the folklore that was interwoven in the story
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Moderate: Physical abuse, Racism, Trafficking
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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
challenging
dark
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Pedophilia
I liked the story but found the writing style with the jumping time frames to be distracting. It could gave been more powerful in my opinion if told chronological.