Reviews - Sisters of the Lost Nation

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Sisters of the Lost Nation

Nick Medina

3.93 AVERAGE

readerluc's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

marinerbovig's review against another edition

5.0

Another thriller billed as horror. But more than any genre, this is another book that exposes some deeply painful truths. I wouldn't necessarily call it a pleasant read but it is an important one.

bkwrm1317's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

Medina’s Sisters of the Lost Nation will reel in readers with the plot, but absorb them with the reflections and themes about 2S folks, MMIW/R (missing and murdered indigenous women/relatives), and more.

While the Takoda people are an amalgamation of many tribal peoples, they are representative of so many Indigenous and Tribal experiences in the US.

I really enjoyed the folk horror elements of the story, including the revenge-seeking rolling head. While not my typical five star novel, this one really kept me engaged and turning the pages.

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lanese07's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

I liked how this book took you on a journey. I enjoyed the way the authored flashed back between the past and present. I felt there were a couple times in the book that were drawn out and could have been shortened. I also think there were a few things not fully vetted or explained. I did love the depiction of Native American culture.

writtenxreality's review against another edition

2.0

I really wanted to like this one. I did, but it dragged. It never really took off, and the "Why should I keep reading" didn't hit for me until WAY too late in this book.

I pushed through for the sake of the topic, MMIW are valued, and they deserve to be seen and have answers, but wish I had dnf'd this book much sooner.

kgareis's review against another edition

5.0

Worth every second spent reading.
Makes you think about things, how you perceive the world, how fascinating Indigenous culture is, how fragile and irreplaceable.