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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Racism, Trafficking, Kidnapping
Moderate: Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Murder
Nick Media's debut novel Sisters of the Lost Nation, was inspired by stories he would hear from his paternal grandmother about missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.
The prologue is a great hook. An uncle telling his niece a spooky story that seems like an urban legend told to freak little girls out. But it quickly gets a little more serious when the uncle tells the girl that Ms. Shelby, a teacher who went missing over the summer, might have been eaten by an evil, vengeful spirit.
“Never?” Her voice barely made it over the crackle of the fire. She thought of Miss Shelby again. Gone forever. “Can’t it be stopped?”
He shrugged. “Can’t kill something that’s already dead. I don’t have any idea how to stop it. All I know is it’s a good thing you’re not out here alone.”
The story turns to sisters who live on a reservation. They're about 15-17 and work at the Casino. One of the sisters goes missing so the other one starts investigating. There is a lot of social commentary on how law enforcement doesn't take missing person reports seriously enough and how nobody seems to care about what happened to the women and girls.
A tragic tale that needs to be told. I enjoyed the subject matter and the heart behind this story but I felt like it repeated itself a lot before it discovered a good rhythm and finally took off. I liked the balance of myths & legends bumping up against human monsters. A strong topic coming up in horror lately.
The prologue is a great hook. An uncle telling his niece a spooky story that seems like an urban legend told to freak little girls out. But it quickly gets a little more serious when the uncle tells the girl that Ms. Shelby, a teacher who went missing over the summer, might have been eaten by an evil, vengeful spirit.
“Never?” Her voice barely made it over the crackle of the fire. She thought of Miss Shelby again. Gone forever. “Can’t it be stopped?”
He shrugged. “Can’t kill something that’s already dead. I don’t have any idea how to stop it. All I know is it’s a good thing you’re not out here alone.”
The story turns to sisters who live on a reservation. They're about 15-17 and work at the Casino. One of the sisters goes missing so the other one starts investigating. There is a lot of social commentary on how law enforcement doesn't take missing person reports seriously enough and how nobody seems to care about what happened to the women and girls.
A tragic tale that needs to be told. I enjoyed the subject matter and the heart behind this story but I felt like it repeated itself a lot before it discovered a good rhythm and finally took off. I liked the balance of myths & legends bumping up against human monsters. A strong topic coming up in horror lately.
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
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
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
So this is hailed as on of the best 2023 and this book didn’t disappoint at all!! If you read nothing this year, read this book!!
incredibly important topic but the writing was hard to follow because of the non-linear timeline
dark
mysterious
reflective
The time leaps forward and back were trying at first but it got better. Sad we need these stories but the author did a great job telling it.