Reviews - Sisters of the Lost Nation

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Sisters of the Lost Nation

Nick Medina

3.93 AVERAGE

erincooper04's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad 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: Yes

Content Warnings

msfoleyesq's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional informative 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

An incredibly important topic presented in a way that is compelling, beautiful, and poetic despite the challenging subject matter.

cindy_leavemetomybooks's review against another edition

5.0

Anna works as a cleaner at the newly-constructed casino hotel on the Tacoda reservation. When her younger sister becomes the latest young Native woman to disappear, Anna is desperate to find her and has to face the fears that have haunted her since childhood.

I LOVED THIS BOOK. LOVED. IT. Loved it so much that I've been stalling writing my review because I'm not going to do it justice and will just end up sounding like a maniac, but here goes nothing.

The title alone is killing me after reading the book and learning what it means. Then there's the whole creepy rolling head (AAAAAGH). And the real-life horror of Indigenous women and girls going missing and authorities doing nothing about it because of jurisdictional nonsense and - you know - centuries of racism. And then there's ANNA. I loved her so much. Seeing her discover her true self and embrace the power of it and her traditions - amazing. And the ending made me cry. And I would really like the fictional Tacoda reservation to get a visit from the fictional Virgil Wounded Horse from Winter Counts. I think he and Anna would make a good team and mess some shitheads up.

I don't even know. All I can say is that this book was amazing and you should read it. The end.

* thank you so much to Berkley for the NetGalley review copy. Sisters of the Lost Nation publishes April 18, 2023.

nerdmom's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars. Beautiful and heartbreaking but also infuriating because you know this isn't just a book, this is real. This story is all too real for many tribes and indigenous families.

alannathelioness's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sheamcmillan's review against another edition

2.0

I really wanted to like this more than I did. The subject matter is so important and I do think it has so much potential! Ultimately, it's a very strong premise and good plot that's lacking in execution.

This author would overstate the point for metaphorical ideas, using dialogue or internal monologue that was very on-the-nose. Then he'd under explain actual plot! I have several parts of the book where I'm not quite sure what happened because it wasn't laid out clearly enough. The dual timelines also hurt it. I think it would function better chronologically and build the tension and characters better. Usually I enjoy dual timelines, but the jumps in time are so close together and there's not enough differentiating them so it was sometimes disorienting and confusing.

jerritt's review against another edition

5.0

Such an important book about missing and murdered indigenous women. And such a fabulous story that weaves sisterhood, tribal alliances, and love of family together. Beautiful. Poetic. Read it.