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emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book got off to a very strong start. I loved the opening chapter, immediately grounding the book's approach to historical fiction in Indigenous storytelling and history. Two Feathers was a great main character. The best parts of the book were the ones from her perspective.
The middle of the book dragged. I didn't enjoy reading from the antagonist's POV, and the book drifted too far from her perspective with side characters. I did like Clive as a character, and Crawford, though their romantic side stories were again taking a lot of time away from Two.
I loved the magical realism in this book. The ghosts were really compelling. This book just had such a refreshing take on the setting, providing windows into a variety of worlds, from early 20th century entertainers' lives to the perspective of the buffalo.
So while the romances and Jack dragged the book down a bit, I thoroughly enjoyed spending time in this world and seeing it from Two's eyes. We need more books like this.
The middle of the book dragged. I didn't enjoy reading from the antagonist's POV, and the book drifted too far from her perspective with side characters. I did like Clive as a character, and Crawford, though their romantic side stories were again taking a lot of time away from Two.
I loved the magical realism in this book. The ghosts were really compelling. This book just had such a refreshing take on the setting, providing windows into a variety of worlds, from early 20th century entertainers' lives to the perspective of the buffalo.
So while the romances and Jack dragged the book down a bit, I thoroughly enjoyed spending time in this world and seeing it from Two's eyes. We need more books like this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Animal death, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Stalking, Racism, Vomit, Genocide, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Alcohol, Grief, Violence, War, Sexism, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Classism, Death, and Slavery
Minor: Excrement, Child death, and Homophobia
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