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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I ❤️ magical realism. I love a story where I'm questioning what's real and what's in the character's head. This book does an amazing job of making you feel some of the horror of real-life things I've never actually experienced, using the supernatural as a medium for transporting you into the ghost of something that real-life people experience.
I loved returning to the same world as "Sisters of the Lost Nation" and seeing familiar names. I will be looking out for more works by this author.
I loved returning to the same world as "Sisters of the Lost Nation" and seeing familiar names. I will be looking out for more works by this author.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Colonisation
dark
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:
Yes
We first meet Noemi Broussard, who dreams of leaving the reservation and beginning a new life. All of that is shattered when her boyfriend ends up dead from what folks are saying was suicide, but the facts don’t add up. After more than a decade away, her Uncle Louie returns to the reservation and he just might have answers. Missing bones, strange deaths, supernatural occurrences and indigenous folklore about her people & alligators made for an interesting tale.
The tale that unfolds is told in the before and now. The past occurs in the eighties and is told from the voice of a younger Louie and the current from his sister, Noemi. It was a fascinating, spine-tingling tale that unfolded slowly. Admittedly, I struggled with the pacing. The “events” when they occur held me captive, but the in-between bits dragged in spots. As a result, I stopped and started in fits. I almost wonder if I would have done better listening to this one.
I loved the lore and stories about the people and their origin. Medina painted a realistic look at the troubles experienced on the reservation from poverty to alcoholism.
For those looking for a supernatural horror that blends realism, cultural elements and indigenous folklore, I recommend checking out Indian Burial Ground. This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer
The tale that unfolds is told in the before and now. The past occurs in the eighties and is told from the voice of a younger Louie and the current from his sister, Noemi. It was a fascinating, spine-tingling tale that unfolded slowly. Admittedly, I struggled with the pacing. The “events” when they occur held me captive, but the in-between bits dragged in spots. As a result, I stopped and started in fits. I almost wonder if I would have done better listening to this one.
I loved the lore and stories about the people and their origin. Medina painted a realistic look at the troubles experienced on the reservation from poverty to alcoholism.
For those looking for a supernatural horror that blends realism, cultural elements and indigenous folklore, I recommend checking out Indian Burial Ground. This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer
dark
emotional
sad
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
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
A timely horror story that amplifies the importance of reading and listening to Indigenous stories, of understanding that intergenerational trauma and enduring hardships and abuse towards Indigenous people is real. Medina's writing is again powerful, a strong follow up to last year Sisters of the Lost Nation (which was a big win for me), and for me establishes this author as an important voice in horror along with Stephen Graham Jones (who also writes literary horror examining abuses against Indigenous voices and their land). The suspense and tension in Indian Burial Ground is excellent. The writing is a masterful weaving of past and present timelines to understand a present day suicide that is suspected to be something else, an examination of family relationships and connection to land and identity with Noemi's story and importantly Louie's story and his past timeline narrative, and a powerful example of mythological horror that resonates and unsettles.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
genuinely spooky and unsettling. The narrative is split between two timelines and perspectives: Louie (past) & his niece, Noemi (present). I found myself enjoying Louie’s chapters a lot more — the bulk of the spookiness & plot is there — while rushing through Noemi’s, but enjoyed it overall. Excited to see what else Nick Medina has in store :)