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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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:
Complicated
I appreciate that this book seeks to deliver a message about MMIWG2S+, and center indigenous characters in YA/mainstream spaces. The thriller elements felt somewhat predictable, but I am glad this book exists and is available to even young readers to connect with. The prose is engaging and I would look out for more by this author!
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
N/A
Listened to the audiobook and the narration was not my favorite.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I listened to this book with Libby through my library.
Brief Summary: Mara and her family have returned to the Blackfeet reservation, but she is having some issues making friends. However, she starts to have hope when she is invited to participate in the Blackfeet Giveaway. Things take a turn when a girl performing in the Giveaway turns up murdered and Mara and her new friends are the primary suspects. As Mara and her new friends begin their investigation everyone becomes a suspect and the danger only increases.
Thoughts: This is one of my top books of the year and I am so glad that the @fromthemixedupdesk included it on her Indigenous Reads bingo.
Cobell's writing was fantastic. How Cobell was able to interweave so many storylines along with a murder mystery in such a rich and colourful way is such great writing. Even when I felt I thought I knew what was going to happen Cobell was able to continue to through curve balls that kept me on edge. I was fully engrossed in the story and was on the edge of my seat trying to solve the mystery interwoven throughout.
All of the characters were so dynamic. I loved the relationships between everyone that was highlighted throughout the book. They were not only complicated and dealt with incredibly heavy things throughout the books they all still felt like teenagers.
Highly recommend.
Brief Summary: Mara and her family have returned to the Blackfeet reservation, but she is having some issues making friends. However, she starts to have hope when she is invited to participate in the Blackfeet Giveaway. Things take a turn when a girl performing in the Giveaway turns up murdered and Mara and her new friends are the primary suspects. As Mara and her new friends begin their investigation everyone becomes a suspect and the danger only increases.
Thoughts: This is one of my top books of the year and I am so glad that the @fromthemixedupdesk included it on her Indigenous Reads bingo.
Cobell's writing was fantastic. How Cobell was able to interweave so many storylines along with a murder mystery in such a rich and colourful way is such great writing. Even when I felt I thought I knew what was going to happen Cobell was able to continue to through curve balls that kept me on edge. I was fully engrossed in the story and was on the edge of my seat trying to solve the mystery interwoven throughout.
All of the characters were so dynamic. I loved the relationships between everyone that was highlighted throughout the book. They were not only complicated and dealt with incredibly heavy things throughout the books they all still felt like teenagers.
Highly recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Racism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, Classism
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A group of friends is shaken by the disappearance and death of two girls in their circle. Because they are Blackfeet, living on the rez, there are a lot of layers to the death/disappearance issues along with all the general upset and blame and fear they experience. It's told through multiple POVs so it makes it more interesting to try to trace exactly what's happening, and there are a number of very believable different living situations causing stress. The twist was just enough to be interesting, not so complicated you can't follow it.
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
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