Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

113 reviews

pastelplanet's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

Minor: Confinement

theobeanz's review

adventurous emotional informative mysterious 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? No

4.5

I’d check out the trigger warning first. This book was really interested in the topics it covered. I was a very personal display of how indigenous women don’t receive the justice they deserve for the traumas they experience. I really liked how the community and elders supported in un-static ways. I feel like grief was addressed fairly appropriately. I didn’t anticipate the twists of this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

that_one_george_michael_song's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Car accident

leafilys's review

emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming, Misogyny, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

Minor: Confinement

readingwithcata's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Se me hizo un poco extenso, pero me parece un muy buen libro. No sé cómo explicarlo de otra forma que decir que no era del todo para mí, pero pude reconocer mientras lo leía que a la gente le puede encantar

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Car accident, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexism, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, and Sexual harassment

himpersonal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This was a powerful story. From all I’ve read, learned, and heard between books and my Indigenous friends, the themes in the story ring true, sadly and tragically, especially those of addiction and missing and murdered Indigenous women. Not sure how much FBI actually care, but I would like to think that regardless of if they do, there are people like Daunis whose courage is enough to bring healing to these tribes, which are and will continue to suffer from the generational trauma of forced colonization. My heart is heavy for every single one who has died as a result and live in destitution and despair today due to the generations of pain that cause people to turn to drugs and alcohol.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

_kathill's review

adventurous emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

abby2207's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, and Murder

sleepy_bookworm's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I don't usually read YA but this book was recommended to me by a friend and oh my gosh I'm so glad I gave it a chance. First, I love that this book is based in Michigan's upper peninsula. My family and I would visit our extended family there every summer and we always stayed in Sault Ste. Marie. It will always hold a special place in my heart. 

Secondly, even though this book is fiction, the history the main character shares is all accurate. I loved that the author included what would be the main character's native language as well, and made the indigenous culture a large part of this book.

While this book got off to a slow start, once the plot picked up everything moved pretty fast and I honestly never knew what to expect next. I'd say the last third of this book was not very predictable and I loved that. I wanted to keep listening to find out what would happen next. 

This is a YA book but it does deal with some pretty heavy topics, so definitely be weary of the triggers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Toxic relationship and Cultural appropriation