Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

60 reviews

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

redefiningrachel's review

emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse and Vomit

blakeandbooks'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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity

skudiklier's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

4.75

I enjoyed this book on a lot of levels--the plot, the characters, the mystery, what I learned about Ojibwe culture and traditions--and definitely found it suspenseful and engaging. I wouldn't say the writing itself is my favorite (I felt like it did a lot of telling rather than showing), but it wasn't bad by any means and didn't distract from the story. I couldn't tell how it was going to end and I felt pretty satisfied with the ending

(especially that it didn't force a HEA for the romance when that would have been unhealthy)

. Overall I'd definitely recommend this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation

lovealwaysadi's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Classism

chldshsambino's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Cursing

siennabea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.75

I love this book! Review to come when I catch my breathe!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing and Cultural appropriation

I just want to say that whilst all of these things were mentioned or done in this book, the author deals with it in a very realistic and understanding way, instead of making it just appear like a plot holder. She rarely goes into serious detail, but still brings across the point.

megan_stine's review against another edition

4.75

This was a great young adult lit book geared towards mature readers. It was not only a mystery but it also included history and background about American Indian culture. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Rape

geometricsun's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

The best book I’ve read in a long long time, and maybe my favorite

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Car accident

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Genocide, Racism, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

mckiheather's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

I was invested from start to finish, partly I think due to the story and partly to the storytelling and Daunis’s perspective. I think Daunis’s perspective and voice as someone who distrusts law enforcement, as just a person wanting to help her community and tribe and using her own history and knowledge to do it, make it much more complex and engaging than a typical crime-solving drama.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racial slurs, Suicide, Car accident, Abandonment, and Alcohol