Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

71 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

shuteyessee's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

I would give the indigenous aspects of this book fire stars. I feel like some of this book was very unbelievable or details were skipped over to keep the story moving. Some things were way too simple and others outrageously complicated. Overall I did like it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual assault, Vomit, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

I would give the indigenous aspects of this book fire stars. I feel like some of this book was very unbelievable or details were skipped over to keep the story moving. Some things were way too simple and others outrageously complicated. Overall I did like it

jess_all_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

I LOVED Firekeeper's Daughter. I highly recommend it to anyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

memjacks's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Colonisation

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

chaosbumblebee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

1 star deducted because the writing style wasn't 100% my jam and I think the first 100 or so pages could have been severely edited down, but damn, after that point this book GRIPPED ME. Also, the tenderness and respect that Anishinaabe culture is held with through every part of the story is incredible and palpable. Highly recommend; give it a chance past the first bit!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lmm0's review

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.0

18 year-old Daunis Fontaine has always felt out of place, both in her small town and on the Ojibwe reservation. When a family tragedy puts her college dreams on hold, she falls for Jamie, a new recruit on her brother’s hockey team, but soon suspects he’s hiding something. After witnessing a murder, Daunis is drawn into an FBI investigation of a dangerous new drug, going undercover using her knowledge of chemistry and Ojibwe medicine. As she uncovers painful secrets and faces a system more focused on punishment than protection, Daunis must decide how far she’s willing to go to protect her community, even if it means risking everything she’s ever known.
WOW, I'm not usually one to lean into YA, but this one absolutely worked for me - and having Isabella Star LaBlanc narrate was the cherry on top (you may recognize her from True Detective: Night Country). If you like stories set in Michigan, pick this one up. I know the YA genre can be broad at times, but I think this lends towards readers on the older side of that range, given the different kinds of abuse that are covered throughout the story (drug, domestic, sexual).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

v_____'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

 

Ich stehe als Statue von einem Mädchen erstarrt im Wald, nur meine Augen bewegen sich...

- Firekeeper's Daughter, 1%

🎧 als Hörbuch gehört

Es sind schon mehrere Wochen vergangen, seid ich mit diesem Hörbuch fertig geworden bin und ich warte immer noch auf die große Eingebung, wie ich dieses Buch jetzt finden soll... Der Hype hat mich noch immer nicht erfasst.

Was ich mochte:
+ das Setting in Michigan an der kanadischen Grenze, die Seen, die Natur... das Setting war meine liebste Rolle
+ Native Tribes! Als erstes Werk aus dem Genre First Nations Literature bin ich jedenfalls sehr erpicht noch weiter einzutauchen
+ die Protagonistin Daunis war super sympathisch
+ die Geschichte war spannend, nimmt gegen Schluss nochmal richtig Fahrt auf und entwickelt sich zu einem richtigen Thriller
+ allgemein, der Schreibstil sehr angenehm
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sie sind am Schluss NICHT zusammengekommen!!! Wird oft in Romance dann über alle Lügen und sonstigen Verletzungen hinweggesehen, zu Gunsten des Happy Ends, ist das hier nicht so, and I love everything about it!

Was mich davon abhält 5 Sterne zu geben:
- es war stellenweise soooo zäh, dass ich gar nicht Lust hatte weiterzuhören, einfach viel unnötige Nebenhandlungen, um noch ein paar Seiten mehr zu füllen... dadurch hatte man das Gefühl es passiert hier nichts, furchtbar langatmig.
- Es waren für meinen Geschmack zu viele Charaktere und es war mir nicht so ganz klar, wer da jetzt wichtig ist, wen man sich jetzt merken soll. Und ich glaube manche wurden mehrmals erwähnt, wurden von mir aber dann später wieder als jemand anderes (neues) wahrgenommen. Mir ist klar, dass es hier auch um die Community geht, und da sind halt mehrere Personen erforderlich, aber verwirrt hat es mich trotzdem. 😃 Vielleicht lag es auch daran, dass ich das Hörbuch gehört habe, vielleicht wäre es mir beim Lesen nicht so gegangen.
- Idk, irgendwie fühlte ich Daunis Verlust von Lily gar nicht, außer das sie oft an sie denkt... Aber gut, jeder trauert anders 🤷‍♀🤷‍♀
- mein größter Kritikpunkt (TW Vergewaltigung):

meine Notizen: Omg the rape scene, I can't 😱😱😱 - or more the scenes after!!! -- Ich fand diese Szene so unnötig, da sie im großen Ganzen der Handlung keine allzu große Rolle gespielt hat, außer das Daunis Vermutungen über Motive von diversen Personen anstellen konnte. Mal abgesehen davon, dass ich diese Szene als krass traumatisch und triggernd empfand und wahrscheinlich die schlimmste Rape Scene war, die ich je gelesen hab (vor allem das direkt danach!!), hat sie nur den Trope "I'm strong because of that" bedient, den ich hasse. Femmes sind stark von sich aus, es ist nicht nötig eine Vergewaltigungsszene reinzupacken um sie NOCH stärker zu machen.

Diese Szene hat mich dazu gebracht dem Buch einen ganzen Stern abzuziehen. Geht einfach gar nicht. 

... wenn unsere geliebten Menschen sterben, lebt die Liebe in der Gegenwart weiter...

- Firekeeper's Daughter, 95%

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Gaslighting

pleasepetsharks's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

foresturken's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail