Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

391 reviews

icspicthia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Blending indigenous culture, scientific curiosity,  youthful romance, and suspenseful inquiry, this book has twists and turns that keep a steady pace. Daunis, the protagonist of the story is strongly rooted in her Ojibwe heritage as well as having an expansive understanding of scientific process. Set in 2004, 18-year-old Daunis becomes entangled in the investigation of meth distribution in her home town. She is usually level-headed and tries her best to balance her responsibilities to the investigation with her obligations to her community, while also dealing with the complicated feelings she has for one of the investigators. She has intentions to be a good informant and protect her community, intentions she occasionally finds at odds with each other. Daunis is not perfect; she has her blindspots and biases based of her past experiences and youth, but she is a compelling character who keeps your attention and best wishes for her success throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gun violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Misogyny, Car accident, and Cultural appropriation

sullyvan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Car accident

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

bajablastbestie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicide, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

thepaperwitch's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley is a great read. It is richly detailed with Native culture that invites you in to learn more about it and the people who still keep their traditions alive despite all the harm that has been done to their communities. It is insightful, relevant, and has a good mystery plot that blends together pretty well. There are a number of modern issues that affect Native communities that the author addresses, such as substance abuse, the exceptionally high rates of violence towards Native females, tribal laws, per cap money, blood quantum, distrust and weariness of police and Federal agents,  the destruction that the government has caused Native families and their struggle to be made whole and maintain their traditions. I thought these were well balanced with the overall story. 

I will say that towards the middle, I felt like it was a little slow and somewhat bogged down by Daunis' slightly repetitive internal monologue, but once it moved past that, I couldn't put it down. Daunis felt like a well built character with flaws, strengths, struggles, and triumphs. I think everyone should read this book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Xenophobia, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Cultural appropriation

thenextbookdilemma's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Car accident, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Suicide, Cultural appropriation, and Sexual harassment

mj_86's review against another edition

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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Racial slurs, Vomit, and Car accident

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

internationalreads's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I absolutely loved this until the last 10% or so. I wanted to see more of the case wrapping up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ruffian23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Colonisation