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Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

48 reviews

arielbianca's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It took me a while to get into the story and the audiobook came through. Daunis was annoying with her back and forth with Jaime (like yall have a mission to complete) and she also was giving “not like other girls” at times. Also, I expected more thriller than romance. I also wanted more about Daunis’s biracial identity. Her routine also became repetitive with her daily run. 

BUT it was giving with the cultural aspect and writing style. I also loved the author’s voice and storytelling. 
I felt immersed into the setting and the world. Also the story was set around 2003-2004, which is interesting. (I was likely watching Disney Channel and coloring still so idk if it was realistic, lol).

I did enjoy the Native American culture and learning how the tribe works and their culture. Then, the romance got me in the second half. The relationship between Daunis and Jaime broke my heart but hopefully Someday. 😩😭 BUT I respect their decision. 

Overall, 4 stars. The last like 25% was when it picked up and gave the story a boost. I was feeling 3 stars the majority of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

bexthebookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

When someone dies, everything about them becomes past tense. Except for the grief. Grief stays in the present. It’s even worse when you’re angry at the person. Not just for dying. But for how.

- ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 
The story that was within this book was beautiful, easy to follow, and beyond important. Boulley discussed Native American culture in a must read way, describing their culture to where I truly felt like I was there witnessing everything. The mystery and the romance made this very enjoyable but also a good tense at times. Please read the trigger warnings as always. Highly recommend this one! ❤️🪶

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Gaslighting

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

sgksoccer5's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Suicide and Abandonment

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I love when I read a book that is unlike any book I’ve ever read before. This book opened up new worlds because I’ve not really read any contemporary books with Native people as the main characters. Learning about Native culture and customs through this novel was a breathtaking experience. The plot is believable, the characters choose paths that are unexpected, and the ending is sad but gives you a sense of finality as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

summerlyn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

I loved every minute of this book! The investigation was interesting and I loved learning more about another culture. The author highlighted many issues with how the Ojibwe community are treated, especially by the law enforcement/government. Daunis was such a great lead with so many layers. How she worked through problems and situations was so fun to read.The ending was so sad but also empowering for Daunis and extremely realistic. I cannot wait to read the second book in this series!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, and Medical content

michelle_my_belle's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

I listened to the audio and the narration was excellent. Angeline Boulley does a great job of balancing the informational text about Ojibwe culture and the story and weaving its importance into who the characters are. It felt equal parts new adult, coming of age, family drama, mystery/thriller, and social commentary. I was engaged throughout the whole book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Racism

insanebookperson's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

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

ajaggers324's review

challenging emotional tense fast-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: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail