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samantha_blue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy
filipa_maia's review against another edition
- 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
I love Daunis, the girl that is between worlds, she is strong, stubborn and knows exactly what she wants. Stepping up to defend a community that don't look at her as equal, she does everything to take care of everyone, even to her own costs. The story is brilliantly written, the bad is very well balanced with the good. For every bad action committed by a character, there is a act of love somewhere else. For every heartbreak that Daunis is put through, there is a act of kindness to even out.
More than the story, this book brings us knowledge about (some) Indigenous culture, and that was my favorite part. I went online to learn the meaning of words, specific dances and prayers and I took a lot of notes. Angeline Boulley also writes about some troubles faced by this Indigenous communities: drugs, death and the non-stoping sexual violence towards native women. But she doesn't do it in a "let's shock readers" way... the fact is that things like the ones Angeline's writes about keep happening, and seems like no one (outside the communities) cares that much.
I learned so much from this book! I want to read it again.
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Death of parent
muchadoaboutliz's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
leannanecdote's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, Gaslighting, and Classism
CW: meth addiction, mourning, mention of drug overdoseisleoflinds's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing, Genocide, Medical content, Trafficking, and Pregnancy
parkyparkpark's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
iholcomb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
savannah_c_dipasquale's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
taelights's review
- 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
4.0
This was a really solid YA thriller that I had a lot of fun listening to. The plot was intriguing and told in a four act structure that held my attention throughout the book.
This is definitely a book where you need to pay close attention to the warnings because the main character witnesses and experiences a lot of horrible things. Which is one of my two complaints about the book, I feel like there were a lot of traumatic things thrown into the book that aren't fully explored and dealt with? I would have liked to see Daunis deal with things more and how those events affected her and her motives more throughout the book.
My only other complaint is Daunis is definitely one of those "not like other girls" main characters which I always find annoying when writers make their female protagonists like that and kind of internally misogynist because of that type of attitude.
Also, I didn't like how the phrase "the New Normal" was used throughout the book. It was clingy and annoying but that isn't really a full complaint.
But other than those two complaints I really loved the book and the characters for the most part! The Native American representation was very refreshing and I loved getting to learn about Daunis' culture throughout the book. Seeing her connection to her culture, community, and members of her tribe made me really love and care for her character despite her "not like other girls" vibes.
Overall it was a great thriller with some good twists and characters that I genuinely found myself caring about from very early in the book. It was a very interesting read that I would recommend to anyone who can handle the warnings.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, and Car accident
Minor: Homophobia
Bury your gays, relationship with a power imbalance, death of family membersekmook's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail