Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

182 reviews

plumpeony's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism

tarsharks's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

Daunis is smart, funny, and determined. It was an amazing story filled with mystery and suspense and a dash of romance and humor. And the plot twists 🤯
Some parts were a little slow but I can't wait to read more from this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Racism, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

linneak's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

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

klbreyfogle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

The book is quite dark, and features themes of betrayal, drugs, and sexual assault. It’s also hopeful with strong community themes! Overall, it was quite complicated and I enjoyed it - the twists were somewhat predictable but the writing was compelling. I also appreciated the strong incorporation of Anishinaabe culture and the Great Lakes region. I could’ve done without the romance plot line, but as another commenter pointed out it’s YA and a younger audience probably likes it more than I do - I thought the themes stood up on their own without it. I did appreciate that

they went their own ways at the end and didn’t end up together just for the heck of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Car accident, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Medical content and Colonisation

Minor: Toxic relationship and Death of parent

madlyreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

hmetwade's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

baileyes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

Beautiful and emotionally painful. Not the book I intended to read but I’m glad I did

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

lavenderbookworm29's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad 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

4.75

Very good book would definitely read again even though the page length is almost 500 pages. I feel as though this is the perfect length for the book and any shorter would have been a disservice. Very good book made me emotional love this book would definitely reread  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

vincentpriceisright's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

a perfect book. literally everything about it. wonderful.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Genocide, and Homophobia

I would say the two biggest CWs/TWs to be aware of are drug abuse/addiction and rape/sexual harassment