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A review by mhov0203
Fire Song by Adam Garnet Jones
4.0
Fire Song follows our main character Shane, a high school student who has recently suffered the death of his sister, Destiny—by suicide. Shane lives on the reservation with his now depression encapsulated mother and has secrets of his own. On the outside, Shane looks like the ultimate son, he is handsome, athletic, smart and has a pretty girlfriend. On the inside, Shane is in love with Destiny’s best friend, David. Everything seemed okay when Destiny was still alive, but since she died everything seems to be spiraling out of control.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I can always appreciate a book that keeps me interested from start to finish. There were a couple of confusing parts where Shane goes on what he refers to as “Drifts” in which his mind leaves his body and goes somewhere else. I took that to be equivalent to a daydream as a way for Shane to mentally check out from whatever experience is happening in front of him, a coping mechanism. I mostly felt bad for Shane during this story. He lost his sister, his dad passed away years ago, and now his mom won’t leave his sister’s room. Their house is falling apart, Shane’s relationship with his girlfriend, Tara, is getting rockier and there are murmurs throughout their tight-knit community about Shane and David being gay; a huge no-no for their people and their ancestors. The writing is easy to follow and keeps the reader wanting more from the story. I found it hard to put this one down because I just wanted to know what happened next! I would definitely recommend this story.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I can always appreciate a book that keeps me interested from start to finish. There were a couple of confusing parts where Shane goes on what he refers to as “Drifts” in which his mind leaves his body and goes somewhere else. I took that to be equivalent to a daydream as a way for Shane to mentally check out from whatever experience is happening in front of him, a coping mechanism. I mostly felt bad for Shane during this story. He lost his sister, his dad passed away years ago, and now his mom won’t leave his sister’s room. Their house is falling apart, Shane’s relationship with his girlfriend, Tara, is getting rockier and there are murmurs throughout their tight-knit community about Shane and David being gay; a huge no-no for their people and their ancestors. The writing is easy to follow and keeps the reader wanting more from the story. I found it hard to put this one down because I just wanted to know what happened next! I would definitely recommend this story.