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Looking for Smoke
by K.A. Cobell
This review is based on an uncorrected E-proof ARC, courtesy of Netgalley.
Mara Racette lives on the Blackfeet Reservation with her parents, but she's never quite fit in as anything but an outsider. When a classmate's older sister goes missing, Mara is asked to participate in a traditional Blackfeet giveaway ceremony in honor of the missing girl. The ceremony goes awry when another teenage girl is found murdered, and Mara finds herself embroiled in finding the truth alongside new tentative friendships with Loren, Brody, and Eli. The MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) movement is brought to the forefront in this gorgeous YA novel. Two missing and murdered Blackfeet women bring local conflicts and suspicions to a frenzy. Can the local authorities be trusted to objectively investigate the cases?
The novel uses shifting first person accounts to tell the story; I'm not sure it was the most effective method for this particular book. The chapters are very shortThis review is based on an uncorrected E-proof ARC, courtesy of Netgalley.
Mara Racette lives on the Blackfeet Reservation with her parents, but she's never quite fit in as anything but an outsider. When a classmate's older sister goes missing, Mara is asked to participate in a traditional Blackfeet giveaway ceremony in honor of the missing girl. The ceremony goes awry when another teenage girl is found murdered, and Mara finds herself embroiled in finding the truth alongside new tentative friendships with Loren, Brody, and Eli. The MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) movement is brought to the forefront in this gorgeous YA novel. Two missing and murdered Blackfeet women bring local conflicts and suspicions to a frenzy. Can the local authorities be trusted to objectively investigate the cases?
The novel uses shifting first person accounts to tell the story, which I'm not sure was the most effective method for this particular book. The chapters are very short, which makes the plot somewhat choppy. I also never felt really connected to any of the characters, but I'll admit that may be the slow pace at which I read this one. There is beautiful imagery describing the ceremonies and rituals of the Blackfeet people, which play a very active part in this mystery/thriller. I've read more engaging thrillers that center the MMIW movement, but this is an excellent YA novel in the canon. Family ties run deep and loyal, and even in the close-knit community of the reservation, everyone has secrets.
Mara Racette lives on the Blackfeet Reservation with her parents, but she's never quite fit in as anything but an outsider. When a classmate's older sister goes missing, Mara is asked to participate in a traditional Blackfeet giveaway ceremony in honor of the missing girl. The ceremony goes awry when another teenage girl is found murdered, and Mara finds herself embroiled in finding the truth alongside new tentative friendships with Loren, Brody, and Eli. The MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) movement is brought to the forefront in this gorgeous YA novel. Two missing and murdered Blackfeet women bring local conflicts and suspicions to a frenzy. Can the local authorities be trusted to objectively investigate the cases?
The novel uses shifting first person accounts to tell the story; I'm not sure it was the most effective method for this particular book. The chapters are very shortThis review is based on an uncorrected E-proof ARC, courtesy of Netgalley.
Mara Racette lives on the Blackfeet Reservation with her parents, but she's never quite fit in as anything but an outsider. When a classmate's older sister goes missing, Mara is asked to participate in a traditional Blackfeet giveaway ceremony in honor of the missing girl. The ceremony goes awry when another teenage girl is found murdered, and Mara finds herself embroiled in finding the truth alongside new tentative friendships with Loren, Brody, and Eli. The MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) movement is brought to the forefront in this gorgeous YA novel. Two missing and murdered Blackfeet women bring local conflicts and suspicions to a frenzy. Can the local authorities be trusted to objectively investigate the cases?
The novel uses shifting first person accounts to tell the story, which I'm not sure was the most effective method for this particular book. The chapters are very short, which makes the plot somewhat choppy. I also never felt really connected to any of the characters, but I'll admit that may be the slow pace at which I read this one. There is beautiful imagery describing the ceremonies and rituals of the Blackfeet people, which play a very active part in this mystery/thriller. I've read more engaging thrillers that center the MMIW movement, but this is an excellent YA novel in the canon. Family ties run deep and loyal, and even in the close-knit community of the reservation, everyone has secrets.