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Firekeeper's Daughter
by Angeline Boulley
This is the first book I have read by this author as it is, I believe, her debut novel. It will most certainly not be the last (that I read and, thankfully, that she will write) and I have already added her upcoming Warrior Girl Unearthed to my To Read pile. Her style was grippingly irresistible to say the least. I tore through the audiobook, picking it up at every single chance I got. While there is some very difficult subject matter tackled (drug addiction, murder, rape, racism, discrimination, colonialism, poverty... and that merely scratches the surface), I found the feeling that stayed with me long after the last words had been read was one of hope and inspiration. The main character, Daunis, is so unbelievably strong - I rooted for her from page one - , the "villains" are complex and the twists are satisfyingly shocking. If you're looking for an own-voices mystery/thriller that stands apart from the pack and you don't mind some uncomfortable soul-searching that results from spending so much time entrenched in the lived-realities of many indigenous individuals in North America, you won't regret picking this one up.