A review by frugal_library
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

The main character of this novel is an asexual Lipan Apache girl who can talk to ghosts. What an absolute wildcard of a character. I've never read anything like this before, and I don't have a lot of additional knowledge about the Lipan Apache people. I do know that a lot of Indigenous tribes have incredibly strong connections to both nature and their ancestors, which made every magical, mystical second of this book feel so real. The fact that this was Darcie Little Badger's fricking debut is astounding to me.