A review by rachelmerrie
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

This was so incredibly powerful and necessary. I will absolutely be buying the physical copy to re-absorb and annotate it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, War, Bullying, Child abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, and Colonisation

Moderate: Torture, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Violence, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Murder, Drug abuse, Rape, Death, Racism, Pedophilia, and Hate crime

Minor: Trafficking