Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

17 reviews

shlymiller's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

michelle_my_belle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I listened to the audio and the narration was excellent. Angeline Boulley does a great job of balancing the informational text about Ojibwe culture and the story and weaving its importance into who the characters are. It felt equal parts new adult, coming of age, family drama, mystery/thriller, and social commentary. I was engaged throughout the whole book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Racism

alexiconic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

a perfect mixture of real life events and impact with a fictionalized time, place, and community. the echoes of events in our world are omnipresent, but the story never felt like it “had” to match anything, or like it suffered from a need to attach to the present. 

this book had everything. good twists, a wonderful hero with her own demons and dilemmas, intricate and difficult family relations, friendship and community, and an articulation of that time of life where we try to find our purpose on earth. oh, and a thrilling crime-y plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism, and Deportation

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative medium-paced

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

4.5

This book tells about a meth operation that is taking over a Native American community and killing teens. It is told from on female teen’s point of view as she tries to figure out what is going on in her community and who she can trust. She helps to show the readers the difficulties of not only being a female, but being Native American and of mixed race and how the discrimination makes life so much harder. I learned a lot about some of the history of these communities and why they do not trust outsiders and the government, they have been hurt and forgotten so many times.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

shieldbearer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Expertly crafted and very well written. This book absolutely deserves all the hype around it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Medical content, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion and Abandonment

I loved that Daunis and Jamie DID NOT end up together. The romance was easily the weakest part of the book for me, and I was pleasantly surprised with how the author framed their relationship and compared it to Lily and Travis at the end. Going their seperate ways was objectively the best ending here.

francestea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

The plot combined with the cultural teachings were so engaging, I couldn’t put this book down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, and Colonisation

Minor: Chronic illness and Car accident

keeganrb's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, and Rape

Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, and Racism

_alina's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Body shaming and Infidelity

savannah_c_dipasquale's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

rwmccormic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Racism, Police brutality, Medical content, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Torture, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Medical trauma, and Car accident