Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

543 reviews

ajaggers324's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Rape, Addiction, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Cultural appropriation, and Drug abuse

honkytonkwitch's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Addiction

m43m43's review against another edition

challenging inspiring mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

I'd give this more stars if I could. It was so good. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Addiction

vanessence's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

This was just perfection. I loved Daunis so much, the themes and topics touched on can be quite dark and heavy but it was written as a tragedy. By the end - after some minor twists that were quite good - you still feel hopeful even after all that’s happened and you know will continue to happen because that’s how our society works. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Addiction, Racism, and Rape

amanda02143's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Addiction

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Gun violence

befthhh's review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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? No

4.25

Deeply emotional read. Loved the author’s unapologetic use of Anishinaabemowin language. Daunis’s story was so heartbreaking at time but her resilience was remarkable. The epidemic of violence against native women needs more discussion and reading a book from the perspective of a native woman who experience violence throughout the story is a powerful way to do that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Colonisation, Death, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Murder, Racial slurs, Rape, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Racism, and Xenophobia

emilybacher's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Rape, Racial slurs, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction

cartermon4's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Gun violence, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Colonisation, Addiction, and Car accident

Minor: Vomit

ampersand13's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Rape

bryelle's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved every second of this book. It gives such a powerful story about how Indigenous women are truly do powerful. It’s full of mystery, love, and reflection. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Addiction, and Blood

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault