Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

53 reviews

editoryalizing's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming and Bullying

rkapur8's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

This book was a ride I was not prepared for!!

Despite not completely understanding the Anishinaabe terms or the history, this story does an amazing job of incorporating both for the reader. It also does a great job of tying modern and social problems faced by the Native youth with general life issues.

I did have to take some pauses for the more intense scenes but the main character's euqally intense emotions and drive to find a goal are what had my pushing through and rooting for her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Addiction

aelunny's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It's a great mystery novel that gives Nancy Drew, and also centers native culture, real contemporary issues, and native women. Big recommend if you're looking to get sucked into something!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Pedophilia, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism

staceyisbooked's review against another edition

dark informative 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

gracethesnail's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

meganparfitt's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Cultural appropriation

lexie_edmunds's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

modernmatilda'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? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Firekeepers Daughter was 🔥🔥🔥
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Wow, what a gorgeous, gorgeous book. And frankly my review of it doesn't matter (go read some reviews by Indigenous readers!!), but I want to nudge anyone who has had this book on their TBR to pick it up asap.
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I'm thankful that this book exists because we need so many more voices on our bookshelves, for those who need mirrors and those, like me, that need to be humbled by windows. Our book discussion group talked long past our meeting time about the topics in this one. Cannot recommend it enough.
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Give your heart the prep it might need by looking up content warnings before cracking this book open and tread with kindness for yourself. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, and Cultural appropriation

filipa_maia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

This cover is amazing! This story is amazing! I know that we are just half through the year, but I know that this is going to be my favorite book from 2022. This story starts kinda slow, but when it gets momentum, is a very fast read until the end.

I love Daunis, the girl that is between worlds, she is strong, stubborn and knows exactly what she wants. Stepping up to defend a community that don't look at her as equal, she does everything to take care of everyone, even to her own costs. The story is brilliantly written, the bad is very well balanced with the good. For every bad action committed by a character, there is a act of love somewhere else. For every heartbreak that Daunis is put through, there is a act of kindness to even out.

More than the story, this book brings us knowledge about (some) Indigenous culture, and that was my favorite part. I went online to learn the meaning of words, specific dances and prayers and I took a lot of notes. Angeline Boulley also writes about some troubles faced by this Indigenous communities: drugs, death and the non-stoping sexual violence towards native women. But she doesn't do it in a "let's shock readers" way... the fact is that things like the ones Angeline's writes about keep happening, and seems like no one (outside the communities) cares that much.

I learned so much from this book! I want to read it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Death of parent

snipinfool's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

4.0

This book was very good. It was a little slow to start, but once it did I was completely pulled into the story. Daunis has lived her life as one living in two parts There is the white part from her mother and the Ojibwe Indian part from her father. She is preparing to begin her first semester of college when her life starts throwing curves at her. Her beloved uncle mysteriously dies, her grandmother nearly dies, and she worries about bad things happening in threes. She learns that a meth problem has taken hold in the Ojiibwe community. Daunis is asked help the FBI with their case.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Addiction and Classism