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Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

646 reviews

auerm's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful informative 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Murder

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Sexual assault

pleasepetsharks's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

hkrisko's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This book is such a heartbreaking reflection of reality for Indigenous women. It deals with a lot of really heavy topics, but I believe it should be a required reading if not on a high school level, then definitely on a college one, not only for the topics it deals with but also the beautiful way the author captures the different intersectionalities of her characters. It is eye opening on many levels. Additionally, the writing is wonderful, and the plot was so intriguing that once I hit the 100 page mark I couldn't put it down until I finished the rest of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Racism

Moderate: Rape

larbster90's review

dark hopeful 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Rape, and Blood

Minor: Infidelity, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

melvinc's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

I really liked this book and wanted to keep on reading to find out what would happen next. It also made me emotional at times and I really care about the main character. I would highly recommend this to anyone

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Racism, and Rape

kzarate's review

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Racism, Rape, Suicide, and Murder

alexisdillon725's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious 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: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

hellavaral's review

medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Body shaming, Infidelity, Car accident, and Cultural appropriation

flowchelle's review

adventurous emotional informative 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

I really liked the story up until about 3/4 of the way through! The ending was too much for me and started to become unbelievable.

like the cops letting daunis go back into an active kidnapping scene and assist.

but overall I loved the representation and learning about the tribes in that area! It was interesting reading Daunis being caught between two worlds-as a mixed race individual myself I always learn and heal when reading about other people’s experiences as such! The author did a great job of pulling you into her life and showing her pride! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Death of parent

sunnymashi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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

5.0

I am utterly speechless. This book covered so many themes and effectively showed how interconnected seemingly disconnected different topics and areas are (I am aware this is very vague but there’s just so many topics this book covers- particularly with respect to the cultural context of the Ojibwe community). Additionally, Daunis was such a thoughtful, brilliant, and passionate character who was constantly surprising me with her insight and cleverness. I also admired how real she felt and how perceptive she was about the world and events around her- it was so clear with how she made sure to humanize the people around her rather than only seeing them for flaws. From the writing to the plot to the characters to the themes, it is so clear that Angeline Boulley put all of her heart and soul into crafting this… also for this to be a debut novel astounds me because this was so expertly created. 
Although I had slight difficulty keeping up with all of the lore dropped as the narrative progressed, I think that was the point. You can’t just jump to conclusions based on one string- you have to consider the whole system at play. Just another thing to add to this book’s captivating quality- you have to read it and sit with it before you truly grasp the full meaning.

Also small side note- I do wish we got more clarity about the way the Sault Superiors team works and that the romance with Jamie was more gradually built up because at some points in the middle I was slightly confused about how Daunis and Jamie got to that level of closeness and trust- however it did get remedied by the moments they had together and the tension of the fast paced third and fourth parts of the book testing their connection and bringing them close together.

All in all, this has to be one of the best thrillers I have read and I’m ecstatic to know that there is a second book to this one1 THOUGH I MUST NOTE THAT BEFORE YOU PICK THIS UP… This book does cover a lot of potentially triggering topics and themes, so I would suggest reviewing those and evaluating your mental space before diving into this book. I might add/edit this more as I reflect, but to wrap this up… truly one of the best books I’ve read this year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia

Minor: Racial slurs and Car accident