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lxshre's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Kidnapping
Minor: Sexual content
hazelgirl21's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Racism and Violence
Moderate: Child death and Rape
Minor: Racial slurs
tinytrashqueen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, and Death of parent
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
ofbooksandechos's review
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Drug abuse, Racial slurs, and Kidnapping
Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault
kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
jourdanicus's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Grief, and Car accident
lklitup's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
The story in this book was absolutely enthralling, and I anxiously read through each new turn of events. I became invested in the well-being of the reservation, and I credit that to Marie’s character and the cultural information woven throughout. I wish there had been more, although the author gives some insight as to that decision in the acknowledgements. Virgil is a prototypical anti-hero whose decision to shirk his culture is belief by the sense of duty to his neighbors (albeit for his financial gain). His love for Nathan and his desire to do right made me root for him along his way.
My main gripe with this novel is its swift resolution within the last 15-20 pages. So much information is discovered, so many loose ends are quickly tied. The rest of the book was a well-built, well-maintained slow burn, so I thought the end had come too quickly. Additionally, some of the violence, while central to Virgil, was graphic to the point I needed to skim.
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Death of parent
Minor: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, and Suicide
lairofbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
bookswhitme's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Kidnapping, and Grief
Minor: Fatphobia
horrorbound's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Grief