Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

28 reviews

mikelandbeforetime's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-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: Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, and Grief

jessthanthree's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Violence, Racism, Rape, Death, Medical trauma, Addiction, and Car accident

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Bullying, Infidelity, Stalking, Body shaming, Excrement, Torture, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, and Vomit

Minor: Trafficking, Fatphobia, and Pregnancy

galexy_brain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.0

What a page-turner! I needed to know more. I appreciated the story's invitation into the lives of indigenous folks on a reservation and learning more about Anishnaabe language and culture. I found

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her brother being involved in the drug ring predictable because Daunis idolized him the whole time, even when he was evidently shitty in some ways. I also found Daunis's experience of grief to fall flat partially, but I'm no expert on how people process grief. It's just that as a reader I didn't really feel her grief very strongly, or find it particularly sad when Lily died, since we barely got to know her beforehand. I also really wanted to find out what was going on with the Little People but they never reappeared.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gun violence, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Death, Addiction, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Racism, Alcohol, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, Classism, Death of parent, Abandonment, Confinement, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Xenophobia

peachani's review against another edition

challenging 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Car accident, Confinement, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Trafficking

Moderate: Stalking, Violence, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Cultural appropriation, Drug abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, and Rape

Minor: Dysphoria, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Alcohol, Murder, Vomit, Body shaming, and Alcoholism

mikaclapson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Racism, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Addiction, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse and Forced institutionalization

hotbitch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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: Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Murder, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pedophilia, Addiction, Child death, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug use, Grief, Racism, Trafficking, Homophobia, Rape, and Violence

grrrlbrarian's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

5.0

This was an incredible read. The slow build of tension at the beginning gave the plot real emotional weight, and the ending had me sobbing. I was really glad that

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Daunis and Jamie didn’t end up together, giving Daunis some control and agency in a situation with a massive power imbalance

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Vomit, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, and Gore

Minor: Body shaming, Car accident, Alcohol, Genocide, Suicide, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Child abuse

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

That got intense! I didn't read the description of this book before diving in, so everything that happened was a surprise. I really enjoyed this read, and loved the characters. I especially enjoyed getting to know Daunis and seeing how herany worlds connected and guided her through being an informant in her quest to take out the meth destroying her community.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Medical content, Racism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Blood, Classism, Dementia, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Homophobia

Murdered and missing girls and women

hamstersinmypantsters's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Rape, Racism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Car accident, Drug abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Child abuse and Colonisation

bookishaddictions's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense 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

3.5

While I didn’t find myself hooked on this book like other people, I want to emphasize that this is a high quality read that discusses very important topics. Boulley captures the struggles of Native Americans post 2000. Firekeeper’s Daughter addresses everything from the increased risk of sexual and violent crimes against Natives (especially women), drug abuse, the micro-aggressions performed by non-Natives, the discrimination of Natives towards “lesser” Natives, and the lack of support by the government and law enforcement. Each of these issues are still prevalent within tribal communities today, so it is extremely important that Boulley is drawing further attention to the issue. With multiple relatives and friends that still live on tribal land and follow their traditional rules, I have heard growing concern about everyone of these issues. The  fear of Native parents for their children’s safety is heartbreaking, as I know many of them are stuck worrying if their children (especially their daughters) will be victimized for a wide variety of reasons.  Did you know that Native Americans statistically are more likely to develop alcohol and drug addiction? This is believed to be partially because of the targeting of Native communities by dealers and manufacturers, and this is worsened by the traumas inflicted upon Natives both within their tribal communities and outside ones alike. I think this could easily be a 4-star read for most people, and this would be one way for teachers to have some important discussions with their students. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Drug abuse

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Child abuse