gothnailcare'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
3.25
Graphic: Grief, Racism, Xenophobia, and Violence
Moderate: Car accident, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
cowardthedog18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Car accident, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Religious bigotry, Cursing, Body horror, Blood, Death of parent, Gun violence, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, Genocide, and Gore
ggcd1981's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Spoiler
O livro é menos misterioso do que soa pois desde a primeira metade do livro se sabe que quem realizou o assassinato foi o Doutor Abe Allerton. A segunda metade do livro é sobre como ele fez e como leva-lo a justiça quando a maior parte da cidade o protege. Uma coisa que não esperava nesse livro foi quão transparente Ellie era com seus pais sobre a investigação. Eu estava acostumada aos jovens nesse tipo de livros manterem segredos dos adultos então foi inesperado para mim. Infelizmente tenho que admitir que, apesar de saber que essa era a coisa certa a ser feita, essa transparência contribuiu para reduzir o clima de mistério.Spoiler
Após suas investigações Ellie e Jay percebem que o Dr. Allerton tem a capacidade de transferir os ferimentos e doenças de uma pessoa para outra, e na noite da morte de Trevor, seu primo se deparou com o acidente em que o Doutor estava envolvido e tentou ajudar Allerton, mas em vez disso, o Dr. Allerton passou seus ferimentos fatais para Trevor e o deixou morrer. Na parte final do livro o fantasma de Trevor fica furioso e confronta Allerton em sua mansão durante uma grande festa. O doutor admite o que fez, mas não demonstra remorso por suas ações. Allerton e seus seguidores têm o poder de realocar a cidade de Willowbee sempre que seu segredo for revelado, e enquanto se preparam para realocá-la mais uma vez, Ellie os impede arrastando Allerton para o submundo e deixando-o lá. Kirby, porém, não volta do submundo com a garota. Ellie está em luto e acha que seu companheiro pode ter partido para sempre. No entanto, algumas semanas depois, na conclusão da obra, Kirby reaparece carregando um brinquedo incomum para cachorro. Ellie percebe que o brinquedo pertencia aos cachorros de sua tataravó, que também se chamava Elatsoe. O livro conclui com Ellie sentindo uma profunda conexão com seu ancestral e feliz por Kirby ter voltado para casa.Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and Racism
Moderate: Child death, Car accident, Animal death, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
eve81's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Genocide, Racism, Murder, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
wends_nblw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This book is okay; it's fine. Nothing I would rave about, but something I would casually recommend.
I'm not sure if it's just me, but this felt like a middle school read rather than young adult? I don't know why, but I keep imagining the MC as like.. 12-14 years old. (Actually, I think this book could've been better if it had been a MG haha!)
I was a huge fan of the concept, but not the plot. I don't care about vampires or cults or anything else. I wanted so bad to read more about Elatsoe's gift and the Lipan Apaches. I found it so much more interesting than the murder mystery that was happening in the foreground.
However, I'm always rooting for representation as an asexual native myself LOL !
Would def recommend to a younger audience. Nice little murder mystery with fantasy elements.
Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Murder, Violence, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Animal death, Racism, and Colonisation
Minor: Kidnapping and Genocide
throwback682's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Spoiler
(One of the characters, whose life has been irreparably altered, ends the book by moving in with friends - a married couple of women.)Spoiler
The good guys: an indigenous girl with a strong talent for ancestral magic, a fae boy who travels through fairy rings and his psychic aunt, a vampire who is disliked by his future in-laws, a ghost dog, and a ghost mammoth, among others. The bad guys? A rich “miracle working” doctor (actually an evil wizard), an indigenous vampire, colonizers, and… Teddy Roosevelt?! I love it.Spoiler
I could tell that J had a crush on Ellie the entire book, and she was oblivious. I kept waiting for that to be a plot point, that he was going to confess his love to her despite knowing she’s asexual (and probably aromantic?). But he never did!! It was so refreshing.Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Classism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Gaslighting, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Sexual violence
some_random_person_hi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Spoiler
how Abe Allerton should've just died like it does make sense for dying ppl to be extremely desperateGraphic: Racism and Violence
Moderate: Genocide, Death of parent, Gore, Car accident, Kidnapping, Murder, Death, and Hate crime
Minor: Animal death, Ableism, and Blood
Ableism is specifically use of unchallenged ableist language: the word "h*ndicap"applezing's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Racism, and Death of parent
melodyseestrees's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Murder, Racism, and Animal death
pansypantaloons's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Moderate: Death and Death of parent