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raptorq's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Hate crime and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Racism, Kidnapping, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
nicklybear's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Racism, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Kidnapping, Car accident, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood
erandle'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
earlgreyjedi'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? No
5.0
Second: READ THIS BOOK IT IS AMAZING. I actually got it as a library ebook and at chapter 35 the app crashed and I NEEDED to know how it ended so yes I did go buy myself a copy. What a page adore this book and I can’t wait to read the rest of Darcie Little Badger’s books!
Graphic: Death and Murder
lauren_shilling'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? No
4.25
Graphic: Death, Grief, Car accident, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, Racism, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
alicia_rausch'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? No
4.0
The one thing I will say is I think this is classified as YA, but I think it should've been classified as middle-grade. The characters read as MUCH younger/less mature than 17, to the point of fault, but you could argue that this makes it more accessible to young readers of a wider age range.
Moderate: Grief and Murder
Minor: Animal death, Racism, Car accident, and Gaslighting
bohemianhermit04'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? N/A
4.0
Moderate: Violence and Murder
Minor: Blood and Car accident
kfmcf'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
4.25
Elatsoe is a great POV character. She's spunky and funny and caring and her relationship with her family is entertaining and charming. She was absolutely my favorite part of the book along with the descriptions of her magic and the world around her.
Her world is the same as ours but with magic and magic-folk being known entities. I think I was hoping for a little bit more magic and less murder mystery, but that's from going in mostly blind. I think the mystery itself was still handled-well, there were some twists and turns without it being a shock or jump scare
There were a few pacing issues where I think things could have moved with a bit more agency, and maybe a few questions that never really got answered, but the last half of the book was quite speedy. I hope to see more from this author and more works of fiction from indigenous authors!
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Racism, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Colonisation
Minor: Classism
amberinpieces's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Grief and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Racism, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, Car accident, and Colonisation
discarded_dust_jacket'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? No
3.0
I appreciated the commentary on the lecherous nature of white supremacy and the colonizers who act in service of it.
I had to pace myself and take longer than usual to work through this book only because I don’t naturally gravitate toward stories that center around crime-solving, but I knew that going in, and in spite of it, I can still recognize that this is an incredibly well-written novel. I’d recommend it to anyone who enjoys YA thrillers with an element of magical realism.
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Animal death, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail