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Bad Cree by Jessica Johns

22 reviews

rainyreadss's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Body horror and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

I’m just going to be sitting here thinking about this book and its use of symbolism and language for the next 10-14 business days

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Genocide, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Colonisation

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Alcohol

glutenfreemaggie's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism

spineofthesaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation

literallyjustjo's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

It's dark, it's spooky, it's everything the synopsis says it is. I highly recommend reading this book. Just not late at night and especially not while camping. You'll thank me later. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, and Colonisation

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

anapthine's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

 

This book was incredible. Just everything about it was amazingly done: the characters, the setting, the emotion and the plot. I was hooked: perched on the edge of my seat having to find out what will happen next. Johns clearly poured out their heart and soul into this book, emphasising the importance of indigenous voices: how they should be listened to and not ignored. The stories of generations and the Cree woven into this beautiful story. Some parts of it made my spine crawl, with it not being predictable and you always wanting to find out more. 

Mackenzie has dreams of her dead sister, which begins to become more real forcing her to return home after leaving years ago. Crows seem to follow her - like some impending doom. Are these just dreams or is there more to it? What do they mean?

This is a must read. I have never read anything like it, and I doubt I ever will again. Jessica Johns is a beacon of indigenous voices and they will be heard. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

mshiiken's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Y'all, this book is magic. It's an incredible debut and I'm thrilled to see what Jessica Johns puts out next. If you want a story about family ties, healing from trauma, and deeply scary stuff, this is the book for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Terminal illness

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol

These things are mentioned in the context of the story and reflect real things that happen to Indigenous/First Nations people around the world. It's tough, but it's necessary to tell the story fully and to help you understand the characters.

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Vomit