Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Firekeeper's Daughter, by Angeline Boulley

40 reviews

noraconradcom's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Drug abuse

Minor: Drug use, Misogyny, Child death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Cultural appropriation, Death, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

megob's review against another edition

I really loved the book, up until the part where I stopped.

Spoiler

I totally understand that books can't all have a happy ending, and that this ending--had I read it--probably wouldn't be *un*happy, but I'm disappointed that that's how it went. Yeah, I was surprised, but I wouldn't have read the book knowing the ending. And that kinda ruins it for me.

 

First half of the book gets 5 stars. Third quarter gets 4 stars. Last 6% gets a DNF 🤷

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Gun violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Addiction, Violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Racism, Car accident, Confinement, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Dysphoria, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Police brutality

If you're looking for spoilers based on content warnings.

Spoiler

the main character experiences or sees all the things listed above happen in her community. Multiple deaths throughout the book, many of which the reader is present for. Descriptions of her grief after these deaths. Neurodivergency affecting her experience of grief and understanding of the situations. A gun is directed at the main character. Descriptions of those in the throes of addiction. Graphic description of sexual assault with "fade to black" followed by internal and external gaslighting and the suggestion that this was not his first assault. Drugging and kidnapping resulting in confinement and forced compliance with illegal activity. Car accident follows which results in medical trauma and death.

At that point I stopped reading, so I'm not certain if anyone was brought to justice but it seems like they would be. Putting it all out there it seems like a horrible story, but it's really really not! The pacing and atmosphere of the first half of the book are very different from the last half.

harmony412's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful informative mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child death, Drug abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Racism

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

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

catisbookish's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious 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 is one of the most impactful books I've ever read. I have no words that would accurately describe how I feel right now. I am a mess, in a good way. 100/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Drug abuse, and Violence

alyssasaurus's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, Violence, Vomit, Drug use, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual assault

liam_bennett03's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, and Death

Moderate: Car accident

readastorywithtory's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, Child death, Murder, and Death of parent

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-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

4.5

firekeepers daughter  🤝the indigenous Canada MOOC 

How seamlessly Boulley was able to weave together the book with Indigenous teachings is amazing. I don’t even know if that’s right as the  cultural teachings are so vital to the story and the characters and make this book so amazing. 

Every once and a while I read a book that I think should be read in high school because of the story, the writing, the themes, and characters and this is one of them. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault