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A review by ylingp
Bad Cree by Jessica Johns
5.0
“If there's one thing you're taught on the prairies as an iskwew, it's that you never go anywhere alone. This was always a warning we knew to be very real. You aren't ravens, Mom would say. You are crows. You travel together everywhere.”
Bad Cree is an Indigenous horror book about grief, family, guilt and love. Jessica Johns’ vivid descriptions, ranging from the city of Vancouver to the vastness of the prairies to the nature filled dream sequences added to the atmosphere and I could often picture things happening like scenes from a movie. I also liked that it wasn’t just the supernatural elements of the book that were scary, but some of the everyday instances and interactions that can be scary, particularly for women (and I imagine particularly for Indigenous women). I loved that the book is female centred and I fell in love with Mackenzie’s family, particularly her aunties. I also liked how layered the book is and how it’s set against the backdrop of a small town in Alberta where natural resources were exploited by industry and then abandoned. Bad Cree is the type of book that will stay with me for a long time. In addition to reading the e-book, I listened to the audiobook so I could hear the pronunciation of the Cree language (the audiobook narrator also does an amazing job overall).
Bad Cree is an Indigenous horror book about grief, family, guilt and love. Jessica Johns’ vivid descriptions, ranging from the city of Vancouver to the vastness of the prairies to the nature filled dream sequences added to the atmosphere and I could often picture things happening like scenes from a movie. I also liked that it wasn’t just the supernatural elements of the book that were scary, but some of the everyday instances and interactions that can be scary, particularly for women (and I imagine particularly for Indigenous women). I loved that the book is female centred and I fell in love with Mackenzie’s family, particularly her aunties. I also liked how layered the book is and how it’s set against the backdrop of a small town in Alberta where natural resources were exploited by industry and then abandoned. Bad Cree is the type of book that will stay with me for a long time. In addition to reading the e-book, I listened to the audiobook so I could hear the pronunciation of the Cree language (the audiobook narrator also does an amazing job overall).