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A review by caseythereader
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
📚 I loved the world of this book, an America where the supernatural is a normal and accepted part of everyday life.
📚 Plus, who wouldn't want to keep a ghost version of their favorite pet around?
📚 The central mystery of this book kept me turning pages as fast as I could.
📚 Ellie is lowkey asexual, in a way that's casually dropped into conversation and has no bearing on the story. Love.
📚 ELATSOE also uses the supernatural aspects of its world to talk about colonization and violence against generations of Native peoples. Baked into the story (and the stories of Ellie's Six-Great-Grandmother) are discussions of who has the right to exist and where, and who is allowed to steal what rightfully belongs to others - from land to lives.
📚 ELATSOE falls closer to middle grade than YA. That's not a knock on the book, just something to know going in.
📚 Plus, who wouldn't want to keep a ghost version of their favorite pet around?
📚 The central mystery of this book kept me turning pages as fast as I could.
📚 Ellie is lowkey asexual, in a way that's casually dropped into conversation and has no bearing on the story. Love.
📚 ELATSOE also uses the supernatural aspects of its world to talk about colonization and violence against generations of Native peoples. Baked into the story (and the stories of Ellie's Six-Great-Grandmother) are discussions of who has the right to exist and where, and who is allowed to steal what rightfully belongs to others - from land to lives.
📚 ELATSOE falls closer to middle grade than YA. That's not a knock on the book, just something to know going in.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism, and Xenophobia