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orireading'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? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Gun violence, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, War, Torture, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Sexual violence
Minor: Addiction, Miscarriage, and Incest
tracey1981's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Child death, Child abuse, and Gun violence
atschakfoert's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Violence, and Drug use
Minor: Sexual violence
tinytrashqueen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Child abuse, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, and Death of parent
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
voxelbee'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Child death, Addiction, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, and Torture
Minor: Racial slurs, Colonisation, Bullying, Car accident, and Genocide
winx15's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence
spiderwitch'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Racism, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Murder and Death of parent
Minor: Genocide and Child abuse
readundancies's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Am I just not into crime thrillers? The jury's still out on that.
Because the second started to pick up in pace and that's when I started to become more emotionally invested.
It was definitely a slow start though. The pacing was slow throughout the first half and it was a lot of establishing the characters and the community. The characterization was fine, but not very deep; I felt like I didn’t really get to know some of the characters the way I’d have liked to. I also had a hard time connecting with the characters because I'm not a very spiritual person, but that's on me. From a learning perspective? I was fascinated and excited to learn about the Lakota way of life, the customs that are followed, and how they interpret the world around them. Getting to hear from a Lakota perspective in Virgil’s character was eye-opening and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I wasn't 100% sold on Marie and Virgil as a couple. It just seemed a little too easy between them because they were overly comfortable with one another. In contrast, Virgil and Tommy’s friendship was great. Even though at times it seemed more like Virgil was using Tommy as an informant, they shared a genuine connection, and Tommy’s levity really did a solid job of offsetting the increasing strife in Virgil’s life.
I appreciated the high level of action as everything went down towards the end, and would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants to read more stories with a focus on Indigenous and First Nations peoples.
Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, and Violence
kerrygetsliterary's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Torture, and Violence
opinionsofawolf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Suicide, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, Blood, Alcoholism, and Addiction
Moderate: Pedophilia