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Firekeeper’s Daughter
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bookshelves: young-adult-book, nz-y12, nz-y13, mystery, drugs, own-voice, gripping, detective-police-fbi, high-school
Aug 23, 2021
bookshelves: young-adult-book, nz-y12, nz-y13, mystery, drugs, own-voice, gripping, detective-police-fbi, high-school
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Well that ended up being a fabulous ownvoice YA mystery!
I loved the characters and enjoyed learning about the Native American Ojibwe community in Michigan. Daunis is biracial and struggles to find her place and bridge the divide between her white mother's family and her Indigenous family. I find small town community stories incredibly absorbing as they feel emotional and intimate. Whilst I think there could a have been a bit of an edit to create a bit more intensity it was still a reasonably well paced story. The last third was utterly gripping and I felt fully invested in Daunis and the future of her community. An incredible debut.
I just want to add that this book made it to the Times Best 100 YA books ever written so it's definitely worth reading.
Well that ended up being a fabulous ownvoice YA mystery!
I loved the characters and enjoyed learning about the Native American Ojibwe community in Michigan. Daunis is biracial and struggles to find her place and bridge the divide between her white mother's family and her Indigenous family. I find small town community stories incredibly absorbing as they feel emotional and intimate. Whilst I think there could a have been a bit of an edit to create a bit more intensity it was still a reasonably well paced story. The last third was utterly gripping and I felt fully invested in Daunis and the future of her community. An incredible debut.
I just want to add that this book made it to the Times Best 100 YA books ever written so it's definitely worth reading.
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August 19, 2021
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August 19, 2021
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August 22, 2021
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August 23, 2021
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young-adult-book
August 23, 2021
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nz-y13
August 23, 2021
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nz-y12
August 23, 2021
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mystery
August 23, 2021
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drugs
August 23, 2021
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own-voice
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gripping
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detective-police-fbi
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high-school
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Aug 23, 2021 04:25PM
Dang it, I just added a book. Am I adding another now??
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Julie wrote: "Dang it, I just added a book. Am I adding another now??"Sorry, not sorry, Julie? Hope you get a chance to read this. It was engaging and also incredibly interesting to read about this First Nations community. 📚❤
Michael wrote: "Fantastic review, Claude!"Thank you, Michael 📚❤
Ha! Who are you kidding. . . we both know you're not sorry to talk me into a new book!
Julie wrote: "Ha! Who are you kidding. . . we both know you're not sorry to talk me into a new book!"It's true...🤣
You've had a hand in beefing up my TBR too, Julie. Love it!
Lex wrote: "Great review! This sounds good:)"It made it to the Times top 100 YA books ever so I think it definitely worth reading. Thank you, Lex ❤📚
Agree. This was just excellent. I listened to the audiobook which I really recommend in order to hear the native language words spoken properly.
Justine wrote: "Agree. This was just excellent. I listened to the audiobook which I really recommend in order to hear the native language words spoken properly."I'm glad you enjoyed it too, Justine. I also listened to the audiobook and totally agree that it made for a more authentic reading experience. ❤📚
Great review Claude, sounds like such a good book - and that cover is just stunning!
Thank you, Fiona ❤️📚It is gorgeous isn't it!
