Hi Readers!

I hope you’ve had a good week and are ready for a restful weekend. I’ve had a really stressful time myself, so I’ll be taking some much needed time off next week. Anywho, it’s time for another book review!

This time I read Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley.

I’ll be the first to admit this isn’t my typical go-to in terms of genre, but being one of the few assigned group reads for my class, I was excited to see how this would turn out. Let’s get this review started!

Blurb

As a biracial, unenrolled tribal member and the product of a scandal, Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in—both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. When her family is struck by tragedy, Daunis puts her dreams on hold to care for her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother’s hockey team.

After Daunis witnesses a shocking murder that thrusts her into a criminal investigation, she agrees to go undercover. But the deceptions—and deaths—keep piling up and soon the threat strikes too close to home. How far will she go to protect her community if it means tearing apart the only world she’s ever known?

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The Review

Daunis Fontaine has always struggled to fit into her Native American community, being part of two opposing factions. But when a tragedy hits too close to home and an opportunity to right it and better the lives of her community presents itself, she can’t help but become involved. Daunis’ investigative journey takes her on a deep dive into her own community, where she learns dark truths and the struggles and threats her neighbors face on a daily basis.

While I enjoyed this novel, it had its highs and lows.

What really kept me going was Daunis herself. She’s the main character and has a lot of great virtues about her that make her very admirable. She wants the best for her community and is willing to risk everything to make an impact. She’s intelligent, resourceful, and most of all, she’s got the heart to back it up. She had a lot of depth to her character that was revealed throughout the book, and to me she felt like a real person.

Native American culture was a central theme to this story. Not knowing much, I learned a lot along the way, though I did wish the pacing was spread out a bit more evenly. In the beginning there was an abundance of terms I didn’t understand, and though I did come to comprehend them, it was more difficult to get into the story because of that. I also regret not having listened to the audiobook, as pronunciation of Native American terms is left to the reader and I would’ve connected to it more strongly if I had gone that route.

The plot started off slow(a bit too slow for my liking personally), but picked up drastically about a quarter of the way through. From that point on, things were much faster paced and had a consistent element of mystery that kept me on the edge of my seat. Fair warning, this novel does have some dark themes present like rape and addiction, but it paints a realistic story that I could see happening in the real world today with ample twists and turns that will leave you guessing.

If you enjoy true-crime and want it served with some culture, then this book is definitely for you!

That’s A Wrap!

Well that’s it for this book review. I hope you enjoyed it!

Have you read this book? Are there other similar books you’ve read that you simply have to gush about? Feel free to leave a comment. I’d love to start a conversation!

Have a great day!

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