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Books Read in 2022

I set a goal at the beginning of the year to read more books this year than I did last year.... which was 9 (lol) so, here they are:

(I also read more books cover to cover in a day or 2 than I ever have, and that is marked by *)

All My Rage, Sabaa Tahir ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5*

Clap When You Land, Elizabeth Acevedo ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Wave: A Memoir of Life After the Tsunami, Sonali Deraniyagala ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5*

Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

What's Mine and Yours, Naima Coster ⭐️/5

They Went Left, Monica Hesse ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5*

Firekeeper's Daughter, Angeline Boulley ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5*

Along for the Ride, Sarah Dessen ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

The Midnight Library, Matt Haig ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5*

Panic, Lauren Oliver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

More Happy Than Not, Adam Silvera ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5*

The Marrow Thieves, Cherie Dimaline ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

The Orphan Collector, Ellen Marie Wiseman ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Heart Bones, Colleen Hoover ⭐️⭐️/5

House Rules, Jodi Picoult ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

The First to Die at the End, Adam Silvera ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5*

I Must Betray You, Ruta Sepetys ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5*

Four Souls, Louise Erdrich ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

The Other Black Girl, Zakiya Dalila Harris ⭐️⭐️/5

Four Three Two One, Courtney Stevens ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5*

We Are Lost and Found, Helene Dunbar ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

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“Wisdom is not bestowed. In its raw state, it is the heartbreak of knowing things you wish you didn't.” ―Angeline Boulley, Firekeeper's Daughter

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A friend of mine sent me this:

For those who are unaware, Angeline Boulley is the author of The Firekeeper's Daughter which did not pass The Ali Nahdee Test but was still an excellent read, especially as an Anishinaabekwe reader <3

Her next book, Warrior Girl Unearthed, comes out May 2nd!

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Ken Hotate is canonically Indigenous. He is of the fictitious Wamapoke tribe.

Daunis Fontaine is canonically Ojibwe.

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“If you knew it was the last time you were going to see someone, would you say something profound? Would you share how much they meant to you? Would you ask any burning questions? Would you ask for forgiveness? Would you thank them?”

-Angeline Boulley, Firekeeper’s Daughter

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New Normal, which is what I call what happens when your universe is shaken so badly you can never regain the same axis as before. But you try anyway.

--Angeline Boulley, Firekeeper's Daughter

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When you love someone, but don’t like parts of them, it complicates your memories of them when they’re gone.

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

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Book Notes: Warrior Girl Unearthed

You know how it feels when you read a book that comes out of nowhere and you’re totally blown away? And then that author comes out with their second book and you both really, really want to read it and you’re also afraid it won’t live up to the experience of the first? That was me with Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley. I’d listened to Boulley’s first novel, Firekeeper’s Daughter, and I loved that it was so different from anything I’d read before. The audio book gave me an aural experience of the Anishinaabemowin language that I certainly wouldn’t have had just by reading the book. It was so many things at once — a crime novel, a bittersweet romance, a coming of age story of a young woman with a foot in two very different cultures, trying to reconcile what she can, let go of what she can’t. It was beautiful and heartbreaking and informative without being preachy. So when Warrior Girl Unearthed came out this month, I felt an internal hesitation before opening it up. One night I decided to just read a chapter or two, see what I thought. The next thing I knew I was half way through the book.

You don’t need to have read Firekeeper’s Daughter to enjoy Warrior Girl Unearthed, but it is set ten years later in the same community. Our protagonist, Perry Firekeeper-Birch, is the young cousin of Daunis Fontaine, the central character of Firekeeper’s Daughter. Perry is all set to have a summer of slack in 2014, but an incident with a bear, her car, and a metal fence leaves her in debt to her Aunt Daunis, who signs her up for the last spot in the Kinomaage Summer Internship program. Perry is assigned to work with Cooper Turtle, the supervisor of the tribal museum, and through his mentorship begins to learn about the ancestral remains languishing in universities and museums (despite laws requiring their cataloging and repatriation to the tribes they belonged to). Perry’s sense of justice is kindled and then put to the test as she learns the extent to which artifacts are being withheld from their original tribes. In the meantime, women from the community are going missing and Perry doesn’t want to be next.

This was just as compelling a read as Firekeeper’s Daughter. Once I started, I couldn’t put it down. And, like with Firekeeper’s Daughter, Angeline Boulley is a master at giving the reader a window into Perry’s life as a mixed Native and Black young woman — life within the tribal community of Sault Ste Marie and Sugar Island — and the weighty history that each person carries with them. I felt like I learned alongside Perry about the history of ancestral remains and the efforts of tribes to repatriate the bones and the cultural materials of their people. I felt Perry’s frustration at the way in which people and institutions refuse to respect those bones and artifacts. Boulley includes a list of resources at the end so the reader can dive deeper into the original materials Cooper assigns Perry to read in the book. And the book itself is gorgeous, with a cover designed by Caldecott winner Michaela Goade (We Are Water Protectors). Island Books also has a limited supply of beautiful page overlays from Goade to enjoy as a gift with purchase!

— Lori

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Title: Firekeeper's Daughter

Author: Angeline Boulley

Series or standalone: standalone

Publication year: 2021

Genres: fiction, mystery, thriller, contemporary, romance

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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Firekeeper's Daughter - Angeline Boulley

★ ★ ★ ★/5

While this story started off a bit slow, I was completely hooked by the end. For a debut author, Boulley really knows how to incorporate so many elements into her story. This book follows a young woman named Daunis, an unofficial tribe member despite her ties to her Native American heritage (largely due to the racist beliefs of her white grandmother), and an undercover FBI operation that's targeting the drug trafficking going on in the reservation. This book was as heart-wrenching as it was suspenseful, and the author tackles a lot of deep topics throughout the storyline. My heart breaks for Daunis and her family, their story feels so real. Daunis has to deal with so much that she isn't able to enjoy her freshmen year of college- that older sibling burden is so evident. I was glad when she met Jamie, but of course he had to be an undercover agent (??). That was probably to most unrealistic part of the story- you're telling me this baby-faced 22-year-old is an undercover agent that's already been undercover once?? Nah. Not only that, but he definitely took advantage of Daunis' position and desire to help her community. Like, we never even learn his real name for god's sake. But anyways, this was an enjoyable story, but please check the trigger warnings before reading!

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TW: drug addiction, suicide, murder, assault, rape

2.6 stars

I did really like this book in the beginning but as the book progressed, I felt as if my list of cons grew longer. (You can read this and draw your conclusion; this is just my personal opinion.) I was excited at first because I had liked Warrior Girl Unearthed and expected a similar reading experience. It started fine but went downhill when I was about 40% through the book. I felt that at that point it was trying to cover too much ground. To me, it felt that the story was spread thin and left many things unresolved. While I did learn about Ojibwe culture and language, it does become lost with everything else going on.

The romance in this story was unnecessary (at least for me it felt distracting and like instant love). With everything else going on, I saw zero chemistry between the characters. To me, this came off as instant love. Instead of helping in character development, I believe it actually stunted them. Jamie felt like a generic character, whose predominant personality trait is his job and being "hot." Also, his saying, "I love how you see the world," was an immediate ick. It felt, a manic pixie dream girl, and not like other girls. This is further established by Daunis's inner monologue. Although I liked the fact that she was a huge science geek and played hockey, I didn't really like the ongoing comments she had about her girls. (This happens more towards the beginning.) This is notable by calling the girlfriends of hockey players 'parasitic': "I won't be a wannabe anglerfish trying to latch on to a guy who is already taken. There are more comments like this throughout the book. This never really gets addressed unless it shows that her comments about these girls were correct.

Overall, it was an okay book but certain plot points made it drag on. I am likely not going to be recommending this book to anyone at this time

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Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley (Review)

Title: Warrior Girl Unearthed Author: Angeline Boulley Type: Fiction Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery Publisher:Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Date published: May 2, 2023 A complimentary physical copy of this book was kindly provided by Raincoast Books in exchange for an honest review. Perry Firekeeper-Birch was ready for her Summer of Slack but instead, after a fender bender that was entirely…

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Revali is Indigenous-coded. He is part of the Rito, who shares a similar culture to many Andean tribes. One of the submitters provided [this analysis], which included research into pottery, textiles, and architecture.

Daunis Fontaine is canonically Ojibwe.

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“Wisdom is not bestowed. In its raw state, it is the heartbreak of knowing things you wish you didn’t.”

-Angeline Boulley, Firekeeper’s Daughter

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Thanks to Macmillan Children's Publishing Group and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review

✩ 🎣🌱Review:

“Warrior Girl Unearthed” is a powerful novel about reclamation. 

Boulley does a fantastic job familiarizing her readers with Ojibwe customs and traditions through the perspective of the main character Perry Firekeeper-Birch as she spends the summer looking for ways to return the ancestral remains of the Warrior Girl to her tribe. The context provided about NAGPRA, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, is very informative and shows that like many other laws in the system, it is flawed when inadequately enforced, as is the case Boulley’s novel. Perry’s frustration and despair radiates off the page and cannot help but weigh heavy on the reader’s heart every time she is denied access to her people’s sacred items and ancestral remains when she goes by-the-book. Left with no choice, Perry organizes a heist to reclaim what rightfully belongs to the Ojibwe tribe. 

While Perry begins to set her plans in motion, Indigenous women begin to disappear. This element of mystery further immersed me in the story and spreads awareness about the MMIW movement. Boulley’s shocking revelations about the killer’s connection to the stolen artifacts and remains had me on the edge of my seat! 

At its core, “Warrior Girl Unearthed” honors the history of Indigenous people and sheds light on their experiences with past and present injustices. I could not recommend it more.

➤ 4.75 stars

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