A fictional tale that brings forward
real-life issues among Indigenous peoples on Turtle Island, told from the
perspective of youth living on-reserve. One teen girl is missing, another
murdered, and everyone is suspect while a community grapples with missing and
murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Touching on many factors that are too real
in many First Nations communities – alcoholism, drug dependency, family
violence, abandonment, multi-generational households, the author weaves a tapestry
of stories told from differing perspectives, four teens, who are all trying to
find out what happened to their friends and relatives.
I really enjoyed reading this book, through
all the different voices of the youth. It highlighted what life can be like on
reserve for many in today’s world. While somewhat disappointed in finding out
who the killer is/was, I felt that the story could have ended differently, as
it often does for many families of MMIWG – not knowing what happened to their loved
ones. While these murdered young women’s killer is apprehended, I feel that the
character of their killer does not correlate to what happens in real life.
The descriptive writing was powerful and
allows the reader to envision all the action as it is happening.
This is a must read for your 2024 Reading
List written by Indigenous Authors.
