Sisters of the Lost Nation | 
so-soI didn‘t like the disjointed timeline and thought it didn‘t read as horror. The story is impactful, and it‘s an important topic, but I didn‘t really care for the way the story was structured.
Anna deals with school bullying, a reservation that is dealing with casino wealth and meth, and a sister who will do anything to try to be popular. When girls go missing, it‘s Anna who finally bring the community together to search.
2/5 stars, writing is OK
pickWe follow Anna, someone who reads as a tomboy. She is bullied at school, home life isn‘t going so great, and something sinister is going on at work. Then someone goes missing. The book is told in two timelines. There is such a foreboding pace to it. I wanted to read this every chance I got. Medina is Indigenous and is really spotlighting the issue of Indigenous girls and women who go missing every day. It‘s well written and my heart ached for👇🏼
panApparently I‘m super behind on reviews!
I wanted to like this book so badly but unfortunately, I didn‘t. The different timelines were super confusing for me to keep track of. Maybe because I was listening on audio. I originally had this book in print and I was struggling, so I got the audio instead.
Idk maybe it was just me and everyone else will love this book. It was a struggle for me to get through.
pickMystery/thriller about missing and murdered indigenous women. There's one element that would maybe put this in the horror category, but it seemed more like a mystery to me.
pickFinished this book today (and started this art project which I‘m not going to finish bc it‘s too hot to solder)
This book takes the real crisis of missing & exploited indigenous girls & women, and infuses with traditional teachings & horror elements. The MC, Anna is tenacious and relatable as she tries to unravel what happened to her sister. Tense & well written.
For whatever reason, I can‘t get into the groove with this one even though the writing is good and I like the Native American focus. I think I‘m going to place a hold on the audio instead, which is backwards for me!
It might be because I have two library books waiting for me to pick up. 😅 I dislike the pressure of due dates in my reading life.
I don‘t typically buy new books but I had a gift card and there are a lot of great books coming out in 2023!
And snagged Yellowface for #camplitsy23
#newbooks #bookstack #bookhaul
Every time somebody interrupts me while I‘m trying to read this, I get more and more annoyed. 😒 I don‘t want to put it down, how dare people expect me to work at work! 😂 #sistersofthelostnation #nickmedina #louisianalit #nativeamericanlit
pickAnna works housekeeping on weekends at the hotel attached to her rez‘s casino and is a high schooler during the week. But then things change a bit when she‘s asked to do some special jobs at work and continue to keep her head down. This is a little slow to start, but a good exploration of the exploitation of Native women and girls as well as a conversation about gender fluidity. This is an adult novel, not YA, and it‘s quite good.
🐶 🤔 1mo