Blood Sisters | 
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Compelling, heartbreaking, and very impactful. I did not see that end coming! Betrayal, double crossing, and deep rooted mistrust. Such a fantastic book. Book #97 in 2024
pickCompelling, heartbreaking, and very impactful. I did not see that end coming! Betrayal, double crossing, and deep rooted mistrust. Such a fantastic book. Book #97 in 2024
so-so⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
So, I read this a few weeks ago and have really already forgot most of what happened(not to be mean)but that‘s the truth. I remember liking the story but it was really slow and just not so much for me….loved my picture though❤️🤷🏼♀️
pickCrooked families, drugs, land theft and mostly a story of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIWG2S) come together to make this outstanding twisty mystery set in NE Oklahoma written by a Citizen of the Cherokee Nation.
Thank you @dabbe for creating this play~tag~share card & for the tag.
All Time Favorite:
1 - The Old Kingdom Series By Garth Nix.
Newest:
2 - Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie.
Because I am obsessed:
3 - Batman!
pickThis was an amazing mystery. I like how focused this story was on “mystery“ and not graphic violence and gory scenes.
The story was not predictable, at least it kept surprising me, especially the last bit of chapter twenty and the last few chapters. Oh, that ending was spectacular! 👇
pickI read a lot of mystery/crime fiction and it can start to feel exploitative, especially when the victims are BIPOC and the authors are white. Lillie is a Cherokee citizen, as is the main character here. This is a well written mystery centered around missing and murdered Indigenous women in a small Oklahoma town. There‘s more to it, of course, but no spoilers here. I‘m definitely interested in reading more of Lillie‘s work.
I didn't plan on reading this...I collect American Indigenous (and Canadian Aboriginal) books and authors (fictional and nonfiction), yet I don't always have the courage to read them.
It is difficult for me to explain. I best try now that I've mentioned this...
I've become squeamish over the years when it comes to graphic scenes and certain sensitive subjects. I prefer quick facts, not detailed.
With Native books, these feelings intensify. 👇
It‘s been a struggle to stick with anything this past week. Nothing is holding my interest so I‘m just not reading much. I‘m hoping to change that by bailing on my #bookspin, since it‘s getting all “hidden/forbidden relationship” angsty and I wanted to supernatural, isolated setting, high body count, not angst, so I‘m mad at it. 😂 Fingers crossed that the tagged book grabs my attention and doesn‘t let go.
First day of vacation! Got an ASMR going, a cup of coffee, and a new read. Life is great!
“BLOOD SISTERS is a visceral and compelling new thriller featuring a Cherokee archeologist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, who spends her days in Rhode Island trying to protect the land‘s Indigenous past, even as she‘s escaping her own.”
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