pickThis book was just absolutely heartbreaking at times. This is a debut novel and I can‘t wait to read more from this author.
This book is about the disappearance and murders of several indigenous women and the fight and investigation to find out who killed them. I feel like the author did a great job of shedding light onto the ongoing problem of indigenous women going missing and being killed.
When local girl Loren includes Mara in a traditional Blackfeet Giveaway to honor Loren‘s missing sister, Mara thinks she‘ll finally make some friends on the Blackfeet reservation.
Instead, a girl from the Giveaway, Samantha White Tail, is found murdered.
Because the four members of the Giveaway group were the last to see Samantha alive, each becomes a person of interest in the investigation.
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pickAn enrolled member of the Blackfeet Nation, Cobell sheds light on the crises of missing & murdered indigenous women in her debut, a YA thriller. Unfortunately, it reads like a debut (one which needs editing) although the author‘s promise also comes through. The story is told from 5 POVs, 4 of which are indistinguishable more often than not, which slows things done significantly until things happen fast. Still, a soft pick for an important topic.
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