Twitter summary: Métis sisters, April and Cheryl, have two different perspectives on their Indigenous heritage.
The good: I was captured immediately by Mosionier’s portrayal of the differences between the two sisters. Although there are definitely some big trigger warnings in this fiction book, they were necessary to both the character and plot development. I’ll highlight that this is a work of fiction yet it was ultimately a raw, honest perspective on how Indigenous Peoples were and, even now, are viewed. This book is only the tip of the iceberg for my own learning. I felt Cheryl’s pain and determination to be a voice as well as April’s need to run away. At the end, I felt a great sense of hope; no matter what happens — there is hope.
The bad: The timeline jumps from here to there and so, I had to remind myself where I was in the story. It wasn’t unbearable but I was confused.
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