Week 45 Review: Elatsoe

From Goodreads:

Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice cream.

There are some differences. This America has been shaped dramatically by the magic, monsters, knowledge, and legends of its peoples, those Indigenous and those not. Some of these forces are charmingly everyday, like the ability to make an orb of light appear or travel across the world through rings of fungi. But other forces are less charming and should never see the light of day.

Elatsoe lives in this slightly stranger America. She can raise the ghosts of dead animals, a skill passed down through generations of her Lipan Apache family. Her beloved cousin has just been murdered in a town that wants no prying eyes. But she is going to do more than pry. The picture-perfect facade of Willowbee masks gruesome secrets, and she will rely on her wits, skills, and friends to tear off the mask and protect her family.

My Review:
Oh this was such a fantastic read! I loved the fact that it was mostly like our world, but that there was magic, and history, and it was such a great read! If this becomes a series, I would love that, because Elatsoe was such a wonderful character! 

Reading Elatsoe's story was so great! She has the history of her family, the stories of one of her most famous ancestors, who did so much with her ability, and had a pretty big impact on Elatsoe. And boy, is she going to need that! 

This story was so evocative, and it was really great to learn a bit about Lipan Apache, as well as to explore this strange and interesting world! And the fact aht Elatsoe is ace, or at least on the spectrum, that was another great representation in this book! 

When her cousin dies, and she sees him, and then the details of his death don't line up, she's smart, resourceful-and she involves her parents. I loved watching her investigate, and it was heartbreaking and awful what it turned out to happen-but it was good that it finally came to light! 

I loved reading this book, and I would love to read more by Darcie Little Badger! 

Author: Darcie Little Badger
Read: November 8th, 2022
Source: Bought 
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2022 Book!
Publisher: Levine Querido
Published: August 25th 2020

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars