A Snake Falls to Earth
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- Author：Darcie Little Badger
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Reviews
Amy
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I love the idea of this book， but I had a difficult time getting invested in the characters because the alternating chapters felt too disconnected。
Bethany
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Actual rating: 3。5 stars rounded upYou should know that A Snake Falls to Earth is a very different book from Elatsoe。 Both draw on Lipan Apache culture and mythology， but the structure and type of story here is quite different。 While there is an overarching plot， a lot of it is made up of a series of vignettes set in the parallel world of the animal people。 Nina is a Lipan Apache teen girl trying to translate a story she recorded from her great-grandmother in her native language。 Meanwhile Oli i Actual rating: 3。5 stars rounded upYou should know that A Snake Falls to Earth is a very different book from Elatsoe。 Both draw on Lipan Apache culture and mythology， but the structure and type of story here is quite different。 While there is an overarching plot， a lot of it is made up of a series of vignettes set in the parallel world of the animal people。 Nina is a Lipan Apache teen girl trying to translate a story she recorded from her great-grandmother in her native language。 Meanwhile Oli is a cottonmouth snake who can shapeshift， seeking his place in the world。 Their stories run parallel until they ultimately intersect。 There was a lot that I loved about this- strong family relationships， friendship， many charming animal side characters， and two individuals trying to figure out how their identities fit into the worlds they inhabit。 The pacing isn't traditional so you do have to take your time with it。 It's worth noting here that Nina is asexual， but it's not a big part of the narrative， more a casual piece of who she is and how she moves through the world。Where it didn't quite work for me was how convoluted Nina's story became， especially leading to the ending。 There was just so much going on in the story already that throwing in some of those added plot points late in the game felt like too much。 I see some reviewers talking about how this is a slower book， and it is。 That's not for everyone， but I wish it had just leaned into that throughout rather than trying to make things suddenly so dramatic at the end。 Your mileage on this is going to vary， but even though some elements didn't quite work for me I'm glad I read it and do think it's worth your time！ The audio narration is very good as well。 I received an audio review copy of this book via NetGalley。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Taylor
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Filled with magic， hope， and a found family， A Snake Falls to Earth is a beautifully woven tale。 Love and respect for indigenous culture flow freely in this short but impactful story。 A Snake Falls to Earth does such a fantastic job of weaving folk lore with the mundane joys and sadnesses of life to ultimately create something so hopefully that it's like a warm bath for my soul。There's so much I loved about this book！ The interconnection between us and a spiritual self。 The impact the climate cr Filled with magic， hope， and a found family， A Snake Falls to Earth is a beautifully woven tale。 Love and respect for indigenous culture flow freely in this short but impactful story。 A Snake Falls to Earth does such a fantastic job of weaving folk lore with the mundane joys and sadnesses of life to ultimately create something so hopefully that it's like a warm bath for my soul。There's so much I loved about this book！ The interconnection between us and a spiritual self。 The impact the climate crisis not only has on nature and animals but also us and how we fit into this new changing world that's intrinsically intertwined with every part of our being。 The importance of elders and the wisdom they have in our lives。 And lastly the found family of humans， animal people， animals， and spirits。 The two narrators did a beautiful job of not only bring Nina and Aoki to life， but the whole ensemble cast as well。 The only downside to this book was a slow start and that by the end I really wish this book was just a wee bit longer with a little bit more of a concrete ending to Nina's story。4。75 almost perfect stars Thank you NetGalley and RB Media for this Audioarc in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Lauren
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This was so fun！ I had pretty much zero expectations when I started this， but I enjoyed it so much。 It felt like reading a modern day folktale。 There was a nice balance of adventure， worldbuilding， environmental commentary， and humor- I'll definitely be reading more by this author。There's a lot of unusual elements in this， including the worldbuilding and the two seemingly disjointed POVs。 I didn't question things too much and just enjoyed the ride， and the payoff was worth it！The first half star This was so fun！ I had pretty much zero expectations when I started this， but I enjoyed it so much。 It felt like reading a modern day folktale。 There was a nice balance of adventure， worldbuilding， environmental commentary， and humor- I'll definitely be reading more by this author。There's a lot of unusual elements in this， including the worldbuilding and the two seemingly disjointed POVs。 I didn't question things too much and just enjoyed the ride， and the payoff was worth it！The first half started off a little slow for me。 It took a while to see how Nina and Oli's stories connected， but once they did， it was nonstop action。 Even though this resulted in inconsistent pacing， I think the slower start was necessary to fully develop the rich worldbuilding and all the characters。The audiobook narrators were excellent- I especially enjoyed all the different voices for the animals。Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC！ 。。。more
Rigel
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While the Lipan Apache lore was new and interesting， I couldn't help but feel bored by the overall plot。 It felt like it was about nothing for the first 50% of the book， and then for the remaining 50% it was about what felt like ten things at once。 Lots of plot points were left unsaid and then mentioned later on as if we were supposed to know what had happened。 Non the less， I think this could be a good book to introduce younger readers to the young adult fantasy genre。 While the Lipan Apache lore was new and interesting， I couldn't help but feel bored by the overall plot。 It felt like it was about nothing for the first 50% of the book， and then for the remaining 50% it was about what felt like ten things at once。 Lots of plot points were left unsaid and then mentioned later on as if we were supposed to know what had happened。 Non the less， I think this could be a good book to introduce younger readers to the young adult fantasy genre。 。。。more
Susan
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Advanced Reader’s Copy provided by NetGalley， RB Media， and Recorded Books in exchange for an honest review。Drawing from traditional Lipan Apache storytelling structures， Darcie Little Badger gives readers the story of a Lipan teenage girl Nina who is trying to save her great grandmother's stories。 While Nina has her suspicions， she wasn't sure how much truth was in those stories until she meets Oli （a cottonmouth kid）， and his friends on a quest from another world （one mostly forgotten by human Advanced Reader’s Copy provided by NetGalley， RB Media， and Recorded Books in exchange for an honest review。Drawing from traditional Lipan Apache storytelling structures， Darcie Little Badger gives readers the story of a Lipan teenage girl Nina who is trying to save her great grandmother's stories。 While Nina has her suspicions， she wasn't sure how much truth was in those stories until she meets Oli （a cottonmouth kid）， and his friends on a quest from another world （one mostly forgotten by humans）， to save their friend。The pace and structure of this story took me a little bit to get in to， but overall this was a really good read。 I enjoyed the characters and the plot。 While there is resolution at the end， I wanted the story to continue because I wasn't ready to say goodbye to Nina， Oli， and the rest。Shaun Taylor-Corbett and Kinsale Hueston do a good job with the audiobook narration， though I found some of the voices they used a little distracting。 。。。more
Amanda Shepard （Between-the-Shelves）
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This is one of those books that you don't really know what's completely going on until the end of it。 It's a book about storytelling at its core， and let me tell you， Darcie Little Badger is a master at it。 Before diving in， know that the format is based in Lipan Apache storytelling structure， so it unfolds differently than you're probably used to in Western books。 But， once you get to the ending， it is totally worth it。At the core， we have two different narratives: Nina， a Lipan girl based in o This is one of those books that you don't really know what's completely going on until the end of it。 It's a book about storytelling at its core， and let me tell you， Darcie Little Badger is a master at it。 Before diving in， know that the format is based in Lipan Apache storytelling structure， so it unfolds differently than you're probably used to in Western books。 But， once you get to the ending， it is totally worth it。At the core， we have two different narratives: Nina， a Lipan girl based in our world and obsessed with stories， and Oli， a cottonmouth kid who is from the land of spirits。 At first， it's unclear what the two stories have to do with each other， but by the end， you learn how they are connected。 Infused with magic and mythology， this book isn'te quite like any other book I've ever read。 It might not be for everyone， but I recommend spending time with it， as it's a gem of a book that absolutely has a place in the realm of YA literature。 。。。more
Noelle Scholte
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3。5I did enjoy this but the lack of goals kind of made it slow at times。 the writing was amazing， though， so I'll definitely check out the rest of her books！ 3。5I did enjoy this but the lack of goals kind of made it slow at times。 the writing was amazing， though， so I'll definitely check out the rest of her books！ 。。。more
Jay
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A Snake Falls to Earth is the story of Oli， an animal person - Cottonmouth specifically， and Nina， a Lipan Apache。 When these two are thrown together， they must work together to help Oli's friend。I think indigenous authors are probably the most underrepresented group in all of mainstream fiction。 Because of that， and because I'm trying to read as many books by BIPOC authors as possible， I was happy to see this title come across my feed。I LOVED this story。 The characters are rich and beautiful。 O A Snake Falls to Earth is the story of Oli， an animal person - Cottonmouth specifically， and Nina， a Lipan Apache。 When these two are thrown together， they must work together to help Oli's friend。I think indigenous authors are probably the most underrepresented group in all of mainstream fiction。 Because of that， and because I'm trying to read as many books by BIPOC authors as possible， I was happy to see this title come across my feed。I LOVED this story。 The characters are rich and beautiful。 Oli and Ami were my favorites， but I especially loved Ami。 （Even though he's not in the story very much， he's such a colorful character。） The other characters， Risk and Rain and Nina were super interesting and so unique。 The story was super cute and had me smiling many times。I listened to the audiobook， and Shaun Taylor-Corbett and Kinsale Hueston were awesome narrators。 If you're thinking about reading this， I definitely recommend the audiobook。 Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this ALC。 。。。more
Amanda K
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Thanks to Edelweiss for the DRC， all opinions are my own。Beautiful book about growing up， found family and a friendship strong enough to reconnect worlds。
Benji
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This author really knows how to build a very enchanting universe！ I love the characters and the plot and the worldbuilding。 I do think the pacing and the conflict wasn't quite as exciting as in the last book from this author， but it's still very very good and such a lovely read！ I felt like a child again while reading it This author really knows how to build a very enchanting universe！ I love the characters and the plot and the worldbuilding。 I do think the pacing and the conflict wasn't quite as exciting as in the last book from this author， but it's still very very good and such a lovely read！ I felt like a child again while reading it 。。。more
Anna
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This book is masterful。 I think I really had to finish it in order to see it that way because there were moments when reading it where I couldn't figure out where was going， but as a whole finished book， it is full of intensely interesting Indigenous storytelling and a wealth of characters who you want to continuously root for。 I will preface my review by saying that you really have to commit to this book。 You have to give it the time that it deserves to sink in how important it is。 Be patient a This book is masterful。 I think I really had to finish it in order to see it that way because there were moments when reading it where I couldn't figure out where was going， but as a whole finished book， it is full of intensely interesting Indigenous storytelling and a wealth of characters who you want to continuously root for。 I will preface my review by saying that you really have to commit to this book。 You have to give it the time that it deserves to sink in how important it is。 Be patient and just allow it to exist and allow it to weave you this complex multifaceted story about an indigenous girl on the hunt to figure out her great-grandmother's story and simultaneously tell you a story about a cottonmouth animal person navigating his way through being on his own and finding his way。So the formatting of this book is a little bit strange and I received a copy from NetGalley as an audiobook and so I'm not sure how this translates into a physical copy， but the chapters are very long and there isn't really a rhyme or reason as to why perspectives switch until like the last 10 chapters。 The first chapter is from the perspective of young Nina， who is waiting at the hospital bed of her great-grandmother and trying to connect with her。 A great grandmother doesn't speak a lot of English and she tells Nina a Lipan story that gets mistranslated through Nina's translation app。 When her great grandmother dies， Nina becomes committed to really translating that story and figuring out what it all means we'll also trying to figure out why her grandma potentially has magic on her land。 After you learn a little bit about Nina， it jumps into another point of view from a character named Oli。 Oli is an animal person， a cottonmouth snake， and he is being pushed from the nest。 He has to go out on his own and learn how to survive in his world。 He has some misadventures and some dramatic run-ins but there's also a rag tag little found family element that comes into play and I don't want to give you too many details but just a little teaser that that exists。This book is all about trying to figure out how these two worlds are connected and why we're getting perspectives from an indigenous girl on Earth and cottonmouth snake person in a seemingly alternate earth。I think that if you go into this with an open mind and a patient heart you will be rewarded with an exceptional story。 Highly recommend this one。 The audio is pretty good it has multiple narrators and each narrator really commits to doing a whole range of voices for all the multitudes of characters。Asexual MC: It is mentioned that Nina is asexual but it's not really a part of the story。 There's no romantic subplot at all which was refreshing as hell and Nina's sexuality is only mentioned in passing about being the only other ace。 。。。more
akacya ♡̷̷ˎˊ
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I received a complimentary review copy from NetGalley and the publisher。 This did not affect my rating。Nina is a Lipan girl who believes in the old stories and wants to learn the truth of them。 Oli is a cottonmouth kid who’s been cast from home。 Neither knows the other exists until tragic incidents occur in both of their lives and they’re driven together by fate。This book has dual POVs which is important in this kind of story。 We are able to follow both the events of Earth and the events of Oli’ I received a complimentary review copy from NetGalley and the publisher。 This did not affect my rating。Nina is a Lipan girl who believes in the old stories and wants to learn the truth of them。 Oli is a cottonmouth kid who’s been cast from home。 Neither knows the other exists until tragic incidents occur in both of their lives and they’re driven together by fate。This book has dual POVs which is important in this kind of story。 We are able to follow both the events of Earth and the events of Oli’s world。 This was a very unique story unlike anything I’ve read before！ 。。。more
Becky Shaknovich
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I am grateful for the opportunity to get an Advanced Listening Copy of the audiobook from Libro。fm through their program for librarians。 This is a highly anticipated title， and it does not disappoint！ There’s a real need for native voices and stories in the kidlit space。 I loved A Snake Falls to Earth。 I definitely want it for our library’s collection。 I’m excited to read more from Darcie Little Badger。 I will be picking up Elatsoe next。
T
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4/5 stars！ Rtc🐍💕
Rich in Color
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Review copy: Digital ARC via publisherThis is a story to fall into and savor。 The slow unwinding of the tale allows the characters and the readers to have many discoveries as details come to light。 It was like standing behind an artist and watching the canvas be filled in or watching as a sculpture is slowly taking shape。 I was fascinated by the story and was surprised many times as the story took unexpected twists and turns。 At the same time， it was a delight because those twists felt exactly r Review copy: Digital ARC via publisherThis is a story to fall into and savor。 The slow unwinding of the tale allows the characters and the readers to have many discoveries as details come to light。 It was like standing behind an artist and watching the canvas be filled in or watching as a sculpture is slowly taking shape。 I was fascinated by the story and was surprised many times as the story took unexpected twists and turns。 At the same time， it was a delight because those twists felt exactly right。The narratives of Oli and Nina are distinctly different， but there were also interesting parallels and so many things tied them together though they only discover that over time。 This interconnectedness of life and all beings is central to everything that is happening。While the relatedness of beings in our world and beyond is important， the beings themselves are worth noting。 Having lived in the Houston area， alligators are something I encountered quite a few times and the image of a six-foot-tall alligator woman was incredibly vivid and enthralling。 For example， her scales “were spiny， covering her neck， shoulders， and–most alarmingly–her knuckles， like armor。” The pages of this book are filled with many intriguing beings。Another aspect of the story revolved around language。 Language carries knowledge and culture and it’s an incredible loss when it is no longer used。 Nina has heard and treasured many old stories， but with one of the stories， her great-great-grandmother used mostly Lipan words which was no longer spoken fluently by anyone。 Nina is determined to find a way to unlock the meaning of the words and the story though。My recommendation: This is one of those books that has something for pretty much everyone。 There’s mystery， fantasy， friendship and a found family， action， adventure， Lipan Apache and ace representation， monsters， history， futurism， and probably more that I’m forgetting。 It’s also just a lot of fun。 And if that’s not enough to get your attention， it’s also been long-listed for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature。 Get it as soon as possible。 。。。more
Sheila
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The premise of this book is fascinating。 I'm a sucker for stories about storytelling， and this book is all about that。 The whole parallel worlds and animal people stories？ Love it。 I was disoriented at times， but it was good to be disorienting-- kind of fun to figure out what was going on。 My only disappointment was the ending。 I felt like too many loose ends remained， like it was almost setting up for a second book， but not quite。 The premise of this book is fascinating。 I'm a sucker for stories about storytelling， and this book is all about that。 The whole parallel worlds and animal people stories？ Love it。 I was disoriented at times， but it was good to be disorienting-- kind of fun to figure out what was going on。 My only disappointment was the ending。 I felt like too many loose ends remained， like it was almost setting up for a second book， but not quite。 。。。more
Starr ❇✌❇
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I received an ARC from Edelweiss TW: eye trauma3When Nina's great-grandmother died， she left an untranslatable story behind。 As Nina spends years trying to discover what she knows as her "history"， she also realizes there maybe something magical in her blood， and something magical in the land where her great-grandmother， and grandmother， lived。 The same thing keeping her grandmother from leaving now。Oli is an animal person， in the spirit world， removed for centuries from Nina's。 But when his I received an ARC from Edelweiss TW: eye trauma3When Nina's great-grandmother died， she left an untranslatable story behind。 As Nina spends years trying to discover what she knows as her "history"， she also realizes there maybe something magical in her blood， and something magical in the land where her great-grandmother， and grandmother， lived。 The same thing keeping her grandmother from leaving now。Oli is an animal person， in the spirit world， removed for centuries from Nina's。 But when his friend starts showing signs of his species extinction， giving him a sickness that would end in death， Oli knows he's got to do everything he can to keep his friend's species alive。 Even if that means leaving home again and traveling to the human world。This book was not for me。 I was intrigued by the idea and I wanted to love it because it's an Indigenous voice inspired by Indigenous storytelling， but it just didn't work for me。 For much of this book I was bored， and for most of the rest of it I was confused。I liked the idea behind the book， and the slight exploration of extinction and human-inflicted environmental collapses。 And I did find myself enjoying Oli's portion of the book， and the feeling of oral storytelling it came with， with the cadence and the feeling of it。But I truly don't understand what this story is。 What is the actual plot？ What is the point？ This feels like a story you start writing with a vague idea of a concept and then just keep going until something big enough happens to end it， without ever hitting any kind of arc。 Maybe I'm missing something- which is definitely possible， due to the whole experience of reading this book being infuriating and hard to focus on- but as the main "plot" didn't even start until nearly 70% of the way through and not much happens before that， particularly with Nina， I just don't understand where this book was trying to go。The biggest reason for a bad reading experience was the fact that I read a DRC and it had no breaks at all between POV， instead it ran directly into each portion， usually midword， making it really confusing to follow。 But even without that the whole nonlinear POV switching when the characters had no impact on each other felt so unnecessary for so much of the book。 In the end， obviously， thy come together， but the strange way they're tied together for most of the book made the flow constantly break and only made me less invested。 Plus， the whole story was slow， which I was going to call a pacing issue， but， again， I truly do not understand what the actual plot was so I think that's the bigger issue。This book feels really lopsided， I had no connection to Nina's part of the story- it doesn't help that most of her portions were made up of time skips- and this book felt like an experimental middlegrade read to me， instead of a YA。I， personally， didn't like this book， but I appreciate it for its connection to Lipan culture and for bringing more Native voices to publishing。 I'm sure someone else will love this， but I'm not the audience。 。。。more
Calliope
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Synopsis:Nina is a Lipan girl in our world。 She's always felt there was something more out there。 She still believes in the old stories。Oli is a cottonmouth kid， from the land of spirits and monsters。 Like all cottonmouths， he's been cast from home。 He's found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake。Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists。 But a catastrophic event on Earth， and a strange sickness that befalls Oli's best friend， will drive their worlds together in ways they haven't been Synopsis:Nina is a Lipan girl in our world。 She's always felt there was something more out there。 She still believes in the old stories。Oli is a cottonmouth kid， from the land of spirits and monsters。 Like all cottonmouths， he's been cast from home。 He's found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake。Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists。 But a catastrophic event on Earth， and a strange sickness that befalls Oli's best friend， will drive their worlds together in ways they haven't been in centuries。And there are some who will kill to keep them apart。Review:Thank you so much， Levine Querido for the physical ARC in exchange for an honest review :）I knew this was going to be phenomenal after reading the author's previous novel， Elatsoe！ But I still was suprised at how consistently strange and wonderful it was。The characters were truly the highlight of 'A Snake Falls to Earth'。 One thing to know is that it is written as a dual perspective。 One perspective follows teenage Nina， a Lipan Apache girl living in the world we know as Earth， who has noticed strange things about the land in Texas that her ailing Grandmother lives on。 Nina is a storyteller， and her sections were delightful to read。 The other narrator is Oli， a cottonmouth snake who lives in the spirit realm。 Oli's chapters are for sure more odd than Nina's， so it takes some getting used to， but I ended up loving the creativity and unique nature of his character。The story is so unlike anything I have ever read！ I loved it so much。 Again， it took a while to get fully into， but I was hooked as soon as I made time to sit down and read it。 It's always really interesting to read dual-perspective novels when the two storylines intersect。 Once Oli and Nina's stories started to blend into one narrative， it became a very surreal reading experience where I was completely immersed in this new world。 The writing is SO good。 I can totally understand why the author has won prizes for her writing。 It's not just enjoyable， it practically flows off the page。 It feels like a gift， it's honestly such a special thing to read。 It has a folklore feel to it， because of the magical elements， specifically the spirit and shapeshifting parts。 My final thoughts are completely positive。 I'm really glad I read this， and I'm excited to read anything Darcie Little Badger writes in the future！ Anticipation: 5: ooo this is going to be goodEnjoyment: 5: DID NOT DISAPPOINT--> 5 stars make sure to preorder！ this book releases on October 12。Buy links:Blackwells （UK）:https://blackwells。co。uk/bookshop/pro。。。Mrs Dalloways （US）:https://www。mrsdalloways。com/book/978。。。 。。。more
Irene
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Yona
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This review is for an uncorrected advanced copy。 I liked the book overall—the animal people were charming， and I got a couple of good chuckles out of it。 The weaving of folk tale and plot were pretty good， too。 The ending was rushed， though。 （SPOILERS）The Nightmare thread didn’t feel like it properly concluded， we never found out what Nina’s family experienced in the Refraction World—surely something， right？—and surviving the hurricane went by way too fast。 I’m also not clear on whether their ac This review is for an uncorrected advanced copy。 I liked the book overall—the animal people were charming， and I got a couple of good chuckles out of it。 The weaving of folk tale and plot were pretty good， too。 The ending was rushed， though。 （SPOILERS）The Nightmare thread didn’t feel like it properly concluded， we never found out what Nina’s family experienced in the Refraction World—surely something， right？—and surviving the hurricane went by way too fast。 I’m also not clear on whether their actions had any relation to Ami healing or not。 Was it the grandma？ Unclear。 It kinda felt like it just … happened。 。。。more
h o l l i s
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I almost never DNF and the fact that the first book I give up on in two years is an anticipated read by an Indigenous author just makes me extra sad。 But between an annoyingly formatted ARC （no transition between POVs/chapters） and just。。 nothing grabbing me？ I'm already slumping and I just can't force myself through this anymore than I already have。 I read/skimmed to 30% but still nothing is working here for me。 I'm sad。 But I'd also rather give up on this one than let my slump colour my feelin I almost never DNF and the fact that the first book I give up on in two years is an anticipated read by an Indigenous author just makes me extra sad。 But between an annoyingly formatted ARC （no transition between POVs/chapters） and just。。 nothing grabbing me？ I'm already slumping and I just can't force myself through this anymore than I already have。 I read/skimmed to 30% but still nothing is working here for me。 I'm sad。 But I'd also rather give up on this one than let my slump colour my feelings about this read more than it already has。Maybe I'll come back to this （even though this is my second time putting this down） or maybe I'll wait and try once it's published and formatted。。 I don't know。 I definitely think this is probably a me thing， not a book thing， because advance reviews are already full of praise。 So definitely pick it up if it seems like your thing。** I received an ARC from the publisher （thank you！） in exchange for an honest review。 ** 。。。more
Tom
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Like Elatsoe， this was so refreshing！ It wasn’t wasn’t linear， it wasn’t trope-y。 Equal time on the page was spent in both our own world and the reflected world。 Equal personhood was attributed to humans and non-human creatures。 The writing and dialogue were sly but earnest in tone， and super clever if you pay close enough attention。
aspeccharactersoftheday
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Laura Harrison
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Out of the ordinary， very special book。 Five bright gold stars！
Melissa
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Elatsoe was one of the loveliest literary surprises of 2020 （it's SO GOOD and WEIRD and the our-world-altered worldbuilding is my FAVORITE THING） and now this follow-up is one of my most anticipated of the year。 Elatsoe was one of the loveliest literary surprises of 2020 （it's SO GOOD and WEIRD and the our-world-altered worldbuilding is my FAVORITE THING） and now this follow-up is one of my most anticipated of the year。 。。。more
Olivia
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I’m almost finished with Elatsoe and now I desperately need this story。 I can’t wait to read more from DLB
Jennybeast
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This is a bit of a strange book。 It takes some time to get used to -- the pacing， the twin storylines， the different worlds。 Like Elatsoe， it gives us a completely original universe to explore， and characters that are easy to love。 It feels a little more nested in traditional tale telling， but I love the connection between current technology and the vibrant Reflected World -- that reminder that while traditional tales may be ancient in origin， they are not stale or irrelevant to modern listeners This is a bit of a strange book。 It takes some time to get used to -- the pacing， the twin storylines， the different worlds。 Like Elatsoe， it gives us a completely original universe to explore， and characters that are easy to love。 It feels a little more nested in traditional tale telling， but I love the connection between current technology and the vibrant Reflected World -- that reminder that while traditional tales may be ancient in origin， they are not stale or irrelevant to modern listeners。 I particularly enjoyed Nina's bookstore and her family and her Grandmother's connection to their family's land。 Beautiful and satisfying， with a strong message about extinction。 As someone who grew up in Texas， I never thought I could care for a cottonmouth character， but Oli changed my mind。 Advanced Reader's Copy Provided by Edelweiss 。。。more
Alli
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Okay， so I enjoyed this。 With respect to the fact that this book， "draws on traditional Lipan Apache storytelling structure，" the beginning was a bit slow for me。 I'm not sure if this had anything to do with that style of storytelling， but it does make me recognize it may just not be what I'm used to。 Anyway， once it got going， I was completely on board and invested。 I love the characters， the ace rep， and the strong family and found family bounds。6/24/21 So 。。。 I feel a little silly have said I Okay， so I enjoyed this。 With respect to the fact that this book， "draws on traditional Lipan Apache storytelling structure，" the beginning was a bit slow for me。 I'm not sure if this had anything to do with that style of storytelling， but it does make me recognize it may just not be what I'm used to。 Anyway， once it got going， I was completely on board and invested。 I love the characters， the ace rep， and the strong family and found family bounds。6/24/21 So 。。。 I feel a little silly have said I'll drop everything for this and then hitting a reading slump before I could even start。 Listen to multiple audiobooks， read a graphic novel， and a novel in verse？ Yes。 Read my most anticipated prose novel of the year？ Apparently not。 But I'm still super excited and will totally get to this as soon as I feel like physically reading prose again。6/2/21 There are very few books/authors I will drop all others for， but this right here is one of them。Advanced copy from the publisher via Edelweiss+ 。。。more
Kristīne Vītola
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