A Powerful Read

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The Firekeepers Daughter was an interesting and powerful read, especially for young women. I loved that this book was written about and from the perspective of indigenous people and it explored things about their culture and some of the traditions, rituals and ways of their lifestyle. I learned many new things about how they handle death, women's menstrual cycle and so much more. It was fascinating. I also loved the storyline was about a young woman and her quest to find out what is happening to her hometown and those that she loves. Along the way, she meets a young man whom she comes to like, a lot, but the story does not follow the typical young woman's narrative of following the young man and forgetting your own self in the process. I think that was one of the things I loved so much about this book was that it allowed the main character to be strong in herself and in her convictions and that she didn't get everything up for her love; she could still be herself and by in love.