This was a great debut. Damn.
The mixture of science, teen drama, suspense, romance and marginalized voice made it just a really, really good fall read.
I loved the voice of the main character, and I loved how it had a Veronica Mars noir vibe to it but in early 2000's and, on reservation grounds. I think it could work as a film or a made for TV film.
What made it even better is being from MI and familiar with the locations and places referenced in the story. It felt like I was back in time to when I was a teen (I'd be around her age) and at the places she was mentioning. I had read another book previously by an author from MI and found it awful in its fictionalization of MI locations. But this author gave it 100% accuracy and I gotta applaud her.
Anyway. The ending took me for a ride and a surprise:
SPOILERS: SPOILERS:
I really, really, thought she would end up with her man. But, she chose her career over romance. Good for her. She left that door open if if they would hook up in the future.
The mixture of science, teen drama, suspense, romance and marginalized voice made it just a really, really good fall read.
I loved the voice of the main character, and I loved how it had a Veronica Mars noir vibe to it but in early 2000's and, on reservation grounds. I think it could work as a film or a made for TV film.
What made it even better is being from MI and familiar with the locations and places referenced in the story. It felt like I was back in time to when I was a teen (I'd be around her age) and at the places she was mentioning. I had read another book previously by an author from MI and found it awful in its fictionalization of MI locations. But this author gave it 100% accuracy and I gotta applaud her.
Anyway. The ending took me for a ride and a surprise:
SPOILERS: SPOILERS:
I really, really, thought she would end up with her man. But, she chose her career over romance. Good for her. She left that door open if if they would hook up in the future.