Hello Fellow Challenge Readers!
How did your reading go this month? Did you read something set in the 2000s to the present that you enjoyed? Share in the comments!
I read our main title: Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley, but also discovered that the majority of my other reading also took place in the same time period.
(Did you know that there is a companion novel for Firekeeper’s Daughter? It is called Warrior Girl Unearthed. This title takes place in the same community as Firekeeper’s Daughter and features many of the same characters.)
Let’s talk Firekeeper’s Daughter. Daunis Fontaine has never fit in. She’s considered in outsider in her hometown of Sault St. Marie and the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She is deeply connected to her area as a well-respected hockey player and is active in her tribal community as she is half Ojibwe. Desperate to find a place where she fits in that is all her own, Daunis dreams of going away at college to become a doctor. Her dreams are shattered when a series of tragedies destroys her family, forcing her to stay home to look after her mother. Love falls into Daunis’ life when she meets Jamie, a young hockey star. She feels like he’s hiding something. When Daunis witnesses a murder however, she is drawn into an FBI investigation of a lethal new drug and agrees to go undercover. This is dangerous, digging up old secrets.
I devoured this audiobook in two days. The author’s writing quality was superb, the narrator was excellent, and the complex plot had me hooked right from the start. The characters were multi-dimensional, pushing through issues and fighting for the truth. This book also deals with serious subject matter in such a heartfelt and emotional way. I can’t wait to read the companion novel!
This title is also available in large print, CD audiobook, and Playaway audiobook.
Sugar Island series
- Firekeeper’s Daughter (2021)
- Warrior Girl Unearthed (2023)
Next month, we are traveling to the future!