I checked this out from my local library. It is a September book club read for me.

As a club, we read Firekeeper's Daughter earlier this year, and we were blown away by the intensity of the narrative and the knowledge it imparted. I was thrilled when a librarian pointed out that there were enough of the sequel in the system for the club to read it when meetings resumed in the fall.

I wish I could give this 4 1/2 stars, but Goodreads doesn't allow for halves. I found this to be a slower start than the first book, largely because Perry's impetuous attitude didn't engage me as much as Daunis's did. Once it got going, though, wow.

This book picks up about a decade after the first one and follows Perry, who along with her twin Pauline, was just 6 in the previous work. She is now a teenager with a full attitude, ready to spend her summer slacking off by fishing--until has an accident while speeding and dings the Jeep she shares with Pauline. She is forced to pay off the repairs by joining a tribal internship program.

Perry soon discovers the full disgrace of the United States government's program to repatriate stolen and looted dead Native Americans and their property, and gets deeper into that dilemma even as other women she knows go missing. The twin plots--the tragedies of the past twined with the present grief--make for a gripping narrative that I wish was just confined to horror fiction. That's why this isn't a book that I can say I enjoyed, because that feels like it trivializes the atrocities that this work addresses with passion and eloquence. Rather, I'm left more educated, and embarrassed for my country, and angry at continued injustices.

The end of this book, as with the first in the series, is brilliant and breathless. Boulley is an extraordinary writer. ( )

A chance encounter with human remains in a museum’s collection leads Perry on a powerful journey to reclaim her ancestors. This remarkable story offers insights into the challenges of repatriating cultural items and ancestral remains while following Perry’s personal struggle to understand the world around her. With loads of twists and turns, this thrilling novel will keep you on your toes. I highly recommend the audiobook! - Kendra ( )

Just wow in the best possible way! ( )

Captivating. AMAZING narrator performance. ( )

Gr 9 Up—Set 10 years after Firekeeper's Daughter, this novel follows Perry Firekeeper-Birch during a summer
internship, where she discovers a local college is keeping remains and artifacts that belong to her tribe—and
decides what she'll do to get them back. It's important, thought-provoking, and captivating.