Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi’s hockey team. Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, she senses that he is hiding something. Everything comes to light when Daunis witnesses a shocking murder, thrusting her into an FBI investigation of a lethal new drug.  Reluctantly, Daunis agrees to go undercover, drawing on her knowledge of chemistry and Ojibwe traditional medicine to track down the source. But the search for truth is more complicated than Daunis imagined, exposing secrets and old scars.

Dang this book was so good! It had been on my TBR for a while, and it was the @bookishswiftiesclub March YA book, so I had to give it a read! This book tackles a lot of heavy subject matters that disproportionately impact Native Americans. Sensitive readers, should definitely pay mind to the content warnings, because this book does not shy away from addressing violent moments and the realities of drug addiction. What I loved about this book was how strong Daunis’s character was, and how she was able to use both parts of her identity to propel her through hard times, and to ultimately help her community. The plot of this book was very fast paced, and I couldn’t wait to keep reading to figure out what would happen next. The book was so captivating, heartbreaking, thrilling, resilient, and compelling. I listened to the book on audio and really enjoyed it, especially to hear the narrator pronounce all of the Ojibwe words. I highly recommend adding this book to your TBR!