I thoroughly enjoy stories that put a new spin or inject new life into all types of mythology and origin stories. And this one was no different. Nizhoni was one of the more relatable MG narrators I've encountered in a long time. She had a lot of internal conflicting emotions and thought processes. Her flair for drama was accurate for kids at that age and I honestly didn't feel it was too overblown. If anything, Mac, her brother, got on my nerves more in that regard. She had the hopes and desires of most teenagers nowadays (internet/YouTube fame) and reacted the way most would in her position.

I did like how the friendship between Davery and her stayed that way. There was a brief off the cuff comment about how now that they were growing up their relationship was changing and a bit weird but that was just attributed to being party of puberty. Their friendship was rock solid and I really liked that since a lot of times in MG fiction, if there is a girl/boy friendship it usually evolves into romance or they grow apart because suddenly their different genders are a hindrance.

I'm not an 'Own Voices' for this so I can't speak to the accuracy on that. And I know that the author isn't either although she does have Indigenous roots. That said, I feel all the mythology here was handled respectively and with the reference it deserved and think there are many authors and books out there who could learn from it in that regard. This was a delightful and engaging story and I heartily recommend it.