content warnings:

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animal deaths (pet dog, deer), precanon & expository loss of loved ones (heart attack; car crash/ murder), grief, systemic racism & classism, mention of hunting, mention of past genocide, blood magic

rep:

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asexual Lipan Apache MC [Elatsoe], Apache main cast [Elatsoe's family], multiracial Spanish major character [Lenore], interracial marriage, multiracial Spanish & Lipan secondary character [Baby Gregory]

[review to come]

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CONVERSION: 7.8 / 15 = 3 stars

Prose: 5 / 10
Characters & Relationships: 5 / 10
Emotional Impact: 3 / 10
Development / Flow: 5 / 10
Setting: 6 / 10

Diversity & Social Themes: 4 / 5
Originality / Trope Execution: 2 / 5