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Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline
4.0
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

So I've discovered that "Indigenous Horror" is high on my list of favorite genres. This is only the second one I've read but I am FULLY obsessed with it. This story had so many interesting things to say about: race, white supremacy, forced religious conversion, love, family, and more. The only reason it isn't a five star for me is that I thought some of the character work was a little weak (which is a criticism I've had of this particular author before). The world building, the tense, the horror aspect, all of that worked really well for this story. So much of it hit for me and left me breathless. It could have been a littttle stronger on the horror elements, too, but I loved what there was.