Weird/confusing even at nearly a fifth of the way through the novel. Not worth moving beyond slush phase. 

Clunky, not invested in characters even at nearly a quarter of the way through the novel. Better than some of the others up to that point, but not good enough to make it beyond slush/to QF. 

Didn't find characters compelling, in particular - one femme character was overly obsessed with her looks (e.g. leaving behind a "beautiful corpse") and it detracted from the story for me during slush phase. Not compelling enough to propel into the QF. 

Really weird physical descriptions of characters were a big turn off during slush phase reading this one. E.g. comparing someone's arms to having a gorilla for a mother, calling their lips/chin/other physical attributes "oversized" which often elicits thoughts of subtle (or not so subtle) racism towards Black folks, even if that was not the author's intent. Didn't flow particularly well. 

Unfortunately the file transferred incredibly strangely to Kindle, and the rest of the team didn't particularly recommend. Nixed during slush phase for SPSFC4. 

A much more confusion portion of this trilogy from my read, but enjoyable nonetheless. I’ll be looking forward to wrapping up this series and seeing what happens to Control/John and the rest as Area X is increasingly out of control in this ecohorror series. 

Medina’s Sisters of the Lost Nation will reel in readers with the plot, but absorb them with the reflections and themes about 2S folks, MMIW/R (missing and murdered indigenous women/relatives), and more. 

While the Takoda people are an amalgamation of many tribal peoples, they are representative of so many Indigenous and Tribal experiences in the US. 

I really enjoyed the folk horror elements of the story, including the revenge-seeking rolling head. While not my typical five star novel, this one really kept me engaged and turning the pages. 

My first read by this author did not disappoint. I really enjoyed the multiple timelines and play with time-space with the technology of the Wisdom. While this wasn’t a 5 star read for me it WAS solid! 

Check CWs. Really a very solid debut novel. 

An interesting (and quick) foray into what it means to be disabled under empire in the United States in the 21st century (and some history), as well as how the US empire has disabled people all over the world. Some interesting ideas and possibilities explored in examples outside of capitalist imperialist medical systems for disability rights and disabled folks. 

This felt like a slog at every step. Really truly just not for me 🤷🏽‍♀️ characters didn’t feel compelling nor relatable, just made me sleepy every single time I picked it up.