madgerdes's Reviews (970)

I haven’t read a horror book in a really long time and I was honestly tempted to pick this one up because Hannah had also gotten it off hold at the library!! The beginning of the book was a little hard for  me to follow but I think that was a me problem, not anything to do with the writing - I tend to be a really impatient reader and sometimes read too quickly for my own good. I loved that I couldn’t tell where this book was going - every page really did feel like a surprise. This book also provided insight into modern Rez life in a way that wasn’t patronizing or touristy - it was a Native story with Native characters in a Native setting that happened to be really f*cking scary. 

Started this and then realized I actually had no desire to read it lol 

I absolutely loved this book. It made me feel at home in my wild mind and heart. It took me a while to listen to this one mostly because I hadn't been going on walks and that's the best time for me to listen to audiobooks because otherwise I get distracted! This book made me feel seen in my wild womanhood in a way I've never felt seen by writing before. It felt like coming home to myself. I definitely want to buy a copy of this to read so I can highlight quotes! Listening was lovely, though, because Slate herself narrates it and it was an overall ethereal experience.

Okay so if you are craving some extra twilight content this is definitely worth the read LOL. The story was literally the same but it was funny to try to imagine a boy human and a girl vampire - I don't know why it made the whole plot line feel so much more forced? I wonder what that says about my internalized misogyny. I found Edyth to be way less creepy and intense than Edward which is definitely an Edward thing. I think I like Bella more than I like Beau? Bella seemed to have more of a personality than Beau but maybe I just assume women are more interesting.

Still not sure how I feel about the changed ending where Beau becomes a vampire instead of him being saved and having the venom sucked out? It seemed like more of a tool for Meyer to not have to come up with a reason for not writing the rest of the books with the character genders swapped. The funeral scene made me upset and it just seemed weird how easily Beau gave up on trying to see his family.

Overall this was a fun read, obviously not high brow literature, but I'm glad I gave it a read. May the twilight renaissance continue!