Sisters of the Lost Nation
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Nick Medina
A young Native girl's hunt for answers about the women mysteriously disappearing from her tribe's reservation lead her to delve into the myths and stories of her people, all while being haunted herself, in this atmospheric and stunningly poignant debut.Anna Horn is always looking over her shoulder. For the bullies who torment her, for the entitled visitors at the reservation’s casino…and for the nameless, disembodied entity that stalks her every step—an ancient tribal myth come-to-life, one that’s intent on devouring her whole. With strange and sinister happenings occurring around the casino, Anna starts to suspect that not all the horrors on the reservation are old. As girls begin to go missing and the tribe scrambles to find answers, Anna struggles with her place on the rez, desperately searching for the key she’s sure lies in the legends of her tribe’s past. When Anna’s own little sister also disappears, she’ll do anything to bring Grace home. But the demons plaguing the reservation—both ancient and new—are strong, and sometimes, it’s the stories that never get told that are the most important. Part gripping thriller and part mythological horror, author Nick Medina spins an incisive and timely novel of life as an outcast, the cost of forgetting tradition, and the courage it takes to become who you were always meant to be.
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Author
Nick Medina
Pages
352
Publisher
National Geographic Books
Published Date
2023-04-18
ISBN
0593546857 9780593546857
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"The story is so compelling. I love the main character Anna, the way she demonstrates her strength throughout the book is awe inspiring. Ending with the Author's Note I feel compelled to be apart of the solution to this crisis. Grateful to have read this book. "
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Michelle D
"I'm baffled why this is labeled as horror--I could see reading the prologue and thinking it's going that direction but it doesn't. I mean, it's horror in the sense of this happens in real life and that's terrifying, but I would consider the novel suspense/mystery. I also agree with other reviews saying the time shifts were confusing. I ended up reading the story in chronological order, meaning I skipped around in the book, but it made more narrative sense. I do think some of Part I could've been edited down; Part II is where it starts taking off and has a feeling of immediacy to find out what happened to these girls. Overall I felt there were a lot of elements that were interesting but just needed to be explored more in-depth (two-spirits, Anna's role as healer/story-teller) and it read borderline YA to me. I did like the author's note at the end about the very real crisis of missing or murdered Indigenous women."
"★★★☆☆<br/><br/>ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ ɪs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ɴᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ɢɪʀʟs (ᴀɴɴᴀ ʜᴏʀɴ) ʜᴜɴᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ ᴍʏsᴛᴇʀɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʀɪʙᴇ's ʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʟᴇᴀᴅs ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇʟᴠᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍʏᴛʜs ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴏʀɪᴇs ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ, ᴀʟʟ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʜᴀᴜɴᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ. <br/><br/>ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀɴɴᴀ's ᴏᴡɴ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ sɪsᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀs, sʜᴇ'ʟʟ ᴅᴏ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙʀɪɴɢ ɢʀᴀᴄᴇ ʜᴏᴍᴇ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴs ᴘʟᴀɢᴜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ- ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴡ - ᴀʀᴇ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ɪᴛ's ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏʀɪᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ.<br/><br/>ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʜᴏʟᴅs ᴀ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇ. ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴍɪᴡ (ᴍɪssɪɴɢ ᴍᴜʀᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ɪɴᴅɪɢᴇɴᴏᴜs ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ) ᴡᴀs ᴀ ʙɪɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢ, ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ʜɪᴛ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ. ɪ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴊʀ ʜɪɢʜ ᴀ ᴄʟᴀss ᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴍɪssɪɴɢ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴇᴇᴋᴇɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ sᴀɪᴅ sʜᴇ ʀᴀɴ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ... ʏᴇᴀʀs ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡs ɪ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ʙᴜʀɪᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴛᴏᴡɴ 3 ʜᴏᴜʀs ᴀᴡᴀʏ. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛʏ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴀɴʏ ɪɴᴅɪɢᴇɴᴏᴜs ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ. <br/><br/>ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴡᴀs ғᴀsᴛ ᴘᴀᴄᴇᴅ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇʟɪɴᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴡᴀs ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ᴅɪsᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪɴɢ. ɪ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴀs ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʜᴀᴅ ᴍᴇ ʜᴏᴘɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴀɴɴᴀ. ᴜɴғᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇʟʏ, ɪɴ ʀᴇᴀʟ ʟɪғᴇ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢs ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴇs ᴏғ ᴍᴍɪᴡ. ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ ғᴏʀ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ʀᴀᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴀʟ sᴛᴏʀʏ."