This novel delves into so many important issues and will definitely stick with me as I reflect on these issues, many of which I don't see in a lot of fiction. Alice's internal monologue was well written and heartbreaking at times.
With about 1/3 of the story remaining, the novel does take a bit of a left turn and this change did take me out of the story a bit, but in the end it makes sense to the narrative. Really well written story and worth the read.

A beautiful, sinister, love filled story! It is, of course, about indigenous peoples and culture, the loss of family, mourning, mental illness, and touches on a lot of serious ideas. But there is so much love and emotion here, strength of will, too. It has the creeping tones and social commentary and outright horror of many modern horror films but feels so rooted in Alice and her love of her family that these big themes are an important part of her story, and not the story themselves. Wonderfully done and an incredibly enjoyable heart wrenching read.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review. The following opinions are my own.

I was really happy to receive this book as it has been on my list for a while. I'm trying to get my hands on as much indigenous literature as I can. Admittedly I knew going in this would be a difficult read just based off the premise. I really liked the structure of the book though. The first half describes the main characters descent as she spirals with her mental health. The second half is a conversation she is having between her and her granddaughter.