Edit, April 4th, 2018: 5/5 stars. Proof that sometimes being an English major is great! After unpacking this book in an essay, I can truly say that there is so much to this book that is so impactful.

TW: sexual assault, domestic violence, mental abuse, trauma, drowning

This book is many things, but it's mostly incredibly heartbreaking. It's also a book I'd recommend to people (*cough*white canadians*cough*) who have problems getting over racist stereotypes of Indigenous people. It portrays the inter-generational hardships and traumas that Indigenous people go through as effect of colonization and residential school. Big trigger warnings throughout the entire book, but if you can stomach it, it's definitely worth the read.
I'm not sure how much else I can say about it, I don't feel like I'm intelligent enough to properly convey what this book deals with. Not a perfect 5 star mostly because it wasn't all there for me, but I read this for class and don't tend to gravitate towards more literary styles anyways.