S. Rose

Beautiful story! I’d read/listen to it again.

Revisado: 04-24-24

Okay. This book was an absolute delight to read. I *loved* it!!

After a terrible sledding accident, Ts’ellbah is not quite herself. She doesn’t enjoy the things she once used to, and even her beloved dog seems to be a bit suspicious of her. Worst of all, she’s begun to have seizures and to see visions—and some of these visions are of things that come to pass.

Many people of her village begin to fear her—even her friend stops talking to her—worrying that she might be possessed by a demon…

And there’s this raven that keeps harassing her…

This story is super character driven—that’s something I loved SO MUCH about it. I love character driven stories. And Ts’ellbah is someone you care about right away. You love her, and you love her sweet family who determinedly stand by her as her world kinda falls apart. And you wish the absolute best for her as she meets a fellow outcast and falls for him.

And as a testament to Staci Olsen’s writing skills, you worry about Ts’ellbah SO much as she seems to drift into unreliable-narrator territory… I seriously started to wonder: is Ts’ellbah losing her mind???

I loved it. I loved this adventure. I loved getting to know Ts’ellbah and her world. I loved diving into her culture. I loved learning with her, and discovering through her eyes what makes life beautiful and meaningful.

I bounced back and forth from reading to the book to listening to the audiobook, and I absolutely loved Pam Tsujioka’s narration. It totally matched the character and the author’s soothing storytelling style.

Staci Olsen’s descriptions throughout the story were absolutely gorgeous. I was totally immersed without being overwhelmed.

Overall, I highly recommend giving this book a read! And if you’re bouncing around with a busy schedule, listen to the audiobook! It’s fabulous. This is a story I would happily read/listen to again.

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