Ilona Van Mil

I'm struggling to form an opinion on this book. It piqued my curiosity when I started reading and by the end I was hungrily devouring the story. The narrative style was unique, and the author was able to paint a vivid picture of a fictional northern village at a time when Indigenous people's rights were not equal. Clearly she has done her research. It was a non-traditional mystery novel, and while I was eager to get to the end, it left me wishing for more closure.

I'm not sure about this book. I think I enjoyed it. It certainly kept me reading. It's an insular story, and you do get caught up in its world. I find myself irritated with books that leave unanswered questions though, and this was one of them. It seems like a cop-out. There was, at times, too much description which slowed the pace. Generally, though, a pretty good book.