Katherine Harbour's Blog - Posts Tagged "indigenous-characters"

My Heart Is a Chainsaw
Loved this book! Jade Daniels. half Indigenous, is one of my new favorite characters, with her obsessive and impressive knowledge of horror slasher films. They're her comfort, after a childhood of abuse and neglect. When she begins to suspect her sleepy town is about to be the scene of a real life slasher's reign of terror, she identifies the new girl, Letha Mondragon, as the Final Girl. The ingredients are: Camp Blood; the legend of a creepy and tragic lake witch; and wealthy founders gentrifying the area. The characters--who would be stock in a slasher--are vividly and poignantly portrayed. Unlike the cannon fodder in slasher movies, though, these are characters you'll genuinely care about. Jade is endearingly complicated, smart, and funny, and her hunch proves to be true during the gory horror of the reveal.

The Only Good Indians

10 Reasons Why I Worship This Book

1)The female elk spirit
2)The 4 charismatic Blackfeet nation men who are the main characters
3)The deaths are gruesome, but tragic and meaningful
4)The uncanny element is topnotch
5)The daughter who plays basketball
6)The monster has a backstory
7)An unexpected warrior
8)It's a revenge story
9)The writing hits just the right notes of terror
10)Indigenous folklore