Review: Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley

Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I was provided both an ARC and an ALC of this book via Netgalley.

This is a tough book to read.  It follows Lucy, a teenager who has had a very rough childhood and has navigated the foster system for the last five years since her father passed away.  Lucy has done what she needed to do to survive.  She has been lied to and betrayed by the people she trusted, including her father, and now based on decisions she made to protect herself she is being followed to protect the secrets she has uncovered.  

This reads like a companion novel to Boulley's debut [book:Firekeeper's Daughter|199437737].  It has been several years since I've read that and I have not read Warrior Girl Unearthed yet, but I was able to follow along with this easily and recall many of the events that occurred in that book with the context given in this book.  We reunite with Daunis and Jamie from book 1 as they nurse Lucy back to health after a terrible "accident" at the diner where she worked.  There they explain to Lucy about her Native American heritage and their connection to her late sister.  This story is told in both the present during Lucy's recovery from a broken leg and her research in to ICWA (Indian Children's Welfare Act), and during the past beginning when she was 6 through her father's battle with cancer and her journey through the foster system after his death.  The timeline eventually meets up in the present when she is 18 living with Daunis and Jamie, when she finally explains to them what she is running from and who is after her and why.  Lucy's story is filled with twists and turns and is truly heartbreaking as we learn of her experiences in the foster system, some good, some terrible.  

I enjoyed reuniting with characters from the previous books and how the story ended overall.  It really brings to light how Native Americans are treated and how children of all backgrounds are treated in the foster system.  This book is an emotional rollercoaster that brings to light important topics.

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