I saw that Firekeeper’s Daughter had a sequel, and I didn’t know weather to be excited or disappointed since, usually, sequels to such incredible books are sad and unnecessary. However, this one, since it is less of a sequel and more of a companion novel, didn’t disappoint.
This book follows Perry Firekeeper-Birch, one of Daunis’s cousins (I think). She was expecting to just spend her summer having fun, but she gets into a fender bender and has to pay Daunis back for her jeep, so she joins a summer program and becomes friends with a few other outcasts there, “Team Misfit Toys.” Perry ends up attending a meeting at a university and learning about “Warrior Girl,” an ancestor who’s bones and knife are stored in museum archives instead of with her tribe where they belong. Thus, Perry starts working to try and return her to her tribe, but secrets and mysteries unfurl.
I generally enjoyed this book. While I prefer Firekeeper’s Daughter, it was still good. I especially liked it because I was curious about Perry and her twin Pauline in Firekeeper’s Daughter, so I’m glad to learn more about them. The plot was interesting and enjoyable, and I generally just really enjoyed this book.
Especially on the grand scale of sequels to books that are standalones, this one was good because it brought back the characters and world of the first one, without being repetitive or unrealistic. Similar to the first one, it addressed real concerns that are happening in the world, and was generally just a good book.