Where They Last Saw Her by Marcie R. Rendon

Where They Last Saw Her PDF by Marcie R. Rendon is rich with Native American history as well as the present day turmoils they face. In a way that’s difficult for me to explain, this feels like one of the most touching and affective Native American novels that I have read; one of the most heart-breaking renditions of the epidemic their women—and by extension, their men and families—face.

The storytelling is superb and kept me invested the whole way through; never once loosening its grip on me. At times, however, Quill’s thoughtless actions drove me nuts—though she was a woman on a mission so who can blame her?—and the writing started to fall apart a little towards the end.

Quill is running her usual route through the woods one afternoon when she hears a single ear-piercing scream. Convinced it was the scream of a woman, she senses danger and grows increasingly concerned over the following days. Alongside this unsettling event are groups of unruly, brute men arriving to town to work the pipeline. Quill’s small town of Red Pine—where everyone knows everyone—is beginning to feel more and more unsafe.

As concerned as she is about recent events, she’s also angry. She’s tired of the kidnapped and trafficked, the missing and murdered Indigenous women. It’s all happening on her land and she’s determined to protect it and bring justice to the women who are so easily forgotten by those outside of the reservation.

Overall, this strikes me as a profound Native story that will capture readers attention with its relentless suspense and headstrong MC. The atmosphere is *chefs kiss*; a story that I could feel myself in.

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