First of all, I'm jealous of Ellie's abilities. I want to play with my lost pets.

Overall this was a 5⭐️ read. It's a little slower paced but such a beautiful story.

Romance was not there since our FMC is asexual, but she has a friend (Jay) who wishes the romance was there.
"Sorry," Jay said. "I wish I could help. There's a loophole, you know."
"Is it marriage?"
"Maybe."

I went back and forth between the audio and the print. The chapter illustrations were so lovely.

RTC!

that was so beautiful,,,,the jacket design, the lil illustrations in each chapter (the ones at the end!!!!!!!), the ending illustration!!!!!! 🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧 the american government ruins everything
-sep 19 2024 (I didn't know it was pronounced eh-lat-sway until halfway through........ngl I didn't even know Lipan Apache ppl existed b4 I read this. so yeah thank u Darcie Little Badger!!!!)

This book was refreshing and cute all at once. A good break from the darker stuff I've been reading. Love to see an ace MC, too! 

It comes up as an LGBTQIA+ read, and it is, just don’t expect coming out stories or romance talk or relationship stuff. This story is not that stuff. This is an LGBTQIA+ community member living life and handling business not related to that part of her identity. 

This was such a beautifully written story filled with so much Indigenous history!

Sadly, I didn't become as invested as I hoped to which impacted my overall enjoyment. I think this is a book I personally need to physically read at a slower pace to fully appreciate whereas I listed via audio rather quickly.

I definitely plan on picking this book up again when I'm in a different headspace to truly admire it!

I've been wanting to read Elatsoe since it came out in 2020 (a couple of weeks before my own ace book!), and now I finally got around to it thanks to my book club. Even after anticipating the read for so long, it delivered. I really hope this will become a new children's classic, because there is so much in this story that I feel is of great value. The way the prejudice against the Lipan Apache people is touched upon, the way the 17-year-old main character is actually believed by the adults in her life when she tells them she is asexual. Those aren't big elements in this story at all, but they are remarkably well done. And then there's the mystery itself, which maintains its tension throughout and yet doesn't leave you hanging at any point because you're discovering just enough new information at just the right times. It reminded me of some of my favourite (Dutch-language) books of my childhood, but with an extra sparkle of magic and so much more soul. And then there's all the cute animals! The way stories are used to transfer important cultural knowledge! The beautiful illustrations by Rovina Cai that add an entire little story of their own to each chapter!
I'm definitely going to read the prequel too.