Shalan Mitchell’s Reviews > Where Wolves Don't Die > Status Update
Shalan Mitchell
is 35% done
Ugh, I am not enjoying this book at all. This is the first one from my YA Literature course that I don’t like. Honestly, I would have DNFed already if reading this wasn’t a requirement. It’s not bad, but this writing style (all tell, no show) drives me mad! I also find the us versus them narrative/borderline racism and the conversations about suicide problematic without challenge thus far.
— Jul 20, 2026 07:32AM
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Shalan Mitchell
is 99% done
Rant Continued: HOWEVER, there are also harmful comments/conversations about suicide/death as well as an unchallenged us versus them/binary narrative that promotes further racial prejudice. This is enough, but the writing style is also a bit unbearable - stop telling me everything and start showing me something! Dr. Treuer, no sir. I’m sorry (not sorry), but 2 🌟
— Jul 20, 2026 04:47PM
Shalan Mitchell
is 98% done
(YAL) Friends, I did not enjoy this book. I am not even certain that I can recommend this book. Which pains me because we need and deserve more indigenous/native stories. Don’t get me wrong, there are great aspects to this book - the family/community dynamics, spirituality connected to the land, and a rich expression of cultural history through storytelling.
— Jul 20, 2026 04:46PM