This was a bit all over the place. I loved the multiple perspectives from the generations of Cherokee women. I don't agree with some of the other reviews saying that the book doesn't show enough of the characters heritage - native people exist in the modern day too! In fact, this book does a great job showing how colonialism effects indigenous families - including the effects of boarding schools, force assimilation, and the deliberate erasure of indigenous culture.
That being said, I didn't love the story itself. It was difficult to connect to the characters. Though you see Justine and Reney through most of the book, I feel like I never got to know them. The book moves slowly and jumps around a lot. It was interesting how the book would revisit moments and show you new information or even contradict what was said before - but the non-linear style also meant that sometimes very important moments were just completely skipped over. Some chapters were from what seemed like random points of view that had no connection to the main story and didn't really add anything. Some of the chapters were in third person, some in first person, some completely italicized, some in numbered paragraphs - seemingly without rhyme or reason. I applaud the experimentation, but it didn't work for me. I'd be interested to see what the author does next though!
The story itself also is just kind of bleak and depressing, which is neither here nor there.