I had high expectations for this since it won a bunch of stuff. And the set up was absolutely 5 stars - fantastic. All of the characters felt so real, and it was super interesting to pick up on how they were connected. But honestly I sort of hated the ending which brought the rating down. I think it would have been much more compelling if the climax of the book was simply all the characters meeting at the pow wow and actually confronting their internal conflicts (even if it wasn't a happy ending). But the shooting was just unnecessary.Still the characters were complex and vivid. And as an urban Indian myself, there were just so many small things that I related to - like the struggle of creating art and getting close to tradition (to still be native) but still enough distance from tradition (to still be relevant).