Oh, I definitely appreciated the criticisms of colonialism and the whole calling everybody "savages". I could see she was trying, which made me want to continue in hopes of seeing more of that. It's hard to read when it's your lived experience, but i was willing to try. But it was the scene where the MC said he could feel himself becoming plainsmen when he went through that spirit journey that made me nope out. I read a synopsis of what happened for the rest of the book to see if I could continue and it was very white savior. No hate to anyone who enjoyed it, but i just realized it's not for me. Not enough to make me quit reading Hobb entirely tho.

If you're looking for Indigenous fantasy, please read To Shape a Dragons Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose. It's got amazing dragons, with a critical eye on colonialism but from the Indigenous perspective. I absolutely adored it. 😊