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anni_swanilda's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Suicide
milojean_reads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Murder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Suicide
Moderate: Gun violence and Pregnancy
mlovesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Bee was my favorite character.
All in all, a good and interesting read.
Graphic: Murder and Suicide
Moderate: Ableism, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Alcohol, Child death, and Mass/school shootings
ashyq's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Ableism
Minor: Suicide
aqulia's review
2.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Alcohol, Death, and Pregnancy
sydoodle's review
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
gm_vak's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Violence, Ableism, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Torture, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, and Medical trauma
tormerritt's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Where you can't start another book because you are still living in the most recent book you read? You constantly think about it even after the last page is finished? The emotions you experienced while reading it still remain... That is what I am feeling currently over, A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw.
I had to take a while to think about this review because I know anything that I write, won't give justice to this incredible book.
A History of Wild Places is about a man named Travis Wren who is hired as a last ditch effort to find Maggie St James, a children's author who has gone missing. Travis is known for his psychic abilities and is able to see "after images" or memories of another person with a touch of an object that belonged to them. Travis starts on a quest to find Maggie, but ends up finding a lot more than expected. I don't want to go into too much more detail and give away the book.
Ernshaw has such a rich and beautiful writing style, you feel mesmerized by the words on the page and transported in to this confusing, but also, enchanting and wild place. With this gorgeous prose, she invokes a sense of dread and darkness throughout this book. This story completely enveloped me and I've never felt so immersed or lost within a book. What a phenomenal, thrilling, and unique experience this was.
If you are fascinated with commune living/cults, nature, the PNW wilderness you should go pick this up ASAP. If you want a tense, atmospheric, and mysterious read.... GO BUY THIS BOOK! I will never stop reccomending this one. As with all of the books I read, please check TW!
I'm sad that it is over and need so much more of this book. I want to read it over and over again. It is absolutely a new five-star favorite and it will remain displayed on my shelf, as it is truly a work of art.
Thank you Shea Ernshaw for creating a truly amazing reading experience for me. You are a new favorite author and I have purchased all of your other books immediately after reading A History of Wild Places. I cannot wait to dive into them! (I am most excited for Long Live the Pumpkin Queen coming out in July!) ❤
Moderate: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Death, and Blood
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Ableism, Medical content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Child death, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
ehm's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Suicide