3.53 AVERAGE

mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

3.5 stars

I really wanted to give this a full 4 star rating, but I found the beginning to be very slow. It takes a bit too long for things to get exciting, but when they did get exciting I was completely drawn in. I was worried the story would spend too much time on the romance aspects but luckily it doesn't dwell on them for too long that it became annoying. The ending definitely threw me off guard and I didn't feel like I was suspending any disbelief. If it wasn't such a slow-burn, this could have been so much better.

I liked this mystery-that-isn’t-quite-a-thriller, but I didn’t love it. What kept me reading is the cool National Park setting and the details about what it’s like to work on a search and rescue team. I would read a whole novel about search and rescue workers!
The story follows Cassie, a former search and rescue worker who returns to her home state of California after running away from her abusive husband. She takes up SAR work for the summer, to earn money and figure out her next steps. But events in the park ratchet up as the weeks pass, with people going missing and tensions high….
Honestly the plot could use some work. But the setting! The setting is cool.

This has been a solidly lukewarm book rec.

I enjoyed this book. It’s a good page turning thriller that had good character development. There were definitely twists and turns I didn’t see coming.
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional mysterious tense medium-paced