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amyreadsandsails's review
5.0
MF - contemporary survival and thriller romance - Black FMC, white MMC - moderate steam - pov third dual - child free - forced proximity (Alaskan wilderness, snowed in, surviving) - found family - girl crush - grumpy heroine - hurt/comfort - mature (30s) - military - only one bed - 5 stars.
I've been meaning to read this book since I loved Whiteout and I'm so glad I did.
Firstly, the heroine, Leo, is AMAZING. Ex-military, sharp as hell, bad ass. Even the mountain man hero who has lived alone for years is like "damn this woman is intense." Secondly, the dog, Bo, was fucking amazing. Give me a mountain man and his wolf-dog anytime. Thirdly, we have a kick ass grandma who defends her small alaskan town from the baddies while the FMC and MMC are being hunted.
This book had so much going for it as a thriller and survival book, and then add in the sweet romance and danger banging and I was done.
caitlinemccann's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Grief, Blood, Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical content, and Violence
Minor: Vomit, Suicide, and Child death
emrose311's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
ammiebelle's review against another edition
4.0
Overall, this was a well-written book that captured my attention from the first page until the last. Adriana Anders is gifted in weaving romance and suspense together and making it look easy. While I prefer the first book in the series to this one, I still think this was a fantastic read. I'm looking forward to where the story and characters go from here.
lauren_soderberg's review against another edition
4.0
Adriana Anders’s Uncharted is a suspenseful, riveting romp through the Alaskan wilderness. An interconnected standalone, this novel follows last year’s Whiteout and continues with two new protagonists, Leo and Elias.
Leo Eddowes lives her life one thrill to the next. Part of an elite force that is seeking to prevent a highly contagious virus from landing into the wrong hands, Leo finds herself thrown together with Elias, a man as mysterious as he is massive. Elias Thorne possesses information that could be vital to Leo’s mission, but everyone else who knew what he knows has been killed. Can they work together to fight a common foe? And can they trust in the intense connection they feel toward one another as they traverse the punishing Alaskan climate?
I, for one, enjoyed Uncharted more than its predecessor, if only because Whiteout had to establish a lot more of the background and universe of the narrative. I’d recommend reading Whiteout first for context, and because it’s also very intense. Fans of suspense will definitely love the pacing and action in this story. The romance takes a bit of a back seat, which didn’t bother me as much as I would have thought. Leo and Elias are great foils for one another, and the mysterious Ash is also someone I’m itching to know more about.
If you like a fast-paced, gripping story that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat, Uncharted is definitely for you.
Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Leo Eddowes lives her life one thrill to the next. Part of an elite force that is seeking to prevent a highly contagious virus from landing into the wrong hands, Leo finds herself thrown together with Elias, a man as mysterious as he is massive. Elias Thorne possesses information that could be vital to Leo’s mission, but everyone else who knew what he knows has been killed. Can they work together to fight a common foe? And can they trust in the intense connection they feel toward one another as they traverse the punishing Alaskan climate?
I, for one, enjoyed Uncharted more than its predecessor, if only because Whiteout had to establish a lot more of the background and universe of the narrative. I’d recommend reading Whiteout first for context, and because it’s also very intense. Fans of suspense will definitely love the pacing and action in this story. The romance takes a bit of a back seat, which didn’t bother me as much as I would have thought. Leo and Elias are great foils for one another, and the mysterious Ash is also someone I’m itching to know more about.
If you like a fast-paced, gripping story that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat, Uncharted is definitely for you.
Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
whatshawnareads's review against another edition
After Whiteout, I was excited to read more in this world, but sadly this one didn’t live up to the first book for me.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my copy to review.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my copy to review.
cassandra67b07's review against another edition
4.0
Wow, very intense action/chase/this environment will kill us scenes keep this plot moving from the first page. Anders really immerses you in the survival/tracking/badass skills and grit of Elias and Leo. Also very present is the badass older female character, Amha, who I just LOVED. She gets stuff done while complaining about stiff joints etc. Old ladies for the win!
Another action-packed installment by Anders with the romance taking a bit of a back seat with this one. Still good connections between the characters, but the suspense element seemed paramount here.
Thanks for the review copy from Sourcebooks and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
Another action-packed installment by Anders with the romance taking a bit of a back seat with this one. Still good connections between the characters, but the suspense element seemed paramount here.
Thanks for the review copy from Sourcebooks and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
maliffi's review against another edition
4.0
I don't know why I'm loving this series so much but damn it's good.
fictionallysam's review against another edition
5.0
Rating: 5 stars!
"You don't scare me, Leo Eddowes." "No?" She sniffled, her voice thick with emotion. "Well you scare the living hell out of me."
What can I say to make you fully understand how much I believe you and the rest of the world need to read this book? Adriana Anders blows it out of the park with this second installment in her Survival Instincts series. Uncharted follows Leo's story and picks up in the time gap of the first book's (Whiteout) epilogue. Leo, an ex Navy pilot finds herself on a manhunt for who her and her team suspect has the missing vial of one of the world's deadliest viruses. But nothing is as it seems for Leo when her tip goes south and the man she is now on the run with in Alaska's most harshest terrains, turns out to be America's most wanted killer.
You guys when I tell you that this book gave me chills and had me yelling in the middle of my office like a banshee, I am not lying to you! I could not keep my composure at all with this one! The suspense, the writing, the characters--the chemistry! I honestly was enthralled the entire way through. Leo and Elias and their fury companion were so much fun and had such an interesting dynamic when they were brought together. I fell hard for this duo who through forced proximity (you gotta love mother nature for that) had to face the secrets they were holding inside, as well as both learning to depend on someone other than themselves for the first time in a long time.
"Jaw hard, she set off shuffling down the back path to Marion's, humming "These Boots Are Made for Walking" under her breath.
Time to wreak some old-lady havoc on these motherfuckers."
But above all else, my favorite character in the entire story would have to be Amka. A firecracker in every sense of the word, we must protect her at all costs! Fiercely loyal, independent, and determined to never let her age stop her. Amka is what I aspire to be when I grow up. I absolutely adored every single scene she was in and I loved watching her in her element trying to save her town and those she loved. It was truly a wild ride watching Amka do her thing and I desperately want more of her in the series!
A survival romance to rival all survival romances, Uncharted is a scorching hot and fast paced romance that will leave you breathless as you dive deeper into the rough terrain of Alaska's wilderness. Like I said before, I highly recommend this book to everyone and anyone who wants to dive into some good romantic suspense or just wants a great adventure. Adriana Anders nails that and more with this book and I am already begging for the next one!
Huge thank you to Sourcebooks Casablance and Netgalley for sending me an ARC for my honest review! Quotations taken from an uncorrected proof and may change upon final publication.
July 23rd Update:
WHAT A WILD RIDE!!!
Hands down one of my top ten favorite books of 2021. Holy fire crackers I need book three immediately.
full RTC when I can pick my jaw off the ground.
"You don't scare me, Leo Eddowes." "No?" She sniffled, her voice thick with emotion. "Well you scare the living hell out of me."
What can I say to make you fully understand how much I believe you and the rest of the world need to read this book? Adriana Anders blows it out of the park with this second installment in her Survival Instincts series. Uncharted follows Leo's story and picks up in the time gap of the first book's (Whiteout) epilogue. Leo, an ex Navy pilot finds herself on a manhunt for who her and her team suspect has the missing vial of one of the world's deadliest viruses. But nothing is as it seems for Leo when her tip goes south and the man she is now on the run with in Alaska's most harshest terrains, turns out to be America's most wanted killer.
You guys when I tell you that this book gave me chills and had me yelling in the middle of my office like a banshee, I am not lying to you! I could not keep my composure at all with this one! The suspense, the writing, the characters--the chemistry! I honestly was enthralled the entire way through. Leo and Elias and their fury companion were so much fun and had such an interesting dynamic when they were brought together. I fell hard for this duo who through forced proximity (you gotta love mother nature for that) had to face the secrets they were holding inside, as well as both learning to depend on someone other than themselves for the first time in a long time.
"Jaw hard, she set off shuffling down the back path to Marion's, humming "These Boots Are Made for Walking" under her breath.
Time to wreak some old-lady havoc on these motherfuckers."
But above all else, my favorite character in the entire story would have to be Amka. A firecracker in every sense of the word, we must protect her at all costs! Fiercely loyal, independent, and determined to never let her age stop her. Amka is what I aspire to be when I grow up. I absolutely adored every single scene she was in and I loved watching her in her element trying to save her town and those she loved. It was truly a wild ride watching Amka do her thing and I desperately want more of her in the series!
A survival romance to rival all survival romances, Uncharted is a scorching hot and fast paced romance that will leave you breathless as you dive deeper into the rough terrain of Alaska's wilderness. Like I said before, I highly recommend this book to everyone and anyone who wants to dive into some good romantic suspense or just wants a great adventure. Adriana Anders nails that and more with this book and I am already begging for the next one!
Huge thank you to Sourcebooks Casablance and Netgalley for sending me an ARC for my honest review! Quotations taken from an uncorrected proof and may change upon final publication.
July 23rd Update:
WHAT A WILD RIDE!!!
Hands down one of my top ten favorite books of 2021. Holy fire crackers I need book three immediately.
full RTC when I can pick my jaw off the ground.
melledotca's review against another edition
4.0
Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC. I've been looking forward to this one since I read Whiteout, the first in the series, which is fantastic. In this second installment, we move on to an existing member of the team introduced at the end of the first book, and a mission that takes the heroine, Leo, to Alaska. The key plot element and ur-villain continue into this book, and a substantial amount is unravelled in this story, which I won't detail, since it would spoil a lot. Those elements also set up at least one of the future stories.
It's a new leading man (and his dog) and a new landscape, but just as much danger and suspense as in Antarctica, and I'm here for it. It's action movie-level dramatic right from the early pages, and I'm definitely in favour having the superhuman stunts pulled off by a woman (and a woman of colour at that). Which is not to say that Elias isn't super competent, which he shows again and again in the book. One of the best parts of their story is how Leo and Elias take turns caring for each other, saving each other, and just looking out for each other. Both have quite serious injuries, so really, it's their only option for survival.
The bad guys in pursuit are a bit murky, and I thought that bit could have been presented more clearly. As noted, it is tied to the big bad from the first book, but there's a lot of throwaway that makes you wonder - why bother? And one character whose actions and allegiance get super confusing toward the end. I can only assume he'll be back and his motivations and importance will become clearer and more central later.
There's also a more minor character who is thoroughly awesome and takes care of business on the home front while Leo and Elias are in the wilderness. I can't really say a tonne more about that, like with the main plot, without spoiling a good time.
There's certainly a tonne of incendiary sexual tension with Leo and Elias, and it's easily believable that the incredible stress and tension of their circumstances would drive physical impulses and an emotional bond. The way the emotional relationship's development was described didn't really work for me. It made sense, and was the other end of the pendulum swing from the characters' personalities and past experiences, but it was just over the top and a bit too florid. That's just personal taste, though.
In any case, will definitely be picking up the next in this installment and seeing where the next life or death adventure takes place, and with whom.
It's a new leading man (and his dog) and a new landscape, but just as much danger and suspense as in Antarctica, and I'm here for it. It's action movie-level dramatic right from the early pages, and I'm definitely in favour having the superhuman stunts pulled off by a woman (and a woman of colour at that). Which is not to say that Elias isn't super competent, which he shows again and again in the book. One of the best parts of their story is how Leo and Elias take turns caring for each other, saving each other, and just looking out for each other. Both have quite serious injuries, so really, it's their only option for survival.
The bad guys in pursuit are a bit murky, and I thought that bit could have been presented more clearly. As noted, it is tied to the big bad from the first book, but there's a lot of throwaway that makes you wonder - why bother? And one character whose actions and allegiance get super confusing toward the end. I can only assume he'll be back and his motivations and importance will become clearer and more central later.
There's also a more minor character who is thoroughly awesome and takes care of business on the home front while Leo and Elias are in the wilderness. I can't really say a tonne more about that, like with the main plot, without spoiling a good time.
There's certainly a tonne of incendiary sexual tension with Leo and Elias, and it's easily believable that the incredible stress and tension of their circumstances would drive physical impulses and an emotional bond. The way the emotional relationship's development was described didn't really work for me. It made sense, and was the other end of the pendulum swing from the characters' personalities and past experiences, but it was just over the top and a bit too florid. That's just personal taste, though.
In any case, will definitely be picking up the next in this installment and seeing where the next life or death adventure takes place, and with whom.