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sfbookgirl's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A History of Wild Places is definitely a spooky book, but some elements of the novel didn’t work for me. I love Shea Ernshaw’s writing style - it’s haunting, beautiful, and enigmatic. The book starts off with a long-ish introduction about Travis Wren, a man with an unusual talent for locating missing people by coming into contact with an individual’s personal item. His most recent case is Maggie St. James, a children’s author who went missing five years ago. Because of his talent of finding mission people, Travis is able to locate Maggie, but he soon disappears as well.
Two years later, a man who lives in a secluded community finds Travis’s truck and is eager to unravel the mystery of where Travis went. A History of Wild Places will keep you on the edge of your seat…wanting to know more…with little reward at the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Murder
Moderate: Child death and Animal death
kris386's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Infidelity
Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Sexual content
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