A review by mosaicheartsxx
The Beautiful and the Wild by Peggy Townsend

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

this book was certainly a ride. usually, I'm not a fan of "now and then" plotlines but somehow, this one worked. I enjoyed the alaskan landscape the author fed us with. however,

I was excited to read this book mainly because it featured a woman trapped in a locked room and I wanted to see how she would get herself out. I felt like the book sold itself based on this information, and yet liv is out without much trials, and without her own efforts. she was let out after a little sweet-talking to her captors. that part made me feel a little disappointed because i was invested to see how liv would use every single weapon, physical and emotional, to get out of the shipping container. alas, this wasn't the case.

 

despite that, I still enjoyed the book. I love how flawed every character is and it felt cult-like hearing

mark and angela quote kai huang so earnestly. it was honestly creepy how much they worshipped kai huang so desperately.

 

and the way I rate books is also based on how much of a page-turner it is; this one kept me going throughout the night eventhough i knew I should be sleeping. so yeah. a solid book, folks.