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A review by mjl71998
A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
This book was just okay for me. It was your very run of the mill thriller. I saw almost all of the twists coming which was a bummer, but I was pretty convinced for a hot minute there that this was a magical realism/Gothic situation and I'm not convinced that wasn't true. The description felt too flowery for the content of the book, although I understand the reasoning behind it. I normally love flowery language but it felt wrong to romanticize everything given the context of the book. And the fact that the characters were decidedly NOT romanticizing their own lives.
At the beginning of the book I was absolutely tf not rooting for Calla and Theo because they were both shit people. Honestly, until basically part 4 I thought they were both shit people. It's also insane that they were likeI know we just left a super dangerous mind control cult but lets go back 🤢🤢
There were so many plot holes in this book that I was incredibly confused but it turns out there were SUPPOSED to be to make the story work out in the end. I don't know it just felt like it could have used some more polishing.
At the beginning of the book I was absolutely tf not rooting for Calla and Theo because they were both shit people. Honestly, until basically part 4 I thought they were both shit people. It's also insane that they were like
There were so many plot holes in this book that I was incredibly confused but it turns out there were SUPPOSED to be to make the story work out in the end. I don't know it just felt like it could have used some more polishing.