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The Wilds
by Sarah Pearse
3.5 ⭐ rounded down
‘I don’t know, sometimes it seems like bad shit seems to happen to people who’ve already had the worst shit.’
This was my third time trying with this book and while I did have some issues with it, overall I did enjoy it. The dual POVs, dual timeline and short chapters, made for an easy and quick read when I settled down with it. The book was also very well written and I did like the characters.
I also liked both settings of each POV and the inclusion of van life, something that I have grown fond of as of recent. The way the story unfolds is also very engrossing. It's both tense and suspenseful. However, around the 50% mark, there came a revelation that really threw me and from then I began to piece it altogether. By the end I pretty much had everything figured out.
That took away some of the enjoyment.
Certain sections of the book also felt like they were brushed over leaving me with more questions than answers. Nonetheless, I did like the message behind it regarding abusive relationships and how women are often neglected, gaslighted and seen as unstable when really they're crying out for help.
This was my first book by this author but definitely won't be my last. Not a bad read by any means just not my favorite.
Thank you to Netgalley, Little Brown Book Group UK and Sarah Pearse for my eARC of this book. All opinions are my own and I am leaving my review voluntarily.
‘I don’t know, sometimes it seems like bad shit seems to happen to people who’ve already had the worst shit.’
This was my third time trying with this book and while I did have some issues with it, overall I did enjoy it. The dual POVs, dual timeline and short chapters, made for an easy and quick read when I settled down with it. The book was also very well written and I did like the characters.
I also liked both settings of each POV and the inclusion of van life, something that I have grown fond of as of recent. The way the story unfolds is also very engrossing. It's both tense and suspenseful. However, around the 50% mark, there came a revelation that really threw me and from then I began to piece it altogether. By the end I pretty much had everything figured out.
That took away some of the enjoyment.
Certain sections of the book also felt like they were brushed over leaving me with more questions than answers. Nonetheless, I did like the message behind it regarding abusive relationships and how women are often neglected, gaslighted and seen as unstable when really they're crying out for help.
This was my first book by this author but definitely won't be my last. Not a bad read by any means just not my favorite.
Thank you to Netgalley, Little Brown Book Group UK and Sarah Pearse for my eARC of this book. All opinions are my own and I am leaving my review voluntarily.