A review by sfbookgirl
A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw

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. 
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