BY KATE ALICE MARSHALL
SYNOPSIS FROM AUTHORS WEBSITE⇣
After: Jess is alone. Her cabin has burned to the ground. She knows if she doesn’t act fast, the cold will kill her before she has time to worry about food. But she is still alive—for now.
Before: Jess hadn’t seen her survivalist, off-the-grid dad in over a decade. But after a car crash killed her mother and left her injured, she was forced to move to his cabin in the remote Canadian wilderness. Just as Jess was beginning to get to know him, a secret from his past paid them a visit, leaving her father dead and Jess stranded.
After: With only her father’s dog for company, Jess must forage and hunt for food, build shelter, and keep herself warm. Some days it feels like the wild is out to destroy her, but she’s stronger than she ever imagined.
Jess will survive. She has to. She knows who killed her father…and she wants revenge.
BOOK TAGS⇣
⁝ SURVIVAL/OFF THE GRID ⁝ WITH A SIDE OF REVENGE ⁝ AN AWESOME DOG...IS THERE ANY OTHER KIND??? ⁝ CRINGE-WORTHY SCENES OF FIELD DRESSING ⁝ THE END MADE ME CRY ⁝
BOOK DETAILS⇣
AUDIO PERFORMED BY⇢ AMY MCFADDEN
NARRATION RATING⇢ 5/5
BOOK COVER⇢ IT WORKS PERFECTLY WITH THE STORY
SETTING⇢ A DESOLATE AREA OF CANADA
SOURCE⇢ LIBBY AUDIOBOOK (LIBRARY)
AUDIOBOOK LENGTH⇢ 8 HOURS, 31 MINUTES
AUDIO PERFORMED BY⇢ AMY MCFADDEN
NARRATION RATING⇢ 5/5
BOOK COVER⇢ IT WORKS PERFECTLY WITH THE STORY
NARRATION RATING⇢ 5/5
BOOK COVER⇢ IT WORKS PERFECTLY WITH THE STORY
SETTING⇢ A DESOLATE AREA OF CANADA
SOURCE⇢ LIBBY AUDIOBOOK (LIBRARY)
AUDIOBOOK LENGTH⇢ 8 HOURS, 31 MINUTES
MY THOUGHTS⇣
At its heart, this is a survival story, but it also has a subplot consisting of revenge.
Jess, is 16 (turns 17 during the course of her survival/revenge tour), and she is like most teenagers these days...whiny and not always thinking of the big picture, or even able to learn from her mistakes. She also just lost her Mom, in a car accident that left her with a serious leg injury, which in my book, gives her reason to whine. Doesn't mean I want to listen to it...but hey...either way, the narration by Amy McFadden is excellent, and I definitely recommend this in Audio format. She makes the whining and complaining more bearable.
Overall, a compelling story, not always completely believable, but what do I know about surviving off the grid, other than I probably wouldn't have survived something like this, myself. There is a dog in this, Bo, and he is the Hero of the book because without him Jess wouldn't have survived...and I'll just say the ending killed me a little bit.
At its heart, this is a survival story, but it also has a subplot consisting of revenge.
Jess, is 16 (turns 17 during the course of her survival/revenge tour), and she is like most teenagers these days...whiny and not always thinking of the big picture, or even able to learn from her mistakes. She also just lost her Mom, in a car accident that left her with a serious leg injury, which in my book, gives her reason to whine. Doesn't mean I want to listen to it...but hey...either way, the narration by Amy McFadden is excellent, and I definitely recommend this in Audio format. She makes the whining and complaining more bearable.
Overall, a compelling story, not always completely believable, but what do I know about surviving off the grid, other than I probably wouldn't have survived something like this, myself. There is a dog in this, Bo, and he is the Hero of the book because without him Jess wouldn't have survived...and I'll just say the ending killed me a little bit.
Jess, is 16 (turns 17 during the course of her survival/revenge tour), and she is like most teenagers these days...whiny and not always thinking of the big picture, or even able to learn from her mistakes. She also just lost her Mom, in a car accident that left her with a serious leg injury, which in my book, gives her reason to whine. Doesn't mean I want to listen to it...but hey...either way, the narration by Amy McFadden is excellent, and I definitely recommend this in Audio format. She makes the whining and complaining more bearable.
Overall, a compelling story, not always completely believable, but what do I know about surviving off the grid, other than I probably wouldn't have survived something like this, myself. There is a dog in this, Bo, and he is the Hero of the book because without him Jess wouldn't have survived...and I'll just say the ending killed me a little bit.
MY RATING⇢ 3¾✰STARS✰
BREAKDOWN⇣
Plot⇢ 4/5
Characters⇢ 3.7/5
The Feels⇢ 4/5
Pacing⇢ 4/5
Addictiveness⇢ 4/5
Theme or Tone⇢ 3.7/5
Flow (Writing Style)⇢ 4/5
World-Building⇢ 4/5
Originality⇢ 4.5/5
Ending⇢ 3/5
Plot⇢ 4/5
Characters⇢ 3.7/5
The Feels⇢ 4/5
Pacing⇢ 4/5
Addictiveness⇢ 4/5
Theme or Tone⇢ 3.7/5
Flow (Writing Style)⇢ 4/5
World-Building⇢ 4/5
Originality⇢ 4.5/5
Ending⇢ 3/5
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