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My experience with the great outdoors, for the most part, is limited to places where full-hookup campsites are available. Glamping is definitely my style of roughing it. When reading Leave No Trace by Mindy Mejia (release date 9/4/18) , I felt like I was under the stars in frigid Minnesota!
Mejia cleverly pits one opposite against another. The prison-like rules of an institution clash with the ultimate freedom of the wild. A faded, washed out soul tries to emulate a sparkling gemstone. Abandonment tears at a forever-linked heart. This beautifully written story made me breathless at times. I couldn’t stop reading!
The main character, Maya, is so instantly likable. It’s hard to imagine her as the “bad girl,” so the reader immediately wants to justify and forgive Maya’s missteps from the past. It’s not so easy, though, when other characters step out of line. I took issue with some crossed boundaries in the patient-doctor relationship. Those things do happen in real life, and it’s commonly mentioned in this book between multiple characters. However, those blurred lines made me uncomfortable, and I never really got over that.
The unique setting of this book was almost a character in itself. The descriptions of the hermit life almost makes it seem normal to retreat from society. If I could have a comfortable cabin, fresh-caught fish for dinner, and an evening campfire, would I pull a Ralph Waldo? Possibly!
This was my first Mindy Mejia novel. I really enjoyed it, and plan to read more of her books!
Many thanks to Bookish First for providing me with a copy of this book.
This sounds interesting. Great review.
This part got my interest up; Mejia cleverly pits one opposite against another. The prison-like rules of an institution clash with the ultimate freedom of the wild. A faded, washed out soul tries to emulate a sparkling gemstone. Abandonment tears at a forever-linked heart. This beautifully written story made me breathless at times.
“Why do you want to read Leave No Trace? ” To further my education and understanding vis-a-vis hermits.
iT SOUNDS LIKE MY kind of book
Sounds very informative on the subject of the book and really looks interesting because I don’t know if I have read a book on this subject before.
What a great sounding book! I am excited to read it!