A fun thriller with a hint of romance. Maya is a speech therapist who’s assigned to work with Lucas, a nineteen year-old who’s just emerged from the wilderness after he and his father disappeared a decade prior. She has to work out what happened to him, and why he’s so eager to escape civilisation and return to the woods.

The book was a good exercise in balance. The plot dropped hints about where it was going, so I was surprised but not shocked by the conclusion – nothing came out of left field. Their lives are more intertwined than it initially appears, but not so much as to feel implausible. And the romance felt a bit stretched to me, but they’re young and inexperienced and I could look past it.

Overall I enjoyed it; it was a quick and easy read, and I’d read her other books.

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