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A History of Wild Places

Shea Ernshaw

Start date: January 1, 2022

Finish date: January 31, 2022

Discussion: Group Books of the Month (BotM)

Why we're reading this: Chosen by members as our BotM in January 2022
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Jul 27, 2022 Donna rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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Jan 14, 2022 J. Else rated it really liked it · review of another edition

“There is no history in a place until we make it, until you live a life worth remembering.”

This book did surprise me in some ways and was predictable in others. While the mystery of Travis and Maggie is predictable as the story goes along, there's more to the story. Overarching themes of choice, power, and community make this a page-turner. Ernshaw sprinkles in clues steadily throughout the story, involving the missing characters and the darkness lurking outside the isolated village of Pastoral. ...more

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Dec 13, 2021 Haley rated it really liked it

Shelves: botm

This was a really interesting read. At first it follows Travis Wren who is on the hunt for Maggie St. James, an author who suddenly disappeared 5 years ago. However, Travis possesses certain abilities, he's able to see past memories when touching other peoples things. When Travis gets a clue that Maggie might be in a town called Pastoral, he goes searching for her.

Then the story dramatically changes viewpoints to 3 people, Calla, Theo, and Bee. Calla and Theo have been married for awhile and Be ...more

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Jan 18, 2022 Nicole rated it it was amazing

Shelves: owned

I'd like to preface this by saying that I am someone that absolutely appreciates an easily consumable formulaic mystery/thriller, so my review should in no way be see as shaming them. And in fact, I was expecting precisely that when I picked this up having never read Ernshaw before.

However, that is not what this is. This book is a lot to digest. The characters have depth and mystery, the plot itself makes you itch with a sense of not-rightness but proves impossible to predict in its entirety - ...more

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Jan 15, 2022 Sofia rated it liked it

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Feb 25, 2022 Meera rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: thriller, book-of-the-month, bought2021

I think this had the potential to be better than it was. The author is good at building suspense and a sense of fear. However, the way things were resolved left me feeling underwhelmed. I liked it enough though.

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