Katie

not enough thorn

THE TENSION

i can't even explain these books but im obsessed and already ordered the third

2.5 stars

I hiked part of the AT in 2024, so the premise and beginning really captured me. Even as the search for the missing woman developed, I kept with it. However the revelation of what actually happened, as well as the tie-in of the elderly lady, felt awkward and arbitrary. There was no real discussion of mental health issues. There was a shoe-horned message about mother/daughter relationships. But it really took a dive into the garbage so anything worthwhile this book had to say fell on deaf ears.

Why was this randomly amazing? Why am I obsessed? Only lost a half star for some very cringe dialogue at times and it could've been shorter.