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eternity21's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit
Moderate: Medical trauma
Minor: Animal death, Blood, Excrement, and Cursing
sammybee's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Boring, but liked the ending. Also how could the parents not notice their kid was gone by the time they got in the car and went home?!?!? 🤦♂️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Excrement
marioncromb's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Simple, effectively tense story.
Not knowing anything about baseball I was probably missing an extra layer that might have provided a deeper emotional connection to the book itself.
Not knowing anything about baseball I was probably missing an extra layer that might have provided a deeper emotional connection to the book itself.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit, Abandonment, and Stalking
Minor: Excrement
lottieingham's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Excrement, Stalking, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit
warlockdorian's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Death, Excrement, Animal cruelty, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Vomit, and Stalking
stephanieluxton's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
This is the story of a 9 year old girl who becomes lost in the woods near the Appalachian trail. It isn't a horror novel. I found it to be more similar to survival stories in which character ls need to use their wits and available resources to survive.
Things I Liked:
Things I Liked:
- I like that the MC was smart and made generally good decisions.
- I liked the atmosphere and building tension. The forest itself almost felt like an antagonist.
- I like that it ended when it did and wasn't super drawn out.
Things I didn't like:
- I feel like not pursuing horror was a missed opportunity. There were a few things that happened that were unsettling but they didn't amount to much.
- I didn't really care for the baseball aspect. I know it's right in the name but listening to the MC listening to a baseball game on her walkman wasn't super exciting for me.
- I wish more happened. I don't think the climax had the payoff I wanted from this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Cursing, Abandonment, Excrement, and Vomit
Minor: Pedophilia
There's some dead animals throughout the book. It's not traumatic in the way that it would be if the family dog was killed because they're wild animals in nature. There's some diarrhea and vomiting after the MC drinks water from a stream. Those scenes don't exist to gross you out - you mostly just feel bad for the MC.autumnwhite's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Death, Excrement, Vomit, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcoholism
sabrinz's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
| A quick read with some a mild dash of horror thrown in.
The story follows 9-year old Trisha. She and her brother live with their mother since their parents divorced. And her mothter is determined to take her kids on some trips each weekend. This time it's walking part of the Appalachian Trail that crosses through Main.
And this is where Trisha's adventure begins. Deciding to stay behind as her mother and brother bicker along the way, she takes a left to pee, plannig to catch up with them in no time. However, Trisha gets turned around and is soon lost in the woods. What follows is the clever wit of a 9-year old and some very hard challanges (I cringed so hard at the wasps - if I had been in Trisha's place I probably would just have curled up).
Of course, there is also the horror element coming into play when Trisha is certain that something is following here. (The answer to the question what it is is not too obscure and I did get it, but some parts of it and how Trisha perceives the thing following here are quite hair-raising).
The story follows 9-year old Trisha. She and her brother live with their mother since their parents divorced. And her mothter is determined to take her kids on some trips each weekend. This time it's walking part of the Appalachian Trail that crosses through Main.
And this is where Trisha's adventure begins. Deciding to stay behind as her mother and brother bicker along the way, she takes a left to pee, plannig to catch up with them in no time. However, Trisha gets turned around and is soon lost in the woods. What follows is the clever wit of a 9-year old and some very hard challanges (I cringed so hard at the wasps - if I had been in Trisha's place I probably would just have curled up).
Of course, there is also the horror element coming into play when Trisha is certain that something is following here. (The answer to the question what it is is not too obscure and I did get it, but some parts of it and how Trisha perceives the thing following here are quite hair-raising).
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, and Excrement
gromithorror's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit, Animal death, Cursing, Stalking, Gore, Addiction, Excrement, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Gun violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Rape
smithreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit
Minor: Alcohol and Alcoholism