Many thanks to NetGalley, Scout Press, and Erica Ferencik for the opportunity to read and review this thriller - wow! Nothing I've read lately has made me feel quite so grateful for living in a civilized world!
Lily Bushwold spent most of her life in foster and group homes, never having anyone truly care for her. She jumped at the opportunity to teach English in Bolivia and scraped together the money to get there, only to find the job fell through. She gets a job working at a hostel where she also lives with two friends she met there. It was there that she met and fell in love with Omar, who grew up in a remote jungle village but left for the city life. When his brother comes to tell him that a jaguar killed his young nephew, Omar knows he must go back to avenge his death. He tells Lily she can come but that life will be extremely hard. Nothing prepared her for any part of the journey or the arrival in his home village. Lily must learn to take care of herself and survive in unbearable conditions.
Reading this reminds you of all the things we take for granted in our first-world lives - like running, clean water, medicine, food and washing machines. This is a thrill ride of a book that will have you on the edge of your seat - 4.5 stars!
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