A History of Wild Places

Predictable and plodding - filled with many frustrating plot points and developments that annoyed me just enough to keep me in that state-of-mind throughout. It was page-turning, but I cared little and knew the big twist long before it is revealed. If you want to read something fantastic with a similar vibe, try Arcadia by Lauren Groff. It's a 5 star read.

This was such a good book! I loved the shifting POVs and the slow reveals. This is a book about a hidden community - and the dangers it faces when it is threatened by outsiders.

I only wished that we got more of a why for how certain things happened and the more immediate history of Pastoral.

This is such a creepy, atmospheric, suspenseful read. I loved how Ernshaw describes the places and people of Pastoral. The characters were so vivid and unique, I really enjoyed this. The only think I wasn't hugely enthusiastic was Travis's story in the beginning - he had a “poor-me” martyr vibe that I didn't enjoy. But the switch to part 2 fixed that.