Beware the Wild

Fast read; paranormal young adult gothic fairy tale/myth. The main story told from the p.o.v. of Sterling who is a loving younger sister who's older brother disappears one day into the swamp that everyone in the local town fears only to be replaced by some girl. Everyone is convinced that everything is hunky dory and this girl has been Sterling's older sister her whole life. You read this book to see if Sterling is crazy,or the swamp or something that lives in the swamp replaced her brother.

I did enjoy the fairy tale and paranormal aspect and I wasn't annoyed by the romance. The main character was just okay though. You're supposed to feel for her plight but mostly I was just interested in her journey to figure out what happened. I think this was pretty good but not great.

This was an enjoyable little read that started out better than it ended.

I loved the atmospheric setting, and the mystery at the beginning pulled me right in. I just wish there had been more background given on why the town feared the swamp. Also why the lady who gave out the charms could remember people while everyone else couldn't. It's like the story just touched the surface of what could have been, if that makes sense.

There is also a touch of romance in here, but this is a young adult book that in my opinion tended to lean more towards the “young” then the adult. Although we get a HEA type of ending I still think it wrapped up a little bit on the lackluster.

In anycase, it was a GOOD read, just not a GREAT read.