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Jan 30, 2024
Lori Lansens is one of my favourite authors. This book brought me to tears. It was very good!
Oct 12, 2023firebird770 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A well written story about Wolf Truly who in the process of wanting to end his life on a mountainside unintentionally meets up with a group of three women on a mountainside tram which takes them to the top of the mountain. In the days…
Mar 21, 2021feralranger rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I love to read books about people surviving circumstances beyond their control. I also like character driven novels with good settings. The writing doesn't have to be great. I don't always want to read something because it has literary…
Feb 14, 2019lotuslori_8 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The characters and story were interesting, but the book didn't really get my attention until day 5 on the mountain.
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Nov 09, 2018VaughanPLMichael rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
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Oct 19, 2018Jane_Sm rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I had tried previously to read this novel but found the characters shallow and uninteresting. This time I wrote down the names and their [eventual] relationship to each other, and focused less on them than on what happened. It also helped…
bookpusher
Aug 14, 2018bookpusher rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Another great book by Lori Lansens.....she is fast becoming my favourite author.
Jul 23, 2018shaylae rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I've read this book a couple of times now and it's one of those books that just sticks with me. I love the story, I love the setting and I love Wolf's character. Highly recommend!!
Feb 13, 2018DBRL_ANNEG rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
When I started this book I was thinking it might end up being 3 stars if it got lucky. The initial pace of the book was slow and the flashback scenes that rotated with the present-moment scenes didn't grab me. But at some point that…
Jun 11, 2017GLNovak rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
! had read that this novel would appeal to anyone who enjoyed "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen, so was prepared for a gripping story. In this novel Wolf is writing a letter to his son as a confessional narrative, weaving his past into the…
Jun 02, 2017
A fictional account of three people stranded on a mountain. I wanted to finish it but I kept getting bogged down in minutia of their emotions.
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Mar 31, 2017htliang rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A young man heads up a mountain intending to end his life. Instead, he spends the next five days in a fight for survival with three women that he encountered on the trail. They share past experiences while they suffer together in freezing…
Jan 15, 2017d2013 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Four hikers on the mountain but only three survives... which one??? Interesting read!
Nov 14, 2016KEAngela rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Book for Adults who enjoyed Hatchet as children. Boy goes up on mountain, and he gets lost on the mountain with a grandmother, her daughter, and her grandchild. Writer lets reader know from the start that one of the women will not make…
Oct 07, 2016Liber_vermis rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I was gripped by the first half of the misadventure of survival lost on a mountain but found the omens and premonitions of the concluding half unbelievable. As well, the many, many flashbacks to provide background family history detracted…
May 12, 2016
I enjoyed the book. The element of suspense and intriguing plot and decent writing. Parts of it were a bit far fetched and a bit too dramatical but other than that it was a good, easy read.
Apr 21, 2016LexiLou2 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Wow. This novel really took me in. Although there were more times where cliche replies seemed to occur than I expected from Lansens, she has written an incredible survival story. She must have been haunted by these characters. Although you…
Apr 13, 2016writermala rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Lori Lansens has done a wonderful job of creating a masterful suspense. Wolf climbs a mountain on his eighteenth birthday with dark thoughts but the boy-man is forced into a situation where he fights for survival - his own and three…
Apr 05, 2016BeckyR21 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A really enjoyable read. First time I've read this author, will definitely look for her other titles. Wonderful characters, suspense, scenery. Top notch!
Mar 18, 2016Laineylovestoread rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
There is nothing I enjoy more than a well written book. I will definitely read all of Lori Lansens' novels.
Oct 21, 2015MintyFreeze rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Kept my interest. Author did a good job of keeping the reader guessing up to the very last, as to which one of the characters was not going to make it out alive. Some interesting twists and turns in the story and an unexpected climax…
Aug 24, 2015Audrey1976 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed reading The Girls by Lori Lansens, so when I saw she had a new book, I was definitely interested. I was even more interested when I saw the setting. Having traveled up the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to Mt. Jacinto, I…
ImaMystic
Jul 10, 2015ImaMystic rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This just might be my favourite read of the season. I loved the imagery of the mountain, cruel and beautiful at the same time. It's a riveting story of survival . Wolf had me hooked in the first chapter. The narrative voice is so well…
Jul 04, 2015Reads_A_Lot rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I always enjoy a good survival story and this one did not disappoint. A well written book that shows how ordinary lives can be affected by extraordinary circumstances. How strangers come to care for and trust each other during times of…
Jun 22, 2015ehbooklover rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is not your regular run-of-the-mill adventure tale. It focuses more on character development than actual action. These characters are complicated and sometimes very unlikeable but as a reader, I grew to care about them a great deal. A…