This book feels like it was written for someone who loves The Hunger Games, but thinks the sections with Katniss dying from starvation and dehydration are too tame.

I say that as someone who gave it three stars, so it's not as if I hated the book. But I will say that if you are at all squeamish about reading about gory injuries you may want to pass on this one, or at least be aware going into it that you are not going to be comfortable. I feel like I'm a person who isn't easily unnerved while reading, but this even had me cringing while listening.

Aside from the gore aspect, the story was okay. I enjoy survival stories, and I thought that aspect of the story was interesting. I do think that Ashley has a lot of 'not like other girls' about her which made me roll my eyes at times. Just because a girl knows how to hunt and subsist on the land doesn't mean she wouldn't know how to put on pantyhose...just saying.

I like that this book doesn't end with a magical HEA where all of her dreams come true. There are consequences to her actions and the things she has to do to survive don't go away. She grows and heals but her scars never fully go away.

This book was a super fast read. The audiobook was only 5-6 hours long, so the book must not be much more than 200 pages. That said, it's a tough 200 pages to read.