Review: Interesting and enjoyable debut
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 14, 2013
Ina decides to escape to the mountains after finding her long-time boyfriend had cheated on her. She wants to get her life on track and must decide between what's known and expected of her or take steps towards the unknown. To her surprise, she finds herself sharing the woods with Adam, the handsome owner and manager of the place.Adam has been living his life in the mountains for some time after some events in his past left him wanting something more out of life that the day-to-day routine and pursue of materialistic things. Closed off to the world and people, Adam is intrigued and drawn to Ina. Now the question remains: Is it worth opening themselves to new experiences?I liked the concept behind this story very much. I found the characters were well-written, especially Adam. He was sweet and caring, but strong-willed and sure of what he wanted. At first, it took me a while to warm up to Ina. Her musings reminded me of a hamster wheel - spinning around and around. Thank goodness she snapped out of her funk, if not this would have been a whole different review. But having said that, she did get on my nerves when her ex showed up. I thought she had finally made up her mind and then she starts again with the wavering. Yes, I did understand where she was coming from but hell, her actions were just too much. Especially since she hurt Adam.Ever McCormick did a great job in taking me to the mountains. I could picture the setting - every branch, every rock. That element of the story was interesting to read. Although I'm not an outdoor person, I could see how it would appeal to a woman who needed to find some direction. I just wished that Ina would have gotten there sooner. She wavered, questioned and doubted her thoughts every step of the way. Only when she spent time with Adam did her mind clear and her thought process improved.The mystery part of the story wasn't really surprising, but the author did make its execution different. The events that took place after the arrival of the "villain" kept me interested in the outcome and worked for the story.All in all, Ever McCormick delivered an interesting and enjoyable debut novel in Gone Wild.I received this title from the author in exchange of my honest opinion.