Kimberly just turned eighteen and her mom
laid down a bomb-shell. Dropping everything, she goes to spend time with the
father she’s never met, which lands her smack dab in the middle of the Colorado
wilderness. Her dad runs a summer camp for foster kids and Kimberly is
determined to prove that she can live in this backwards place. Not to mention,
the attractive Mason is bent on pointing out her every flaw.
I really enjoyed this book, but once again
I read the reviews before I picked it up, so I think my expectations were a bit
too high. The book was well written and I loved the characters and plot, but
from the reviews, I thought it would be a bit more intense and traumatic than
it was. People were saying they were crying and had so many emotions coming out
of this book, but I just didn’t feel the same. That is why I think I had a bit
too high of expectations for the book. There is tragedy in this book and I
think the author did an excellent job with writing it, but I just thought there
would be like ten more blows before the book was over.
I really liked all the characters in this
book, a lot. Tiffany King did an
excellent job with presenting great back-stories for some of the campers (it
would have been nice to hear more of Amy’s and even more of Mason’s). I loved
Kimberly’s strength and determination. I’m so glad that she wasn’t one of those
whinny girls that hated the outdoors, which going into this book, I thought she
would be. Her dad is also an amazing person and he made me want to go and give
my dad a big hug.
Overall, this book was really good. My
issues above are nothing against the book at all. It’s just more of a person
issue of my expectations.
I really wish the book could be a bit
longer, actually. There was so much great content and the author could really
push so many things in this just a step further. After the drama of this book
comes to the climax, I really wish there was more to the fall-out/recovery. But
the book is still worth the read.
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