The Wild

By: Owen Laukkanen

Narrated by: Kristen Sieh

A girl is sent against her will to a remote wilderness boot camp where things aren't what they seem in this riveting and twisty thriller.

FROM THIS MOMENT ON, YOU'RE A BEAR CUB. YOU'LL LEARN RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT. HOW TO SURVIVE. IT'S EASIER IF YOU JUST ACCEPT IT.

Dawn isn't a bad person—she's just made some bad choices: wrong guy, wrong friends, wrong everything. But she wasn't expecting her parents to pay a boatload of money to ship her off to OUT OF THE WILD, a wilderness boot camp with a bunch of other messed up kids to learn important "life lessons." It's true that Dawn and the other cubs will learn a lot—but it's not what any of them expect. Because what happens in the woods isn't what their parents planned. Sometimes plans go very wrong. And this is one of those times. Suddenly Dawn is more scared than she's ever been in her life. And you will be too.

Unique way to tell a story

I enjoyed this book. A strong 3-4 stars definitely. It’s a unique and interesting way to tell the story. The woman who performed it has a great voice for audio!

Well written minus the….

I’ve always been a fan of this author’s books so was happy to see this one. Overall, the story was really good and the narrator was no January Lavoy, but did and ok job. My only complaint is the spoiler alerts in the form of authors note throughout the book. They ruined the suspense by revealing what was about to happen just before it happened. I found this to be quite disappointing as well as annoying.

Consistently excellent throughout!

This thriller about troubled teens and the young camp counselors hiking and climbing through mountainous wilderness with them keeps me interested and captivated throughout.

The characters are believable, the wilderness intimidating, the twists are plausible.

What I liked most is that the dangers are split fairly evenly between the terrain and the people (both the prisoners and their guards).

Enjoyed!

Loved this story. Well worth a credit. Hard to stop listening sometimes. The Narrator did a great Job

Wow, awesome

This is a great story, heart pounding. I couldn’t stop listening to it. Thank you Owen.