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Wild by Cheryl Strayed

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER, SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE.
At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life. With no experience or training, driven only by blind will, she would hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State — and she would do it alone.
Told with suspense and style, sparkling with warmth and humor, Wild powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddened, strengthened, and ultimately healed her.
 
My review:
Wow, what a life adventure full of disappointments, tragedies, and laughs. 
I actually heard about this book after watching the movie where Reese Witherspoon plays Cheryl Strayed. My review on the movie will be later, since I need to re-watch it since it has been a long while. 
From explaining her life's ups and downs; her trouble with drugs, mainly heroin, to sleeping around;even while married, to losing her mother abruptly to cancer, to her decision to hike the Pacific Crest Trail (the PCT), Strayed has a talent for articulation and detail in her writings about her life journey. Among sharing the journey she had on the PCT, which was both a physical, mental, and emotional journey, she shares the saddest stories she endured that led her to the PCT. Having to put down her mothers horse after her mothers death was difficult and sad to read but, understandable. Not being in the room with her mother when she passed was very sad and pulled on the heart strings. 
When she spoke about her journey on the trail, she describes it in such as way, that you can almost smell, taste, and in-vision where she is at on the trail. Making mental pictures of where she is at on the trail. You feel you get to know the same people on the trail as she did as well as worrying about her safety when she comes across the two guys towards the end of her hike, but especially the one guy, who were both sexist and a bit rude to then be able to realize that she can now run with her pack on. No spoilers...I won't give the name for those who have not read this yet...I was a little disheartened to learn one of the PCT hikers she had met had passed. But now I wonder where these people are at in their lives now. 
My only gripe about this book...it was a bit wordy at times for me. I understand she was being descriptive so that the reader had a better grasp of where she was at, how it felt, what she was seeing at the time...but occasionally I thought Okay, I get it...
That and, it seemed that once she was on the last home-stretch of her journey on the PCT, she seemed to rush through explaining her journey; unlike the rest of her story where she takes the time to explain to the reader what is going on.

I still very much enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it.

 **there are parts in this book that are meant for mature audiences only - language and sexual conversation**

I borrowed this book from my local library

Trust My Heart by Carol J. Post **Review**

Grant McAllister arrives in Murphy, North Carolina, with one aim: to sell his inherited property and leave as quickly as possible. The big-city lawyer has no interest in his late, estranged grandparents or the dilapidated mansion he just acquired. After his high-profile divorce, he should be avoiding perky reporters, too. But Jami Carlisle is honest, funny, and undeniably appealing.

After breaking up with her safe-but-smothering boyfriend, Jami is determined to ace her first big assignment. A story about the McAllister estate is too intriguing to ignore—much like its handsome, commitment-phobic heir. Thanks to her digging, the pieces of Grant’s fraught family history are gradually fitting into place, but also upending all his old beliefs.

The two draw closer as they share their dreams, until misread signals and misunderstandings begin to test their trust. But in the unspoiled beauty of the Smoky Mountains, there’s healing and forgiveness to be found. And for Grant, this unplanned detour may be just what’s needed to finally guide him home…

Review:
As a book reviewer I get the privilege of reading books by authors I haven't heard of or have heard about but have yet to read. Like Carol's book I just read for review. This was my first time reading one of her books and I thoroughly enjoyed it. 
It is a contemporary and sweet romance, but not a hallmark type romance. The story has a bit of a small town warmth about it with humor and good natured characters. However, there is twists and drama that definitely keep the pages turned.
I found Jami very likable; friendly, outgoing, and even through tragedy and heardship, her faith keeps her going.
However, I did not like the pace of the unfolding love story. It seemed it was right off the bat. It felt as though as the reader, we weren't given the opportunity to get to know the characters before we were delved into a love story. And Jami is still recovering from her fairy-tale thoughts of a relationship....

However, all in all, this was a good book, and I look forward to reading more books by Carol in the future.


I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review

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• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

This week I am reading

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed

"Not many people hike the PCT. And certainly not this year, with the record snow.A lot of people saw that and postponed their trips until next year."'

"I wonder if that's what we should do?" I asked, hoping he'd say he thought that was a great idea, coming back next year.