Beware the Wild
Southern Gothic gets a whole new twist in this debut novel, sure to appeal to fans of the New York Times bestselling Beautiful Creatures series. The swamp in Sterling's small Louisiana town proves to have a power over its inhabitants when her brother disappears and no one but Sterling even...
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Southern Gothic gets a whole new twist in this debut novel, sure to appeal to fans of the New York Times bestselling Beautiful Creatures series. The swamp in Sterling's small Louisiana town proves to have a power over its inhabitants when her brother disappears and no one but Sterling even remembers that he existed. Now Sterling, with the help of brooding loner Heath, who's had his own creepy experience with the swamp, must fight back and reclaim what—and who—the swamp has taken.Beware the Wild is a riveting and atmospheric page-turner readers won't want to miss.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780062241528 (0062241524)
ASIN: 62241524
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
For more reviews, check out my blog: Craft-CycleHonestly, for a first novel, this one is pretty darn good.I stumbled across this in a lending library, was intrigued by the spooky cover, and figured it was worth a read. Oh my goodness, I was sucked in from the first page. Literally the first page. Ev...
This was an enjoyable little read that started out better than it ended.I loved the atmospheric setting, and the mystery at the beginning pulled me right in. I just wish there had been more background given on why the town feared the swamp. Also why the lady who gave out the charms could remember pe...
A mysterious strange book with a very different story line than many of the other young adult books out there. That's what drew me to Beware the Wild. It drags a little and isn't as heart pounding as I would have liked but props to the author for writing something original. Sidney has always know...
Update: Apparently this is no longer a stand-alone. There is now a companion novel that is coming out in February 2016. It looks like it will be focused on Sterling's best friend Candy.3.5 stars. beware the Wild is a stand-alone which is great. Those seem harder and harder to come by in YA literatur...
From the cover to the title to the blurb, I was so excited to start reading this book. The tone immediately reminded me of "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea", the creepy, haunting, southern kind of story that sticks with you long after the last page has been turned. As with "Devil", the sense...
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