Trish Brady is a unsettled post college girl trying to see where she fits into life. Her parents are businesspeople who  support her post-school get-away-from-it-all dreams in preparation for settling down. But Trish doesn't settle for what she considers ordinary when she sees herself in an ongoing changing venue of wild natural escapades. The problem though is she lives at home under her parent's wallet, dependent upon them for room and board. The longer she lives there, the more dismissive she becomes of her parents dreams for her future. First she takes a long exploratory trip to Africa, then becomes a kayaking instructor. Her parents support her, hoping these exposures to nature will calm her, but instead, Trish finds a world that feels like home. The challenge becomes how to break lose of her parents monetary, emotional support and find what her real life's purpose will be.

I was impressed with her courage to travel remote locations where she knew no one and had to figure everything out without benefit of experience or language, and completely alone. The problem was as I got to know Trish. I didn’t really like her. She was not terribly respectful to her parents, saw no obligation to them despite their financial and emotional support, was open with readers about her drugs and flamboyant sex, living life on her own terms. She talked about her privileged upbringing but didn't seem to realize it came with strings attached; it wasn't there to buttress a continuing privileged future. For Trish, in the fullness of her life, her plans worked, but I wouldn't want to rely on her for anything or even have a drink with her after a long workday.

I absolutely loved this action packed adventure. This is also a semi memoir based on actual events. I was hooked from the beginning and I felt like I was there trying to survive as well

Thank you Netgalley and publisher.all thoughts are my own and aren't influenced by anyone else

3.5 ⭐ Lots of great kayaking stories and interesting travel anecdotes! The beginning reads more like a travel diary, with bits and pieces of stories, but the overall theme becomes a lot more apparent by the end. This definitely wasn't what I expected when I picked it up, but I ended up enjoying it. I really enjoyed the ending and a few of the characters introduced later in the story.

Overall, definitely worth a read if you are into coming-of-age stories, travelogs, or kayaking!

[Thanks to Netgalley and Heyya Books LLC for the eARC!]