Thanks to Jodi Lundgren and James Lorimer & Company for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Bullied in foster care and then by his adoptive mother's boyfriend, Seth decides to head out on his own. Brooke thinks she might be pregnant, and instead of facing her controlling mother, she runs. The strangers meet in a wilderness park on Vancouver Island, where basic survival is a challenge. As they work together to find food, water, and shelter, they find the strength to take control of their own lives.

It was a hard one to finish. I didn't like the characters, and there could have been more to explore,

Being a mother of three teenagers I was really looking forward to reading this book, but sad to say I was disappointed. The concept was good and I felt the author wrote it well, however, I felt that the storyline was a bit rushed and I never truly connected with Seth and Brooke and some of it just didn't make sense to me. I wish the characters could have been a bit more in depth. I think for a YA book to keep attention of the young readers there needs to "more" to the storyline/characters.

Unfortunately I didn't finish this book, as I couldn't get into it - nothing against the author or book, just not to my personal taste. Thank you for the opportunity to read it.

Unfortunately, I couldn't finish this book as it didn't really keep my attention captured. It was kind of slow and nothing much didn't seem to happen. Of course, no disrespect to the publisher and author. It just didn't end up being for me. Thank you!

I would like to thank NetGalley, James Lorimer & Company, and Jodi Lundgren for an advanced copy of Gone Wild for an honest review.

Two teenagers running away into the forest on Vancouver Island each for their own reasons find each other. The details of the wilderness trails are beautiful. Being a short story there are only so many pages to fit Sean and Brooke's stories into but I felt the author did a pretty good job of it. I did need to remind myself that this is a YA book when the characters acted like the young immature teenagers they are. I recommend this book.

I enjoyed this book as you never knew what was going to happen and it gave you an insight to differnt things

This book intrigued me when I first saw it; I loved the font on the cover and I haven't really read a book set in the wild before. For these reasons I decided to give the book a go. However, I was not that impressed. Both Seth and Brooke were some of the most under-developed main characters I've seen in a while. It seemed as though their whole personalities were based around this one thing that led them to "go wild" and happen to meet each other. That in itself was hard to read, no believable romance anywhere.

Okay story and a quick read, but a little unbelievable

I did not really like this book at all. It was short so I read it pretty quickly, but I guess that was a good thing because I wasn't that invested in the story or the characters at all. Seth and Brooke are just not that interesting or well-established and I honestly prefer books written in first person. I will read third-person books but I think them only if the characters are more interesting and actually grow and change throughout which didn't happen here. I felt like I needed development and the end pretty much left me with nothing for Brooke although at least Seth's story ended on a positive note. Kind of choppy writing, and more like a short story than an actual novel. Needs more to the story than just the two completely unprepared, kind of immature characters hanging out in the woods together. Def not a favorite of mine. Super-fast read though!

Unfortunately, I could not get into this story. I thought this was going to be something that I devoured, but not even the prologue caught my attention.

Let's talk about the things I liked. The writing. I really liked how fast and easy of a read that was. The book has under 200 pages, so for me this is more of a short story than an actual fleshed out novel.

And that's kinda where the flaws come in. I think when it came to the characters we just scratched the surface. I think we could have gone so much deeper, if the story would have been longer. I think that there was a little bit of character growth but not much, because it was just a few days we got to spend with the characters.

Both, Seth and Brooke where pretty likeable. Seth had a few more moments that annoyed the heck out of me. So I mainly focused on Brooke. I think that Brooke made more of an effort to better her situation, realizing that she can't always do the opposite of what her mother tells her, that she has to break up with her boyfriend and that she has to get more active with her job search.

I would have liked to get more closure. Was Brooke really pregnant? Did she loose the baby or was it just a false alarm? What happend? Is Seth living with his father now? Did he revisit the search for his real mother when he was the right age? WHAT HAPPENED?!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher of this novel for providing this advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

Sometimes giving yourself a time-out and running away from it all can be beneficial. Maybe there is someone out there who has a different perspective from yours and it is one that you really need to hear. Maybe that someone is a bit of a thief. Maybe he doesn't smell great, but at least you're not alone when you need someone...who isn't your family. Until you both decide that one thing you really need is your family.

Quick read. Good one.