Publication:
August 7, 2018
Publisher:
Atria
Books
Source:
The
Publisher
ABOUT
THE SIMPLE WILD
Calla
Fletcher was two when her mother took her and fled the Alaskan wild,
unable to handle the isolation of the extreme, rural lifestyle,
leaving behind Calla’s father, Wren Fletcher, in the process. Calla
never looked back, and at twenty-six, a busy life in Toronto is all
she knows. But when her father reaches out to inform her that his
days are numbered, Calla knows that it’s time to make the long trip
back to the remote frontier town where she was born.
She
braves the roaming wildlife, the odd daylight hours, the exorbitant
prices, and even the occasional—dear God—outhouse, all for the
chance to connect with her father: a man who, despite his many
faults, she can’t help but care for. While she struggles to adjust
to this new subarctic environment, Jonah—the quiet, brooding, and
proud Alaskan pilot who keeps her father’s charter plane company
operational—can’t imagine calling anywhere else home. And he’s
clearly waiting with one hand on the throttle to fly this city girl
back to where she belongs, convinced that she’s too pampered to
handle the wild.
Jonah
is probably right, but Calla is determined to prove him wrong. As
time passes, she unexpectedly finds herself forming a bond with the
burly pilot. As his undercurrent of disapproval dwindles, it’s
replaced by friendship—or perhaps something deeper? But Calla is
not in Alaska to stay and Jonah will never leave. It would be foolish
of her to kindle a romance, to take the same path her parents
tried—and failed at—years ago.
It’s
a simple truth that turns out to be not so simple after all.
********
My
Thoughts:
Call
feels like her life is going pretty well until
she gets unceremoniously laid off from her job as a Risk Analyst. She
lives at home with her mom and stepdad, so for now she can just focus
on starting over career-wise. Until one night she gets a phone call
telling her that her biological dad (Wren) who lives in Alaska is
sick and it doesn’t look too good. Calla hasn’t see her dad since
she was just shy of two years old and she hasn’t spoken to him in
over a decade. Despite her
uncertainty about the whole situation, she decides to book a trip to
Alaska to see him.
This
is all new territory for both Calla and Wren. This
is the first time they’ve seen each other in 24 years and neither
one seem to know
how to act towards each other. Wren is not good at talking things out
or expressing his emotions and Calla's feeling rejected almost
from the start.
She's not sure how to make the first step. She's not sure what to
say. There are all these emotions that she is holding on to and
juggling and she's trying to find a way to somehow put that aside in
order to be there for her father, help him, and get to know him just
in case she may not have that much time with him.
I
did not like Jonah that much until maybe
the last half of the book. I
thought he was a total jackass. Which he still was, but his later
actions softened my opinion of him...a little.
I
can definitely get Jonah being on the defensive and being overly
protective of Wren since he has known him for quite a few years. He's
been his right hand man who not
only works
with him, but
they are close like family. And with Wren
being
sick, he's going through a lot. But
I felt like he shouldn’t have been so quick to judge Calla.
And he should’ve realized that even though she never had
a
real relationship with her father, that didn’t mean dealing with
everything would be easy for her.
I
finished this book in two days. I found it very easy to get pulled
into Calla and her time in Alaska with her dad. I loved the community
they lived in. People were friendly and helpful. Everyone seemed to
know everyone. The
Simple Wild was
a sweet story of family, love, and being content with the simple
things. Once again K.A. Tucker has created a well written story that
I enjoyed very much.
Side
Note:
I absolutely love this cover. It’s simple yet gorgeous. I think it
perfectly captures the story.
RATING:
3½ out of 5.
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
K.A.
Tucker
writes
captivating stories with an edge. She is the bestselling author of
the Ten Tiny Breaths and Burying Water series and the novels He
Will Be My Ruin,
Until
It Fades,
and Keep
Her Safe.
She currently resides in a quaint town outside Toronto with her
husband and two beautiful girls.
THE
SIMPLE WILD by K.A. Tucker
Atria
Books Paperback | On Sale: August 7, 2018 | 400 pages | ISBN:
9781501133435; $16.00 |
eBook:
9781501133459; $7.99
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