YA THRILLER: 49 Miles Alone by Natalie D. Richards
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ABOUT THE BOOK
REVIEW
49 Miles Alone sends cousins Asher and Katie into the Utah back country alone to hike 49 miles through canyons and desert. The girls' strained relationship makes the journey awkward as they navigate the challenges that come their way. Katie struggles to come to terms with the awful thing that happened to her; Asher wants to help but has no idea how to help her cousin heal. Things quickly start to go wrong, making the trip into more of a nightmare than an adventure. Asher gets sick and injures her ankle. A storm comes along and soaks everything. An encounter with a young couple leads to more trouble. Can Asher and Katie repair their relationship? Can they survive their hike? And what about the couple feels so wrong? Mixed in with Asher and Katie's alternating voices is the point of view of a third hiker, lying on a ledge after a bad fall. Where does she come into play? Each chapter highlights where on the 49 mile journey Asher and Katie are on their journey. The tension rides high right from the beginning chapters after the party that leads to the fracture in Asher and Katie's relationship. The tension only increases as the trip goes terribly wrong. YA readers who enjoy an intense survival story will likely enjoy this one. CONTENT: As far as content goes, rape is mentioned and referred to in flashbacks throughout the story. In addition, there is quite a bit of swearing. If those things don't bother you, I recommend the book as a compelling read.
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