For the last eight years, Cooper has raised his daughter Finch in a remote cabin in the Appalachian mountains. No electricity, no running water... just living off the land and the yearly supply run from his former army buddy, Jake. But when Jake doesn't come, Cooper has a hard decision to make. He's afraid to show his face in town due to secrets from his past, but those supplies are critical. The only other people Finch has ever known are Jake and their meddlesome hermit neighbor, Scotland, so a trip to town is new and exciting. After their trip, Finch starts pushing her boundaries, and when a stranger wanders into their woods, it spells danger for their future.
The beautiful portrayal of the woods and landscape in this book made me want to pack my bags and escape too. But by the hints about Cooper's past, I knew there was more to the story than just wanting to live off the grid. The love Cooper shows toward Finch, doing everything possible to keep them together, was wonderful to read. And the heartbreaking twist at the end almost had me in tears.
I received an advance reader copy of this book through NetGalley. The views and opinions expressed in this review are completely my own and given voluntarily.
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