Heartwood by Amity Gaige (2025), 309 pages
This
is a slow-paced book with a fast-paced plot. I thought there would be a lot
more suspense and drive as the story revolves around a missing hiker on the
Appalachian Trail. Instead, there are heartfelt asides and side character reminiscences
that dissipate any sort of urgency you might feel for the protagonist. Gaige
touches upon several interesting ideas, but it is all surface level, which
becomes a bit frustrating. It would have been worth the book being longer for
her to more fully develop these ideas and help the reader connect on a deeper
level. It reads like a first draft and I would have loved to have read the next,
expanded iteration.
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