And it is freeing, knowing that the forest does not care, does not judge. My failure will go unmarked—no mourning, no mockery.

I bought this book at my library's yearly sale on a whim because I thought the premise sounded interesting! I'm surprised by how much I enjoyed this one. Once I got halfway through, I couldn't put it down. I thought Jess was a very solidly, well thought out character with a great motive.

This one reminds me of the books with the survivalist aspect that I loved in elementary school. Highly recommend curling up with this one as the weather is getting colder!