This book was really good! I connected with this book because I've been to Florida several times and been on an airboat. Thankfully I didn't get lost; not to mention I was with a huge group of people.

I felt Sarah's emotions to be very realistic. I'm a lot older than she is and I most likely would've acted just like her: screamy, whiny, tired, hungry, hot, scared. And if I had been her age when this happened to me, I probably would've died immediately. I admired that she had the strength to persevere and had a big character change by the end.

The thing that did bother me, however, is that SARAH JUST WENT OFF WITH ANDY, a STRANGER!!!! She's lucky he didn't turn out to be working with a serial killer (or a serial killer, age don't judge). When I first started reading, I thought Andy might end up being a psycho. I have read real-life news stories about tour guides being murderers, so it's not outside the realm of possibility. I'm glad he wasn't though.

Teapot was probably my favorite character. I will admit that Sarah's "save all animals from the circle of life" and "protect my karma by taking care of these animals" got annoying and frankly, was senseless.

This book definitely made me want to go back to the Everglades.