Author: Nancy Richardson Fischer
Genre: YA contemporary
Release Date: October 1st, 2019
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Source: Finished copy from publisher which did not influence my opinion
My rating: 5 stars
Synopsis:
From the author of When Elephants Fly
comes an exceptional new novel about falling down, risking everything and
embracing what makes us unique. Don't miss this compulsively readable novel
about the most unlikely of heroes.
Danger "Danny" Danielle
Warren is no stranger to falling. After losing an eye in a childhood accident,
she had to relearn her perception of movement and space. Now Danny keeps her
head down, studies hard, and works to fulfill everyone else's needs. She's
certain that her mom's bitterness and her TV star father's absence are her
fault. If only she were more-more athletic, charismatic, attractive-life would
be perfect.
When her dad calls with an offer to
join him to film the next episode of his popular survivalist show, Danny jumps
at the chance to prove she's not the disappointment he left behind. Being on
set with the hottest teen movie idol of the moment, Gus Price, should be the
cherry on top. But when their small plane crashes in the Amazon, and a terrible
secret is revealed, Danny must face the truth about the parent she worships and
falling for Gus, and find her own inner strength and worth to light the way
home.
BOOK LINKS
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My Review:
I really enjoyed the first book by this author, so I was definitely interested in reading this one. And I was not disappointed. The detail that went in to all of the types of creatures and plants and environment of being stranded in the Amazonian rain forest was incredible. I shivered with disgust at all the bugs and snakes and caimans as they appeared and landed on characters or bit characters or even just peeked up out of the swamp water as our characters passed by them. I shuddered and gagged at the thought of eating the nasty sounding grubs that they had to eat in order to survive at one point. But getting past the forest as an actual character in the book, like it was, the characters themselves were all so perfectly developed that they made the story even more than just what you kind of expected to happen. There was the hot young movie star, but he wasn't the perfect guy, and even when it seemed that he and our main character, Danny - otherwise known as Danger Danielle Warren, were kind of connecting, he still had issues that ended up causing more strife between them and teen strife at that! In the middle of the Amazon! And Danny's dad, Cougar, wow, I just wanted to slap him or punch him sometimes for how he interacted with. his daughter. While in a way there were setups woven into Cougar's filming plan, the crash itself was an actual terrible accident, and it was done in a very realistic, deadly way. With a death right after the crash, and other deaths in the days following the crash that had been caused by injuries received from that accident. In the end the relationships are what really stand out and some will be saved, some will be lost even as they are saved, and new ones will be formed and hopefully last beyond our final chapter.
About the Author:
I've written for a circus, a graduate
school, tried my hand at waitressing (I was terrible!), baking carrot cakes (I
was messy but good!), and been lucky enough to ultimately do what I love -
write.
I live in the Pacific Northwest with my
husband and our mostly wonderful (but sometimes vorpal) Vizsla. When I'm not
conjuring a story, I love to kite-board, bike, ski or plan adventures with my
two guys, who both make me laugh for different reasons and are the best
partners in fun a gal could ever imagine.
If you want to learn more about my
latest novel, When Elephants Fly (publication date September 04,
HarperCollins/Harlequin Teen), please visit my website: www.nancyrichardsonfischer.com
AUTHOR LINKS
Website: http://nancyrichardsonfischer.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nfischerauthor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nanfischerauthor/
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