

This was a doozie! I‘ve read THE RIVER like three times and the follow ups, so I know Heller (a) is excellently skilled in knowing about, describing, and plopping you firmly into nature/wild settings under suspenseful circumstances and (b) is unafraid of taking your heart and making it pound harder, grow bigger, and then break into a zillion pieces. And yet, I was astounded. At turns gritty, gruesome, and gorgeous. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *watch those TW, tho 😳