4 stars
Elka knows little of her life before the age of seven, when she began to live with a mysterious man known to her as Trapper. He taught her how to survive in the gritty, post apocalyptical world and she secretly considers him her daddy, until one day she see his face on a poster wanted for a string of murders including the young son of a dangerous and violent Marshall. This book follows Elka as she attempts to outrun both Trapper and the law. Her survival instincts serve her well in the wild but when it comes to humans, she has to rely upon poorly formed instincts. Incredibly dark, grisly and eerily desolate, this is not an easy book to read. It is beautifully written with mesmerizing descriptions of lush wildlife and desperate towns but I had a hard time finding any hopefulness in this novel. Towards the end I was ready to leave the awfulness of this world. Overall, it is a great book but not always my favorite reading experience... if that makes sense. I received this book from LibraryThing in exchange for an honest review.
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