Evie
Fawbush

The main thoughts of the story are easy to comprehend, there are kids stranded in the wilderness. The beginning is a little hard to understand mainly because each of the kids are new to each other and don’t know names. Also because each chapter is in a characters perspective it becomes difficult to learn who everyone is. Eventually the perspective chapters become very helpful when learning about personality traits. But after we learn details about each character, their life story and relationships throughout the novel are really developed. All of the characters have different personalities so when friendships (and relationships) arise it is interesting to see what will happen next. The plot is well developed with plot twists and conflict popping up throughout the book. It’s VERY suspenseful when a challenge appears and the characters are forced to adapt. The setting is well developed where I can map it out in my head and understand the landscape and other features. Overall the book is a great read for anyone looking for an entertaining adventure.

There is a patience to her prose that feels almost botanical itself — it unfurls slowly, deliberately, and then suddenly you are deep inside something beautiful.

A rare voice that manages to be both rigorous and tender. Her essays are essential reading for anyone who has ever tended a garden or buried something they loved.

The Understory Season is the novel I will press into the hands of every reader who believes good fiction must also teach us how to pay attention.