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thatabbygirl's review against another edition
3.0
fascinating look at how fighting wildfires actually works, although most of the book was crime drama with incredibly dramatic climax with combined attack from threat of angry mama grizzly bear, raging uncontrollable wildfire, and psychotic man with hunting rifle.
sams84's review against another edition
3.0
I picked this up on a complete whim and while I was expecting more in the way of an adventure/thriller type of thing I still did enjoy it. I did find the main character, Miles, a little irritating by the end as he was so self-absorbed and couldn't seem to get his head past his own woes and worries and the love story aspect was more annoying than anything (although thankfully this is not really a big part of the story). Having said that, the descriptions of the Yukon and its habitats was superb and the rest of the characters were colourful and intriguing, which for me made reading this worthwhile. The hunting scenes were a little difficult to read as I do not understand the mentality of hunting animals for trophies, food yes trophies no, and Jackson was a typical arrogant trophy hunter and not likeable in any way. I also both loved and hated the inclusion of the bear's point of view, as this made the hunting scenes even more real and harder to read, especially as an ecologist knowing how delicately balanced our environment and the lives of the animals within it truly are. The finale chapters are where Pyper's writing really comes to life though as fire tears through the Yukon and everyone is focused on survival. This is a good read and it does make you think about things, things you possibly don't want to think about.
erinngillespie's review against another edition
2.0
https://youtu.be/d2mjrCUjCR8 Caution SPOILERS!!!!!