A review by gracekalli
Sojourn: The Wildlands by B.D. Messick

5.0

Gut-wrenching, heart-stopping, fantastic, realistic, and terrifying. These are just some of the words I can use to describe this book. Humanity is slowly dying out and there are 5 Enclaves, or safe cities, where people have managed to survive. At the age of 17, they all have to leave their Enclave, their families, everyone they know and love, and make a journey to one of the other Enclaves where, if they make it, that will then be their home. Rayn's 17th birthday is fast approaching and so she has to walk across a barren landscape full of dangers with no promise of safety. Shortly after she leaves, she is joined by Luk, who is not 17 for 2 more months, but has chosen to leave anyway to be with her. In this book they come across so many dangers and they have limited provisions. This book gives an almost realistic view of what COULD happen in a post-apocalyptic world, and that makes the emotions more real, it makes the characters more real, and it makes the terror just that much more real. I couldn't put it down, and I guarantee you won't be able to either...