Beware the Wild (Mini Review)

Beware the Wild
Natalie C. Parker

Kindle Edition, 336 pages

Published October 21st 2014 by HarperTeen

Synopsis via Goodreads:
There’s something about the swamp in Sticks, Louisiana. Something different, something haunting . . . something alive. Everyone knows this, and everyone avoids going near it. And even the Mardi Gras–bead-decorated fence that surrounds it keeps people away.

Until one morning when Sterling Saucier’s older brother Phineas runs into the swamp . . .

And doesn’t return.

Instead, a girl named Lenora May climbs out in his place, and all of a sudden, no one in Sticks remembers Phin at all. They treat Lenora May as if she’s been Sterling’s sister forever.

Sterling needs to figure out what the swamp’s done with her beloved brother and how Lenora May is connected to his disappearance—but first she’s got to find someone who believes her.

Heath Durham might be that someone. A loner shrouded behind rumors of drug addiction, Heath has had his own strange experience with the swamp. He and Sterling will have to piece together enough bits of memory and ancient swamp lore to get to the truth. But as the wild swamp encroaches on their town, Sterling and Heath may find a lot more than they expected . . . and Phin may be lost to them forever.

Mini Review:

This one wasn't for me at all. I was bored and confused with the plot. And the genre really is not my forte.

The synopsis made me interested, but I wasn't on the edge of my seat as I hoped I would be. I finished this, but I struggled.

I didn't connect with the main character, Sterling.
I was confused most of the book.
I wasn't that interested in what would happen in the end.

If you like paranormal/gothic/horror (which I don't)you might enjoy this one. Give Beware the Wild a try.
However, if you are like me and prefer mystery/thriller/adventure, I would pass on this one (unless you also enjoy the previous genres.)