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I loved this book! It embodies everything I enjoy and appreciate in a good novel: atmospheric setting, interesting characters, unique story, and intelligent insights into human nature. Since I grew up in northern MN, and enjoyed Mindy's first book, I was eager to read this one. The Duluth setting, along with the Boundary Waters, was very familiar and realistic. In fact, the Boundary Waters almost becomes a character with its twists and turns, mysticism, and seasonal changes. The book addresses universal questions as to human behavior, but goes beyond nature vs. nurture. It's hard to describe how this book engaged me on different levels: mental illness, descriptions of nature, and thoughtful, open-ended questions about "doing the right thing". In summary, all I can say is "Wow!"


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Leave No Trace A Novel Mindy Mejia 9781501177361 Books Reviews

I got the book thinking it was the movie with the same title. I was confused at first and looked up the movie stating it was from Smith book under a completely different title. So by that time I was already committed to finishing this one. I'm glad I did. I good story with a good ending.
Immediate grabber with the type of characters and writing that keeps you glued to the pages. The second half just keeps upping the stakes, and this book RACES to the finish. Amazing read. I will be re-reading this so soon. Mindy Mejia is a budding treasure. This is her third book, and I am so happy to have a new author that I LOVE that I can look forward to reading.
What an awesome book could not put it down.. a definite thriller.. can’t wait for more books to come..
This was a very well written book that I really enjoyed reading. The author paints a very vivid picture. I have been to the BWCA and I can picture many of places she wrote about.
Librarian At the current moment, my library has no need of adult suspense. Even if it did need it, I don't think this would be terribly high on my order list. Most of my adult patrons are professionals who either teach or work with children everyday. Honestly, many of them would be appalled by the unprofessional way that Mindy interacts with Lucas, and I could see that impacting their reaction to the book as a whole.
Reader Okay, so this is not my genre. Like at all. And this book reminded me why. I just don't like books that attempt to build suspense by straddling the real/not real, crazy/not crazy narrator line. I mean, I'm not a huge fan of unreliable narrators to begin with, but I can understand that sometimes they're called for. After all we often view things in ways that are always accurate. That's part of being human. But this one take it a bit too far. I think that if it had chosen a different narrator (Josiah perhaps-his parts are delightful or Lucas, still unreliable but more interesting) it would have been more enjoyable. Mindy is to manic pixie dream girl for my tastes.
After reading Mejia's last book, I immediately pre-ordered her next. I'm sorry to say I found it disappointing. I like her writing quite a lot and the setting was vivid and real. The characters fell a little flat, as if they were only pawns to enact the story. The main female character just didn't react in a credible manner. Her every action seemed impulsive and self-destructive. The plot wasn't totally logical and the ending even less so. Nothing about the two main characters and the actions they took lend any hope for a happy future. The story just didn't work for me.
LEAVE NO TRACE is about a boy who suddenly appears after being missing for ten years. He walks out of the Boundary Water Canoe Area in Northern Minnesota, one of the most pristine wilderness areas in the U.S.

Lucas Blackthorne's father, Josiah, is still missing. Lucas gets in trouble for breaking and entering an outfitter's store, attempted robbery and two counts of aggravated assault on the owners. Lucas is institutionalized because he can't or won't talk about where he's been or where his father is.

Maya Stark, a speech pathologist at the mental facility, is assigned the case. Gradually we learn that Maya was a former patient at the same facility. Eventually he says, “I know you.” We learn what that means later, but at least she's got him talking.

Maya works at getting a search party to find Josiah Blackthorn. Dr. Mehta, her superior finally agrees, but Lucas isn't comfortable among all these people and Dr. Mehta gets hurt. The search is cancelled.

Maya decides to take matters into her own hands, risking her career and possibly being charged with a felony.

Mostly we get Maya's first person account of what happens in the story, but once or twice, Josiah speaks for himself. He loves Lucas more than himself, and he teaches him how to survive in the wilderness, but we're not sure if Lucas actually knows where Josiah is or if he's still alive.

Maya was also abandoned by her mentally ill mother and she wants to know what happened to her; she begins to suspect Josiah Blackthorn, once she learns Josiah and Lucas had stayed in her mother's cabin for a time, hence the above statement, “I know you.” Maya looks a lot like her mother.

Author Mindy Mejia makes a valiant effort at describing the BWCA, but she should've tried harder to make it a character in the story. It's a beautiful place, but it can kill you if you don't know what you're doing. It's called the Boundary Water Canoe Area because motorized vehicles are not allowed and I imagine they feel the same way about technology in general. It's essentially a string of lakes, extending all the way into Canada, although it goes by a different name there. I chose this book because it was set in the BWCA, but I have a feeling Mejia didn't know it as well as she should have. She gives credit to lots of different people in her acknowledgments, and I imagine they're the source of her descriptions. She does mention fellow voyagers who know how to make a mean “bear bag” so we know she did stick her toe in the water. One source she does mention is A YEAR IN THE WILDERNESS BEARING WITNESS IN THE BOUNDARY WATERS by Amy and Dave Freeman.
I loved this book! It embodies everything I enjoy and appreciate in a good novel atmospheric setting, interesting characters, unique story, and intelligent insights into human nature. Since I grew up in northern MN, and enjoyed Mindy's first book, I was eager to read this one. The Duluth setting, along with the Boundary Waters, was very familiar and realistic. In fact, the Boundary Waters almost becomes a character with its twists and turns, mysticism, and seasonal changes. The book addresses universal questions as to human behavior, but goes beyond nature vs. nurture. It's hard to describe how this book engaged me on different levels mental illness, descriptions of nature, and thoughtful, open-ended questions about "doing the right thing". In summary, all I can say is "Wow!"