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She hates him. He needs her. Can they survive when all they have is each other?Zander Rune was the darling of Hollywood until he fell from glory and was labelled a problematic bad boy. His public image needs fixing—fast—or he’ll lose the role of a lifetime, and all his dreams with it.Charlie Hart is a regular teenage girl who despises everything Zander represents. But thanks to her scheming best friend and an ill-timed social media competition, Charlie finds herself pretending to be Zander’s biggest fan on a four-day reality TV adventure led by renowned survivalist Rykon Hawke.When their trip goes horribly wrong, Charlie and Zander are left stranded in the wilderness. No Rykon, no film crew, no rescue. The only way they’ll survive is if they trust each other. But in order to do so, both will have to let go of the ghosts of their pasts, and just maybe find themselves—and one another—in the process.
Publication Year: 2025
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~~Thank you to Edelweiss and Blackstone Publishing for the ARC!~~
This was a cute, fun read. Not anything ground breaking, but it had its moments.
What I really liked more than anything was the in-depth discussions about mental health, particularly grief. Both Charlie and Zander deal with their fair share of it throughout the story, and when they did finally start opening about that to each other over halfway through the book, I was starting to feel a lot more for them. I also love that they're die-hard for their respective best friends, considering the lengths both leads go through for their loved one.
Heavy wilderness action/adventure typically isn't my thing, but Noni managed to make it interesting. I really liked Hawke's informative monologues about Australia and all its places and creatures. The research Noni put into making this story shines through the brightest in these rants, as well as the various survive-or-we-die scenes littered heavily in the second half of the book.
Despite my praises, the story does follow what you'd expect beat-by-beat. I found myself skimming near the end because I wasn't too emotionally invested in the leads when I knew what awaited them once they got out of the wild. Though I was still a bit touched when they reunited with their friends.
All in all, a fine read, but not something that elicited much investment from me.
0Noni created a winner with this tale. The characters were lovely and relatable (despite the fact that some were really famous), and the emotional impact of their experiences, past and present, cannot be understated. There were several times in the book where tears were streaming down my face. Which is a good thing! 😂 Overall, this was a great YA story about how hard it is to grow up regardless of who you are and what you've gone through. 🥰
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