Review: Ulara - Leesa Bow

Review: Ulara - Book #1 Ulara Series - Leesa Bow - March 2021

Most of my books, the thing I love is that I go into them blind as I find if you have built up expectations for a book, then you are more likely to be a let-down with the story. In Ulara, all I knew about it was that it was set in the Amazon jungle with a tribe and had a bit of romance to it. The book starts with the introduction of Samuel who for the past five years has been working in the deep Amazon for a tribe called Ulara as a doctor and learning under the Shaman as his apprentice, before this he rubbed shoulders with the wealthy but his heart wasn't in it until he got back to the land and worked with the tribesmen and nature. Every couple of years, his friends force him to come to the "real world" so they can assess his mental health and make sure he is still sane. On this trip though, he will see a beautiful blonde girl who will leave him to question the life choice he has made, this girl is Eden. Eden is finally trying to do something for herself and going on a trip to South America with her friends - her father's only rule was to stay out of the jungle. What will happen though when she meets a guy Samuel on her trip who despite trying to be cold, captures her heart and she follows him right into the heart of the jungle and meets the Ulara tribe. The tribe and their basic way of life will be an eye-opener for Eden and also when she returns home, will open Pandora's box of family secrets that her father has tried to keep closed. I enjoyed this book, but what was my favorite part was the way the author connected her grandmother’s trip to the jungle and Eden's and tied them together despite different times in history. The book ended on a small cliffhanger and I am now looking forward to reading Book #2 Wild at Heart when it is released.

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