Review: Into the Jungle - Erica Ferencik
Review: Into the Jungle - Erica Ferencik - January 2021
This book had me captured by
the cover, as it sounded like something I might enjoy. The book starts by
introducing us to Lily, a foster kid from the US. She had come to Bolivia in hopes
of teaching English to students, but soon discovers it was a scam. With no
money and no chance of heading back home, Lily puts her skills as a street kid
to use and starts stealing what she can and meets some new friends. During this
time, she meets a guy called Omar. He is a native and from a small jungle
tribe. Omar dreams of being a Jungle guide and needs someone to help teach him
English and he has his eyes set on Lily. The pair started working together and
then slowly fall in love. During this time, Omar is contacted that he must
return home to his village as his nephew has been killed by a jaguar and his
family needs him. Lily makes the impulsive decision to come with Omar to his
village, not realizing fully that this will be the last time she sees civilization
as she knows it. Lily arrives in the village and is a bit of a commodity, not
only due to her white skin colour but because they aren't used to outsiders.
Lily must learn to adapt to the ways of the jungle if she wants to stay with
Omar and survive, especially when Omar seems to disappear for weeks on end with
the men. What happens though when Lily learns she is pregnant? Will she stay or
will she return to the "real world"? In a way, this book reminded me
of Amber Hart's series Until You Find Me and Leesa Bow's series Ulara which
were both US white citizens ending up in the jungle and falling in love with
tribesmen and adapting to their ways. I always admire reading books like this
as I don't think I could do it as I am not an outdoorsy person and don't adapt
well to change and I know that I am not considered a
"survivor/daredevil" type personality. I don't even 100% like
sleeping in a tent myself. I am more small-town/city than a country girl.
If you are looking for a good women's fiction that has travel and beats the
odds, then check out Erica Ferencik's book "Into the Jungle" today.|
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3X0QbmU
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