Full disclosure: I received this book free from the Goodreads "First-Reads" program.
Amazon Burning is a thriller set in the lush jungles of Brazil, with a young, collage-age female reporter from New York and a another young and able male photographer from Rio sent off into the rural surroundings to try and bring an animal smuggling operation to light.
It's billed as a "young adult" novel, though I'm not particularly sure just what that means. The themes are relatively simple and straightforward, and the plot has few, if any, twists and turns. And the protagonist is in her early twenties. I suppose that's "young adult"?
In any event: this is a reasonable competent thriller. The author clearly used her familiarity with the tribal peoples of Brazil in her story, that portion of the novel feel truly authentic. The romance portions, however, feel ham-fisted. Maybe that's my own take on romance plots in general, but there you go.
It's solid. It's good. It's not especially shiny, though. 3 of 5 stars.
Amazon Burning is a thriller set in the lush jungles of Brazil, with a young, collage-age female reporter from New York and a another young and able male photographer from Rio sent off into the rural surroundings to try and bring an animal smuggling operation to light.
It's billed as a "young adult" novel, though I'm not particularly sure just what that means. The themes are relatively simple and straightforward, and the plot has few, if any, twists and turns. And the protagonist is in her early twenties. I suppose that's "young adult"?
In any event: this is a reasonable competent thriller. The author clearly used her familiarity with the tribal peoples of Brazil in her story, that portion of the novel feel truly authentic. The romance portions, however, feel ham-fisted. Maybe that's my own take on romance plots in general, but there you go.
It's solid. It's good. It's not especially shiny, though. 3 of 5 stars.
