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Alone on the Trail
From the #1 bestselling author of The Woman in the Attic
Four best friends. One wrong turn. One shack hidden in the mountains.
To celebrate their graduation from university, Sadie, Julie, Morgan, and Jonah decide to spend a week backcountry hiking in western Newfoundland, tackling a remote route through the Long Range Mountains. Zealous, rambunctious, and overconfident, the group embarks on their self-proclaimed adventure of a lifetime in Gros Morne National Park.
But alone on a trail with nowhere to hide, secrets begin to ooze through the cracks of their bond. The farther into the forest the group moves, the more they drift apart, until their friendship becomes as difficult to navigate as the look-alike trees. And when they stumble upon an illegal hunting shack, the companions suddenly find themselves in possession of dangerous knowledge. Injured, separated, and being hunted by expert poachers, the friends must find a way to get back home before they succumb to the dangers of the trail—and the dangers posed by one another.
Alone on the Trail is a riveting merger of adventure and drama that will keep you reading late into the night—and make you think twice before wandering, unprepared, into the Newfoundland wilderness.
Four best friends. One wrong turn. One shack hidden in the mountains.
To celebrate their graduation from university, Sadie, Julie, Morgan, and Jonah decide to spend a week backcountry hiking in western Newfoundland, tackling a remote route through the Long Range Mountains. Zealous, rambunctious, and overconfident, the group embarks on their self-proclaimed adventure of a lifetime in Gros Morne National Park.
But alone on a trail with nowhere to hide, secrets begin to ooze through the cracks of their bond. The farther into the forest the group moves, the more they drift apart, until their friendship becomes as difficult to navigate as the look-alike trees. And when they stumble upon an illegal hunting shack, the companions suddenly find themselves in possession of dangerous knowledge. Injured, separated, and being hunted by expert poachers, the friends must find a way to get back home before they succumb to the dangers of the trail—and the dangers posed by one another.
Alone on the Trail is a riveting merger of adventure and drama that will keep you reading late into the night—and make you think twice before wandering, unprepared, into the Newfoundland wilderness.
280 pages, Paperback
Published April 14, 2021
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About the author
Emily Hepditch
4 books246 followersEmily Hepditch is an award-winning emerging author from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland. A prolific writer since childhood, Emily’s first publication came in 2015 when her short story Lifelike was published by Nelson Education. Emily received her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Memorial University in 2020, where she studied linguistics, psychology, and criminology. Primarily she writes psychological thrillers that draw on principles of criminology to comment on contemporary issues in society. When she’s not writing novels, Emily is either working on an illustration, running through the park, or hiking the East Coast Trail.
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September 16, 2021
4.5 stars. Young Newfoundland author, Emily Hepditch published her first novel 'The Woman in the Attic' in 2020. It received awards and critical acclaim. This is her second thriller. Her writing immerses one in the remote forest trail and gives the reader a vivid sense of place with a creeping feeling of suspense and foreboding. Four friends decide to celebrate graduation from university by hiking a difficult, exhausting trail in backcountry Gros Morne National Park.
Julie, Sadie, Morgan and Jonah are flawed in different ways, displaying immaturity and are beset with various personal problems. They seem to have missed some important life lessons on their way to becoming young adults. Julie and Sadie have been friends since early childhood. Sadie's insecurities and panic attacks and Julie's relationship with Morgan have distanced her from her friend who feels ignored. Morgan fancies himself superior to the others, is overconfident and quick to anger. Jonah has a keen sense of inferiority and a constant desire for validation.
They are well equipped with expensive camping and hiking equipment but make careless errors before and at the beginning of their adventure. A costly camera is destroyed, a charger for a watch that gives directions was left behind, and rescue flares and other necessities are destroyed by water. The plot begins at a slow pace as we get to know the characters. None of the four are particularly likeable. One of them is so exceptionally annoying that it made the others seem sympathetic in comparison. Early in the hike, one of the group suffers a seriously painful injury that slows them down. The domineering self-proclaimed leader causes them to get lost. Group members all have secrets, grudges, resentments and jealousies that drive them apart.
As they struggle along through the dense forest in unfamiliar territory, they are happy but cautious at finding a hidden cabin. They hope this will be a means to saving them. It is empty but there are signs that this hut belongs to illegal poachers. One of the group finds a huge sum of cash and steals it. While observing the cabin they see three poachers returning with a moose they have shot. The poachers discover the missing cash and one of the poachers is shot in a fit of suspicion and rage over the theft. The injured hiker painfully makes his way to the hut to ask for help. The other hikers flee when they hear another shot ring out.
They are now pursued by an enraged poacher with weapons who now realizes that the money must have been stolen during a break-in by the hikers. The man is determined to get it back through violence. They have no idea the way out to safety and are still lost in the deep, dark forest. Can any survive the poacher and his tough and angry wife? Can they survive each other since their friendly group dynamic has been shattered? The conclusion was frightening and unexpected, with new secrets to keep and lies to tell. The author tells this gripping, atmospheric story with intensity and mounting suspense and danger.
Julie, Sadie, Morgan and Jonah are flawed in different ways, displaying immaturity and are beset with various personal problems. They seem to have missed some important life lessons on their way to becoming young adults. Julie and Sadie have been friends since early childhood. Sadie's insecurities and panic attacks and Julie's relationship with Morgan have distanced her from her friend who feels ignored. Morgan fancies himself superior to the others, is overconfident and quick to anger. Jonah has a keen sense of inferiority and a constant desire for validation.
They are well equipped with expensive camping and hiking equipment but make careless errors before and at the beginning of their adventure. A costly camera is destroyed, a charger for a watch that gives directions was left behind, and rescue flares and other necessities are destroyed by water. The plot begins at a slow pace as we get to know the characters. None of the four are particularly likeable. One of them is so exceptionally annoying that it made the others seem sympathetic in comparison. Early in the hike, one of the group suffers a seriously painful injury that slows them down. The domineering self-proclaimed leader causes them to get lost. Group members all have secrets, grudges, resentments and jealousies that drive them apart.
As they struggle along through the dense forest in unfamiliar territory, they are happy but cautious at finding a hidden cabin. They hope this will be a means to saving them. It is empty but there are signs that this hut belongs to illegal poachers. One of the group finds a huge sum of cash and steals it. While observing the cabin they see three poachers returning with a moose they have shot. The poachers discover the missing cash and one of the poachers is shot in a fit of suspicion and rage over the theft. The injured hiker painfully makes his way to the hut to ask for help. The other hikers flee when they hear another shot ring out.
They are now pursued by an enraged poacher with weapons who now realizes that the money must have been stolen during a break-in by the hikers. The man is determined to get it back through violence. They have no idea the way out to safety and are still lost in the deep, dark forest. Can any survive the poacher and his tough and angry wife? Can they survive each other since their friendly group dynamic has been shattered? The conclusion was frightening and unexpected, with new secrets to keep and lies to tell. The author tells this gripping, atmospheric story with intensity and mounting suspense and danger.
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May 6, 2021
Emily Hepditch has done it again, really knocking it out of the park with her second publication from Flanker Press, “Alone on the Trail.” Once you read this book you will never again be able to go hiking in Newfoundland without looking over your shoulder. And you might also be a little more careful about who you put your trust in.
Hepditch has such a way with words – she can describe a scene and suddenly I am THERE. I can smell the fire smoke; I can see the morning sun peeking through the branches in the trees; I can feel the fingers of fear creeping up my spine. In a few short pages, this author will have you hooked. You might as well make yourself comfortable, because once you pick it up you will not want to move from where you are until you have reached its stunning conclusion.
When four friends embark on a hike on the west coast of Newfoundland, it is meant to be the adventure of a lifetime. Within a very short period of time, we begin to see that they are ill equipped to deal with both the trail and their interpersonal conflicts. Cracks soon begin to appear in the shiny veneer of their friendship. In quick succession, one of them is gravely injured and in their frantic quest for help, they stumble upon something that they never should have seen – and it just might get them all killed.
Taut with suspense, “Alone on the Trail” will have you holding your breath until you see just who will make it out of the woods alive … if anyone does at all. With an ending that will leave you reeling, this book is a cannot miss for 2021. Hepditch remains a force to be reckoned with and I can say with 100% certainty that this is not the last we will hear from this very talented Newfoundland author.
Hepditch has such a way with words – she can describe a scene and suddenly I am THERE. I can smell the fire smoke; I can see the morning sun peeking through the branches in the trees; I can feel the fingers of fear creeping up my spine. In a few short pages, this author will have you hooked. You might as well make yourself comfortable, because once you pick it up you will not want to move from where you are until you have reached its stunning conclusion.
When four friends embark on a hike on the west coast of Newfoundland, it is meant to be the adventure of a lifetime. Within a very short period of time, we begin to see that they are ill equipped to deal with both the trail and their interpersonal conflicts. Cracks soon begin to appear in the shiny veneer of their friendship. In quick succession, one of them is gravely injured and in their frantic quest for help, they stumble upon something that they never should have seen – and it just might get them all killed.
Taut with suspense, “Alone on the Trail” will have you holding your breath until you see just who will make it out of the woods alive … if anyone does at all. With an ending that will leave you reeling, this book is a cannot miss for 2021. Hepditch remains a force to be reckoned with and I can say with 100% certainty that this is not the last we will hear from this very talented Newfoundland author.
May 18, 2021
Recently, I chided myself for visiting tourist attractions in foreign lands, yet not visiting Gros Morne National Park right here on The Rock.
At the time, I was reading a novel in which a man is murdered in Gros Morne. By story’s end I felt less ashamed of myself. Who wants to tramp trails where there’s a possibility of tripping over a corpse?
Now I’ve permanently struck Gros Morne off my bucket list of Staycation spots because … well, because I’ve read Emily Hepditch’s Alone on the Trail [Flanker Press].
For frig sake, minus the eerie twang of dueling banjoes echoing through forests and across fjords, Deliverance has come to Newfoundland.
Truly.
Four ill-prepared young city slickers ( Dare I say townies?) set out to hike the Northern Traverse, a four-day wilderness hike in the Long Range Mountains. The Long Range Mountains (Think Deliverance) where the Appalachians came to die.
Although they have some suitable equipment — tent, sleeping-bags, etc. — each of the four shoulders a back load of baggage, emotional and behavioral torments they’ve lugged around for ages.
Burdensome kit for a trek in the bush, eh b’ys?
This quartet of angst-ridden hikers must never have seen a horror movie (Deliverance, no exception) about people on a wilderness outing. If they had, they never would have taken a shortcut.
That’s right, a shortcut. Any travelling troop always has a dingbat who believes a shortcut is a splendid idea. Such thinking is as foolish as woodpeckers believing its wise to exhibit their definitive nature on a boat.
Guess what. Morgan, the dingbat in this case, browbeats the others regarding the wisdom of a detour. Stund as stumps, Jonah, Julie and Sadie follow Morgan onto the path less travelled and …
… there’s no Robert Frost poetry here.
Day one is problem free. On day two, however, the tension among the four — tension as tight as a banjo string — leads to a scuffle and Jonah is injured.
A familiar trope, eh b’ys. Someone gets hurt.
No surprise, the group gets lost. Cocksure, manipulative Morgan leads them astray.
Then they encounter the Bad Guys — uncivilized, backwoods brutes, poachers of the foulest ilk — not the touted friendly Newfoundlanders of tourist ads.
I’m not saying a spoiler word after that. Except to say, shots are fired.
Shifting gears.
The story is told from four points of view. Each hiker is a narrator, and each spends pages reflecting on things like, Oh, the wrong I’ve done, Oh, the lies I’ve told. Too much introspection and self-recrimination to my plebeian taste.
But that’s just me. Pay me no more mind than my wee granddaughter did when I cussed her puppy: “Don’t mind Pop,” said she to the pup, “He’s just a grumpy old troll.”
So, pay this old troll no mind.
Alone on the Trail gives space to a question regarding whether or not certain feline wildlife live in the Newfoundland bush. Julie and Sadie encounter a snarling member of the species in question. Afterwards, they declare, in voices filled with the conviction of Tweety Bird following a sighting of Sylvester the cat: “We did, we did taw a huge friggin’ black puddy tat.”
The elusive Newfoundland big, black puma?
Thank you for reading.
— Harold Walters lives in Dunville, Newfoundland, doing his damnedest to live Happily Ever After. Reach him at ghwalters663@gmail.com
At the time, I was reading a novel in which a man is murdered in Gros Morne. By story’s end I felt less ashamed of myself. Who wants to tramp trails where there’s a possibility of tripping over a corpse?
Now I’ve permanently struck Gros Morne off my bucket list of Staycation spots because … well, because I’ve read Emily Hepditch’s Alone on the Trail [Flanker Press].
For frig sake, minus the eerie twang of dueling banjoes echoing through forests and across fjords, Deliverance has come to Newfoundland.
Truly.
Four ill-prepared young city slickers ( Dare I say townies?) set out to hike the Northern Traverse, a four-day wilderness hike in the Long Range Mountains. The Long Range Mountains (Think Deliverance) where the Appalachians came to die.
Although they have some suitable equipment — tent, sleeping-bags, etc. — each of the four shoulders a back load of baggage, emotional and behavioral torments they’ve lugged around for ages.
Burdensome kit for a trek in the bush, eh b’ys?
This quartet of angst-ridden hikers must never have seen a horror movie (Deliverance, no exception) about people on a wilderness outing. If they had, they never would have taken a shortcut.
That’s right, a shortcut. Any travelling troop always has a dingbat who believes a shortcut is a splendid idea. Such thinking is as foolish as woodpeckers believing its wise to exhibit their definitive nature on a boat.
Guess what. Morgan, the dingbat in this case, browbeats the others regarding the wisdom of a detour. Stund as stumps, Jonah, Julie and Sadie follow Morgan onto the path less travelled and …
… there’s no Robert Frost poetry here.
Day one is problem free. On day two, however, the tension among the four — tension as tight as a banjo string — leads to a scuffle and Jonah is injured.
A familiar trope, eh b’ys. Someone gets hurt.
No surprise, the group gets lost. Cocksure, manipulative Morgan leads them astray.
Then they encounter the Bad Guys — uncivilized, backwoods brutes, poachers of the foulest ilk — not the touted friendly Newfoundlanders of tourist ads.
I’m not saying a spoiler word after that. Except to say, shots are fired.
Shifting gears.
The story is told from four points of view. Each hiker is a narrator, and each spends pages reflecting on things like, Oh, the wrong I’ve done, Oh, the lies I’ve told. Too much introspection and self-recrimination to my plebeian taste.
But that’s just me. Pay me no more mind than my wee granddaughter did when I cussed her puppy: “Don’t mind Pop,” said she to the pup, “He’s just a grumpy old troll.”
So, pay this old troll no mind.
Alone on the Trail gives space to a question regarding whether or not certain feline wildlife live in the Newfoundland bush. Julie and Sadie encounter a snarling member of the species in question. Afterwards, they declare, in voices filled with the conviction of Tweety Bird following a sighting of Sylvester the cat: “We did, we did taw a huge friggin’ black puddy tat.”
The elusive Newfoundland big, black puma?
Thank you for reading.
— Harold Walters lives in Dunville, Newfoundland, doing his damnedest to live Happily Ever After. Reach him at ghwalters663@gmail.com
April 25, 2021
I got about 60 pages in and I couldn't take any more of the whining of these 4 university grads on a wilderness hike. Supposedly they are friends, but they are anything but friendly toward one another. I could care less about any of them.
January 30, 2022
Oh wow, this was another great one from Hepditch. It was hard to stop reading. Sadie, Julie, Jonah and Morgan tell their own stories in their own voices during this hiking trip-of-a-lifetime in Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland, on the east coast of Canada. I got a real sense of the strong friendship they used to have, but which has changed, as they go through the motions of a post-undergrad graduation trip. Hepditch does a stellar job of showing us each character's distinct voice via their first person perspectives. This is no easy feat! Their personalities are very different.
The characters are strongly linked by one taut and fraying thread which threatens to snap at any moment. They find themselves in a life-or-death situation and this is when I had to force myself to stop reading so I could get some much-needed sleep. I didn't want to stop! As events unfold, as crazy as they may seem, I was easily able to imagine this story actually happening in this park, in this way. Crazier things have happened. I loved the suspense and tension.
The descriptions were rich and full. The pace was great. The ending was perfect. If I ever find myself hiking in Gros Morne, I'll have this book on my mind.
The characters are strongly linked by one taut and fraying thread which threatens to snap at any moment. They find themselves in a life-or-death situation and this is when I had to force myself to stop reading so I could get some much-needed sleep. I didn't want to stop! As events unfold, as crazy as they may seem, I was easily able to imagine this story actually happening in this park, in this way. Crazier things have happened. I loved the suspense and tension.
The descriptions were rich and full. The pace was great. The ending was perfect. If I ever find myself hiking in Gros Morne, I'll have this book on my mind.
January 9, 2022
This book was readable, but very frustrating. The characters were one-dimensional, the “expert” poachers were unbelievably incompetent, and the secrets exposed didn’t feel genuine. There are also several lengthy info-dumps and moments of unnatural dialogue.
The general plot was interesting but the execution just wasn’t for me.
The general plot was interesting but the execution just wasn’t for me.
April 15, 2021
I had the privilege of reading Alone on the Trail when Emily was in the beginning stages of writing it, and from the first paragraph I read I knew it was going to be a whirlwind of a book. At its core it’s a thriller, but woven into the story is heartbreak, humour, and friendship. Emily has crafted another memorable story that once you start it, you won’t be able to put it down. ❤️
June 27, 2021
If you like suspense, this is the book for you. I had a terrible feeling in the pit of my stomach the whole time I was reading this. Not something to read before bed.
May 27, 2021
What started out as a friend's trip together turned into mishaps, missteps, and a few miserable people's true colours being exposed. I liked the way the story progressed from one friend to another to another with the story unfolding and layers peeling away one character at a time. Emily creates a palette of scenes through her descriptive and beautiful use of language. She weaves a tale that will keep you wanting to know more.
I enjoyed this book. I admire Emily's ability to tell a captivating story. Well done.
I enjoyed this book. I admire Emily's ability to tell a captivating story. Well done.
December 2, 2024
5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Wow this book was so wild!
The genre of this book is definitely one I normally wouldn't pick up, but I have been trying to read more books by local authors. This author is from the East Coast in 🇨🇦 so I wanted to give it a shot.
& I'm so glad I did.
This book combines the uncertainty of the wilderness and also deep dives into the human mind & their relationships.
Nothing is at it seems with this one and will have you binging it as quickly as possibly.
You get:
• Friend Adventure
• Narcissist
• Canadian
• Backpacking
• Lost In The Woods
• Thriller/Suspense
• Murder
I highly recommend this one! Available on ebook and paperback.
Wow this book was so wild!
The genre of this book is definitely one I normally wouldn't pick up, but I have been trying to read more books by local authors. This author is from the East Coast in 🇨🇦 so I wanted to give it a shot.
& I'm so glad I did.
This book combines the uncertainty of the wilderness and also deep dives into the human mind & their relationships.
Nothing is at it seems with this one and will have you binging it as quickly as possibly.
You get:
• Friend Adventure
• Narcissist
• Canadian
• Backpacking
• Lost In The Woods
• Thriller/Suspense
• Murder
I highly recommend this one! Available on ebook and paperback.
January 22, 2022
What a riveting and suspenseful read. I felt like I was there with them in the wilderness of Newfoundland. Four best friends celebrating their graduation with a hike through Gros Morne National Park. Secrets get exposed and friendships are tested along the trail.
I felt like I was holding my breathe the whole time I was reading the book. What a great thriller and the writing is just so good.
I picked this book because the author is from my hometown, Mount Pearl. So much fun to read about a place you are so familiar with.
I would love to see this story made into a movie. Fingers crossed.
I felt like I was holding my breathe the whole time I was reading the book. What a great thriller and the writing is just so good.
I picked this book because the author is from my hometown, Mount Pearl. So much fun to read about a place you are so familiar with.
I would love to see this story made into a movie. Fingers crossed.
September 24, 2022
Great book if you love thrillers. Hats off to our NL author!
February 27, 2022
2.5 ⭐️ for setting and mood, which Hepditch does really, really well.
I'm really not one for Thrillers, but I really enjoyed Hepditch's debut, so I gave this one a shot.
It started off strong, with the trekkers getting dropped off at the end of the Western Brook Pond boat tour. I thought this was super neat since I did this boat tour last Summer and our guides pointed out that exact wharf. I was super into the setting and the premise.
These four characters, though. The back of the book calls them "four best friends"? I did not find any of these friendships believable. There were times I wondered if they even cared about one another. Was I like that in university? Maybe I was and that's why I was so annoyed. I almost quit after the first half because I wasn't feeling it.
I will say, though, that the second half was much more interesting.
I'm really not one for Thrillers, but I really enjoyed Hepditch's debut, so I gave this one a shot.
It started off strong, with the trekkers getting dropped off at the end of the Western Brook Pond boat tour. I thought this was super neat since I did this boat tour last Summer and our guides pointed out that exact wharf. I was super into the setting and the premise.
These four characters, though. The back of the book calls them "four best friends"? I did not find any of these friendships believable. There were times I wondered if they even cared about one another. Was I like that in university? Maybe I was and that's why I was so annoyed. I almost quit after the first half because I wasn't feeling it.
I will say, though, that the second half was much more interesting.
November 15, 2023
This is my second book by Emily Hepditch and I think it's even better than THE WOMAN IN THE ATTIC. This is a taut, tense thriller set in the wilderness of Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland - an area I've visited and hiked (though not backcountry like this!) and the setting was the perfect foil for unraveling the relationships between the characters and waiting for the villain to emerge. The pacing was flawless and just when you think you know everything there's a final twist. Hepditch deserves a wide readership for her stories - it's exciting to think of where this young artist's career is headed!
June 15, 2021
Before I started reading this book, I read the reviews that were the most negative. What jumped out to me? The characters are unpleasant. And they are really self-absorbed young adults… but the author does a wonderful job writing in each of their voices, getting us to understand their insecurities, it’s fascinating!
One character (the one I promise you’ll hate the most) actually reminded me of someone I know!
Thank you and… keep writing!!!
One character (the one I promise you’ll hate the most) actually reminded me of someone I know!
Thank you and… keep writing!!!
September 13, 2022
Loved this book, couldn't put it down!
April 20, 2023
3.5 stars rounding up. I liked this book a lot more than i thought I was going to! The author did a great job of humanizing every character, and the story felt like I was watching one of those nature horror movies, very much a page-turner for the majority of the book! Got a bit slow at the end, and I will say the literal last page just didn’t do it for me. Felt a bit forced. I will also say, not sure how accurate some of the scenarios they find themselves in really are? A bit unrealistic in that regards. But overall a good story and I’m glad I read it! Not a book I would have picked up if it weren’t for my local NL book club!
January 6, 2023
this has such a satisfying ending! i really enjoyed how cathartic morgan dying was tbh. def want to read more of emily’s work!
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April 2, 2022
A riveting read which I finished in just a few days. Would love to see this turned into a film!
November 21, 2022
I really did not like this book; it took me the better part of a year to get through it.
It's only two hundred-something pages, but the first hundred might as well have been six hundred to me.
Every character was unlikable to me, and there are endless internal monologues and flashbacks depicting their drama and angst when you're not given a reason to care about these characters.
It gets marginally better in the second half of the book when the action begins, but I didn't feel very invested in it because of my lack of concern for the characters.
I would definitely skip this book if you have no tolerance for characters that are surrounded by drama and petty mind games, because you're going to have a bad time.
It's only two hundred-something pages, but the first hundred might as well have been six hundred to me.
Every character was unlikable to me, and there are endless internal monologues and flashbacks depicting their drama and angst when you're not given a reason to care about these characters.
It gets marginally better in the second half of the book when the action begins, but I didn't feel very invested in it because of my lack of concern for the characters.
I would definitely skip this book if you have no tolerance for characters that are surrounded by drama and petty mind games, because you're going to have a bad time.
July 14, 2022
Super easy book to read, the first few chapters I found slow & felt there wasn’t much going on but it quickly changed and was overall a great read.
July 1, 2021
Every mother who ever told her children to be careful in the woods is justified. Hepditch's second book is an exciting character study and thriller that keeps the reader guessing. Surprises everywhere, including the very last page.
I will post my full review from the June edition of the Northeast Avalon Times some time in the future.
I will post my full review from the June edition of the Northeast Avalon Times some time in the future.
May 19, 2021
I loved this book! Hiking in Newfoundland has never been so scary!
May 24, 2021
Excellent read. I was hooked from the beginning.
May 27, 2021
An absolutely excellent read from this new Newfoundland author. I loved Woman in the Attic but this one is even better. I can’t wait to see what she writes next!
February 22, 2022
Four university students reward their graduation with ,what starts out as a hopeful camping trip in the wilds of Newfoundland. The trip becomes anything but rewarding and hopeful as their friendships are superficial with secrets galore. I despised “ Morgan” and thought the other three were self deprecating and miserable BUT the storyline had me flipping the pages and holding my breath. Very few books are able to do that when I don’t like the characters . They encounter wildlife , poachers, and each other in this thrilling story that’s descriptive and down right frightening. I enjoy Emily Hepditch’s style of writing. I could almost smell the forest and see the stars. She is so descriptive!
April 2, 2024
A serious page turner… not a light read in terms of content (hikers lost in the woods fighting for their lives) but a great read if you’re looking for a little thrill and an escape from the everyday. Told from the POV of four protagonists, ‘Alone on the Trail’ tells the story of a group of friends, recently graduated from uni, who head out on a back woods hike to celebrate. Each character’s back story and their relationships to each other are easily woven into the telling as is a series of interesting facts about the flora and fauna of western Newfoundland’s Gros Morne Park. As a causal hiker with a powerful imagination, who has hiked throughout Gros Morne Park, I enjoyed this telling of what could happen if you venture unprepared into the deep, dark woods!
January 11, 2024
Holy shit this book was incredible. I don’t normally read normie adult fiction, let alone scary psychological thriller stuff but this had me hooked the whole time. I was was at the edge of my seat from the start and I’m just floored by how everything turned out
The Halifax public library recommended this for a read Atlantic campaign thing they have going! Very exciting to read incredible work by Canadian authors
The Halifax public library recommended this for a read Atlantic campaign thing they have going! Very exciting to read incredible work by Canadian authors
June 12, 2023
Great book. Could relate to the scenery of the Gros Morne Mountain and the hikers drop off point in Newfoundland.
June 23, 2023
Riveting. Can’t wait for the next one to come out. Holy moly.
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