Wild
Author: Alex Mallory
Publication Date: July 8th 2014
Publisher: HarperTeen
~A copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review~
In this action-packed and timely "Tarzan for the digital age," Cade, a teen raised in the wilderness, is brought into modern civilization.
The forest is full of secrets, and no one understands that better than Cade. Foraging, hunting, surviving-that's all he knows. Alone for years, Cade believes he's the sole survivor. At least, until he catches a glimpse of a beautiful stranger...
Dara expected to find natural wonders when she set off for a spring break camping trip. Instead, she discovers a primitive boy-he's stealthy and handsome and he might be following her. Intrigued, Dara seeks him out and sets a catastrophe in motion.
Thrust into society, Cade struggles with the realization that the life he knew was a lie. But he's not the only one. Trying to explain life in a normal town leaves Dara questioning it.
As the media swarm and the police close in, Dara and Cade risk everything to get closer. But will the truth about Cade's past tear them apart?
Wild was...well, wild. It wasn't as clichéd or cheesy as I
thought it was going to be. I mean, we've all seen Tarzan, right? It wasn't
like it at all, it must be hard to try and write an integrating wild character into the world of our own, without
hindering on believability. The interactions between Cade and our other
characters were done well, particularly with Dara, and when it came to
explaining to Cade about the world we live in, to certain objects and machines
he wasn't told about by his mother, I didn't roll my eyes or anything. I know.
