Wilderness Reform

A Novel

By: Matt Query, Harrison Query

Narrated by: Todd Menesses

The authors of the “impossible to put down” (The Guardian) thriller Old Country return with a terrifying novel about a wilderness camp for troubled teens that is plagued by mysterious events and disappearances, taking survival and discipline to a frightening extreme.

Thirteen-year-old Ben is sent to a remote reform program for troubled teens by a juvenile court judge. But when he arrives at the camp, located on the edge of the vast wilderness of northwestern Montana, he immediately recognizes that there is something off about the counselors. They’re too friendly and upbeat…yet Ben can tell there’s an undercurrent of menace.

As he gets to know the boys in his cabin, he soon discovers that they each have far more going for them than whatever crime landed them there. And each has a different critical skill, one that could help them unearth what is really going on in this place—and how to make it out alive. They are inching ever closer to the truth, and the hidden evil beneath the camp’s surface will make itself known in order to deter them.

©2024 Matt Query and Harrison Query (P)2024 Simon & Schuster Audio

Verbose but ultimately a great book

This is a great story - luckily I hung in there despite wanting to scrap it within the first few chapters b/c it just went on & on & on & on........it felt like someone was reading a textbook to me at times. Since it had such great reviews I decided to plug along - just sped the narration up 1.2 (& sometimes 1.5!) to get things moving along. Glad I did. Really good story. I really liked the characters. (not a fan of New Orleans accents but it was worth it).

Suspenseful

The book was easy to follow. It kept my attention throughout the whole book. Very suspenseful.

Loved it!

This book was excellent. Chilling and intriguing. I don’t agree with some of the reviews regarding the narrator. It seems like this is a difficult book to narrate and he does good job in my opinion.

Not what I expected but was so good

It very different than what I thought it was going to be about but really liked and couldn’t put it down

Everything!

I was so excited for another book from Harrison! and he didn't disappoint! Great story with a great narrator. I am looking forward to more from the 2 of them!

Great descriptions of settings and cool characters.

Really fun book, many of the reviews say its a slow burn but I felt the book was very engaging. I also don’t agree with many of the negative reviews about the narrator. I thought he did a good job with all the many accents he had to do. Definitely recommend it

eery

i loved the action in this story, i wish that it had gained momentum sooner but it was still a very cool read

Great characters

Beautiful ending alongside a treacherous road to freedom by some noteworthy children in the dark wilderness reform.

A solid scary book

Loved old country. Liked this book a lot. I think the pace was fine. This is a hard book to narrate with many strong accents but I think he did a good enough job. I hope these guys keep writing. I didn't find the climax predictable so that is a win.

Top 10!

I absolutely loved this book. Terrifying. Loved the premise of the reformation in the woods. Completely realistic. Definitely would read from this author again. It was EXCEPTIONAL! I read over 100 books a year. And my top 10 is extremely selective. This one, I will remember for a while.