The Trail of Lost Hearts by Tracey Garvis GravesMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Love after loss
Thrown off their paths by life-altering tragedies, Wren and Marshall meet while geocaching. Marshall helps Wren out of a potentially horrifying situation with two hateful men on a remote trail. While reluctant to trust, she agrees to team up with him for a few days to help their geocaching prospects, and the two form a fragile friendship that could blossom into something more.
What follows is a beautiful, quiet story about finding love after grief and tragedy for both Marshall and Wren. Each has terrible stories in their past and a justified reluctance to engage again with the real world. Watching them fall for one another is basically the entire plot-- there are no wild surprises or twists--but it's a sweet fall (with some unexpected spice!). The Pacific Northwest scenery stands in as another character, thanks to the gorgeous descriptions throughout the book. Garvis Graves does an excellent job of delving deep into her characters' psyches, exploring sadness and loss, but also leaving us with hope (and a desire to try geocaching). 4 stars.
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and St. Martin's Press in return for an unbiased review.
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