I am still a huge fan of Mindy Mejia. I adored her first book, and maybe it's not fair to the author that I set my expectations a little high for any subsequent books. But, for whatever reason, Leave No Trace just left me a bit cold.
The author has an exceptional talent for writing characters, especially of the flawed nature, but I just wasn't able to feel a personal connection to the characters in this particular story. I am still eager to read anything Ms. Mejia writes, but this one just OK for me. Some of the story moved more slowly than I would have liked, and I kept losing interest (again, because of my lack of connection to the characters). Once I picked it up again it seemed like an easy and enjoyable enough read, but it wasn't unputdownable like her first novel.
The author has an exceptional talent for writing characters, especially of the flawed nature, but I just wasn't able to feel a personal connection to the characters in this particular story. I am still eager to read anything Ms. Mejia writes, but this one just OK for me. Some of the story moved more slowly than I would have liked, and I kept losing interest (again, because of my lack of connection to the characters). Once I picked it up again it seemed like an easy and enjoyable enough read, but it wasn't unputdownable like her first novel.