Holy wow!! Y’all need to read this book!! What a story and a life. Just a very cool journey through a life most of us will never experience.

This book touched my heart in ways that I cannot describe. A story of a young woman's struggles, and how she conquers life and it's challenges in the most inspiring ways. I am a true outdoors person, every single sentence was factual, touched my heart and pushed me to keep reading to the end without many breaks. This book made me laugh and made me cry a A true inspiration to conquer and challenge life each and every day and reach for the stars to make your dreams come true.

The only thing I would change is the constant switching back in forth between time frames, this book would be so much better if written from start to finish in the order of the life events happening..

A really good book about someone destined to live life on her terms and the struggle to achieve her dreams against many, many obstacles. The books tells the life of Katherine who although born in Minnesota, dreams of a life living on her own in Alaska. Her struggles with mental health made me sympathize with her and further things I do not want to spoil for the reader really made my heart go out for her. Against long odds, she was able to raise her daughter to be successful and happy. The second part mixed throughout the book is her quest to run the Iditarod. It is very exciting to hear something about a race someone outside of Alaska really doesn't understand too well. It was interesting reading all the hardships one has to endure to race in and complete any long distance dog race. If you like stories about the outdoors and life in harsh conditions, pick up this book. You won't be disappointed.
Thank you Netgalley, Katherine Keith and Blackstone Publishing for the ARC for my honest review.