Captivating from beginning to end! Emlyn has built a good life as a fishing and hiking guide in Idaho and has hopes that her relationship with Varden, the Forest Ranger, will become something deeper than friendship. Until the news reaches her that her best friend, Janessa, has disappeared into the wilderness with her partner, Bush. Emlyn teams up with her ex boyfriend, Tyler, to go look for her. What they find is completely unexpected and much more sinister than they imagined. I really enjoyed this story, I loved all the wilderness information I learned about survival, trapping, poisonous plants, etc.

The story read very smooth and kept me engaged from the first page to the last. This is my first book by this Kimi Cunningham Grant, so I plan to read These Silent Woods sometime soon!

Thank you Netgalley, St. Martin’s Press and the author for this eARC in exchange for my honest review. This book will be available for purchase on June 18, 2024

I enjoyed this one! It kept me turning the pages to figure it out and I liked the main character. There were some twists in there that I wasn’t expecting which is always fun! The ending felt a little rushed/not as satisfying as I would’ve liked. The characters had interesting relationships and I was interested in all the flashbacks!

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC!

This was a great thriller, with a lot of moving parts that somehow all come together to create an exciting read. Emlyn has some emotional baggage from her childhood, and is essentially a loner until she befriends Janessa. When the two have a falling out over Tyler, a friend/boyfriend, they go years without really talking. When Tyler shows up with a story of Janessa being missing, Emlyn joins him in a hunt to save her friend.
The first three quarters of the book move at a steady pace. There are flashbacks to 3-5 years ago evenly placed in the story to help build the background of the three friends. I did feel the ending was a bit of a let down. It seemed so exciting and adventuresome up to that point, and then it just sort of concluded. I would have loved a bit more. However, with that being said, it was an excellent read, and I really recommend.
I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Kimi Cunningham Grant's "The Nature of Disappearing" immerses readers in a thrilling and emotionally rich journey of self-discovery and peril. Emlyn, who has meticulously constructed a new life in the serene wilds of Idaho, finds her past crashing back into her present when her old flame, Tyler, arrives with alarming news. The narrative deftly intertwines Emlyn's struggle to maintain her hard-won peace with the urgency of finding her missing friend, Janessa. Grant excels in depicting the raw beauty of the wilderness and the intricacies of human connections, making the setting almost a character in its own right. The suspense builds as Emlyn and Tyler navigate treacherous terrain and their unresolved feelings. "The Nature of Disappearing" is a poignant exploration of the cost of running from one's past and the resilience required to face it. Grant's storytelling is both captivating and thought-provoking, ensuring readers are hooked until the very last page.

I loved this author’s last book, These Silent Woods, and I was very excited when I saw this. It hooked me from the beginning, and I had finished it within a day. I really love her writing style and how she writes people.

Emlyn is a great narrator. The story is told in dual timelines offering insight into how two important people to the story came into her life. When her friend Janessa (these names 😂), a travel influencer and social media star, goes missing, she must go into the wilderness with her ex boyfriend, who Janessa is currently working for, to find her.

The mystery of what happened to Janessa really propelled the story forward, while the reader is learning about what happened between Emlyn, Janessa, and her ex Tyler in the past. It’s a poignant look at friendship and love with a great setting.

One of my favorite things in this book is that Emlyn would come up with one word to describe a person. And then learning the story of why she did that. This was an emotional thriller that I highly recommend!

4.5 stars

We follow Emlyn, a hunting and fishing guide, and her ex Tyler, who team up to search for their missing friend. Janessa has been going on adventures in the wilderness and documenting them on social media with her boyfriend. When Janessa goes radio silent, her friends start to worry and go out to try and track her. This is the first time Emlyn and Tyler have spent together since he left her for dead in the snow 3 years prior.

I found this a little slow and hard to get into. It did pick up towards the end. I was able to predict the ending a bit, but overall did enjoy the read. I felt like the main character was very well developed. 3.5 stars rounded up for goodreads.

Thanks to netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I truly wanted to love this way more than I did but it was fine. The beginning really intrigued me and drew me into the story. I’ve read reviews that say they don’t feel this is mysterious enough but I think Grant did a good job with that element within her story just fine!

Other than all of that— I thought the plot was intriguing. I enjoyed the past and present storylines but at the end of the day, this just wasn’t over the top magical to me. If you’re going into this thinking you getting TSW…don’t.

Emlyn started a new life when her old one became unbearable. She works as a hunting guide, has made friends that are like family, and rarely allows herself to dwell on what happened between her and her boyfriend Tyler.
When he suddenly contacts her, concerned because Janessa is missing, she has no choice, but to join him in the search. Janessa was once her best friend, and even though circumstances pulled them apart, she cannot let something happen to her.
Told in the past, and in the present, we learned what occurred between Emlyn, Tyler, and Janessa. In the present, it’s a harrowing journey through the desolate woods to try and find Janessa before it is too late. Emlyn was a wonderful character, and my eyes were glued to every page.

This book was not what I thought it would be. I could not connect with what the book was saying. It turned out to be quite boring so I could not even finish reading it. I heard her other books were good so I thought I would try it. I don’t think it’s her writing that is so bad, I think the subject matter is the main item. Some people I noticed did actually like the book. So I say to just try it and see if you can like it.

I like the idea of this book so much more than the book itself. It took a long time to "get going"—it wasn't until more than 50% into the story that things really started to pick up. While I anticipated a plot twist, the exact details eluded me, which is a plus for the book. There were moments when I considered not finishing it, but sheer curiosity about "what is actually going on" kept me turning the pages. Despite the slow start, the buildup eventually paid off, making the reveal all the more satisfying. However, I wish the pacing had been more consistent throughout.

Another atmospheric and captivated journey, that kept me engaged from the beginning, it’s intriguing and it was really entertaining.

Living a simple life Emlyn finds herself back at the wilderness, looking for her best friend, and reliving moments from her past.

This was my second book from this author and I really enjoyed.
I do recommend this mystery book.

Thank you so much @minotaur.books @kimicgrant and @netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Publication Day 06/18/24

Emlyn is in a delima. Her old boyfriend who, in a drug-hazed state, dumped her lost in the wilds and has asked her to help him find her best friend Janessa. To do so they must go on a remote hike in the Idaho mountains. It took her years to get over him and she is just now finding solace for that lost relationship and her feelings of self-worth with a handsome forest ranger. He and her elder friend Rev helped her recover not just her feelings, but enabled her to find out what she really loves and what is important. Should she risk all and go look for her missing friend? Read this exciting novel and you will find the answers in the twisty turn of events. Well written with a compelling plot and great characters...I truly enjoyed this book. Thanks to #netgalley#TheNatureofDisappearing for the opportunity to read and review this excellent book.

It’s hard not to go into a book with expectations when their previous book was so beloved and I think I suffered a bit of that here.

I what I liked:

The setting, woods, nature, hiking and trailing
The bit of mystery at the beginning felt a little like a Gabbi Penito fan fic type thing going on and I still think that’s a super compelling story to tell.

What didn’t work:
The main character I had a really hard time liking her or any of the characters really, they all felt a bit narcissistic and I didn’t really root for any of them or come to care for them
The ending was a fizzle

Enjoyed and an easy enough read but not super memorable.

This was a slow burn character driven literary suspense novel that was just a tad too slow for me. And while we really got to know our main character Emerly, and kind of got to know Tyler, everyone else was a bit of a mystery. An expert tracker, Emerly has left her left her old life behind after her boyfriend Tyler abandoned her in the forest three years ago. Tyler is now a recovering addict and she has agreed to go with him to search for her once best friend Janessa has gone missing. Janessa is an influencer caught up in the van-life and has suddenly stopped posting, making Tyler very worried. This one had some moments, and was entertaining enough to keep going but not much more.

I absolutely adored These Silent Woods and eagerly anticipated reading this book. Although I enjoyed it, it did fall somewhat flat for me. The storyline is an interesting one, one that involves a missing person mystery, and the Idaho setting is quite apropos for the atmospherics surrounding the plot, but I found it to move way too slowly, and the last portion of the novel seemed sort of contrived and pretty unbelievable. Nonetheless, I look forward to other works by this author.

3.5 stars
This was such an interesting tale from start to finish with great narration and writing! I found These Silent Woods to be very compelling (even though I didn’t like the ending) so I was excited to start The Nature of Disappearing. The book starts with Emlyn struggling to reconcile events from her past. When an old friend goes missing in the woods, Emlyn has to work with her ex to try to track her down. The timeline went back and forth a lot in order to assemble all the details to come full circle with the story. I did get confused a few times about what was going on so I rounded down. It was probably just me though so I definitely recommend!
Thanks to St Martin’s, Minotaur and NetGalley for the advance review copies

Grant has a truly beautiful way of writing and she really brought a it the raw beauty of the Idaho wilderness in this one. In both of her books she creates an entire world in the way a fantastic fantasy is written. Every little detail provides a kind of moodiness that captures everything from the characters emotions to the picturesque scenery. This might not have packed the emotional punch like the end of These Silent Woods but it had me hooked and totally invested from beginning to end!

If you loved her debut then you should definitely give this one a try!

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the alc and Minotaur Books for the arc via Netgalley!

I really enjoyed this! Fantastic character development and the setting in the wilderness was beautiful. Definitely reading more by this author.

Kimi Cunningham Grants book These Silent Woods is one of my favorite books of all time. So naturally, The Nature of Disappearing was one of my most anticipated reads this year. I have to say, her writing is incredible. I love the way she describes her settings and her characters. It almost feels like you are right there with them. She also makes you fall for her characters which is so important if you are a character-driven reader. This story was very well-paced, I loved the flashback chapters in between the current story and the mystery kept building without revealing too much too soon. I will forever pick up anything Kimi writes, as long as she keeps putting them out!

Emlyn has made a home in the mountains to escape from the hurt of a broken relationship. She is working as a guide in the for fishermen and hikers and beginning to heal with the help of the people who live in her tiny community. Then suddenly she gets a message from her ex Tyler about her very best friend Janessa who is lost in the mountains and Tyler convinces Emlyn that she is the one t0 find Janessa. This is a good story about the benefits of healing in the our of doors, about the meaning of friendship, and the possibility of moving on from the past, and the hope of a new beginning. I was cheering her on the whole way. Thanks to NetGalley for an arc and no pressure for a positive review.