From the title, this wasn't exactly what I was expecting, but it was interesting nonetheless. Definitely more of a for fun read than I was expecting.

It feels weird to say this, since this book contains accounts of people being seriously injured or dying, but all of the accounts were amazing. I learned SO much while reading this!

Some things I took away from this:

—Bring a freaking radio with you!!
—Weather can be entirely unpredictable…do not assume the weather report is spot on because the event can come upon you much faster.
—That “one more trip into the house” is NOT. WORTH. IT.
—Stay the freak away from a rattlesnake’s head, even after you’ve decapitated it!
—Reaching the summit of a mountain is not worth your life.

Above all, if you’re being attacked by a predator, GO FOR THE EYE!!!

I am astounded at how some of these people survived. I would bet most, if not all of them have PTSD, and my heart goes out to them. I hope they’ve been able to get the treatment they need, both physically and psychologically, and that they can at least begin to heal.

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the eARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read an ARC of this book. I like the format of this book, a short story about someone in a perilous situation, with doctor's notes and explanations peppered throughout. At the end of the story are notes on what to do in order to survive the situation. An interesting and helpful book!

3.5 stars

This clever non-fiction book is based on a podcast that presents a true-life story for a number of extreme events, for example, adrift at sea, attacked by a bear, caught up in a tornado, then tells you how those involved survived and how you can b st survive. I always manage to forget whether I’m supposed to play dead or fight back when attacked by a grizzly, so this was perfect for me!