THE RIVER AT NIGHT ERICA FERENCIK MY RATING ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️▫️ PUBLISHER Simon & Schuster Audio PUBLISHED January 2017 SUMMARY
How do you feel about white water rafting? Four long-time girlfriends plan a rafting vacation in a remote wilderness area in Maine. It’s their annual girls trip, a time to get away from their jobs and families and try something different, something fun, something challenging.
Winifred (Wini) and friends Pia, Rachel, and Sandra pile in the car and head from Boston to Maine. These women have been through 15 years together–marriages, births, divorces, cancer, and deaths. But nothing has prepared them for this trip, physically or emotionally. Their blond haired, good looking river guide, Rory, has made this trip five times. He assures the nervous women they have nothing to worry about. After Rory gives some basic instructions the group takes to the turbulent waters. It’s not long before the raft overturns the first time. But the women regroup and now understand the necessity of following Rory’s directions and working together. They continue down the raging river, through the canyon of trees lining the river. And that’s when things go horrible wrong-it’s a fight for survival in the Allagash Wilderness.
REVIEW
The River at Night is an action-packed unforgettable white-water rafting thriller, that took my breath away and dispelled any notion of a future rafting trip. It’s off the bucket list! The pacing of the story was slow at first, but picked up nicely once the actual road trip began. And once the women get on the water it was an intense trip downstream. The women were scared, cold, and struggled against the river, the elements, and the wilderness. Author Erin Ferencik’s river and wilderness scenery descriptions were great.
I really enjoyed the book’s dialogue. The women’s discussions did a great job of bringing out all the reluctance, stress and fear of the experience. I also liked having Wini, the divorced, and most reluctant member of the group, as the book’s narrator. I think by doing that, Ferencik, was able to really dig deeply into the women’s emotions of the situation. Pia’s strong and fun loving character added drama, interest and excitement to the book.
The River at Night is a story about friendship and survival. I could easily see this being made into a movie, it has great scenery, great tension, great characters, and great dialogue. Thriller lovers will love this book.
I listened to the audio version of the book, and the narrator, Joy Osmanski did a fabulous job.
