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    Untraceable: The Nature of Grace, #1
    Untraceable: The Nature of Grace, #1
    Untraceable: The Nature of Grace, #1
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    Untraceable: The Nature of Grace, #1

    By Shelli R. Johannes

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    Everyone leaves a mark.
    What would you do if yours was erased?

    Grace has lived in the Smokies with her forest ranger father, learning about wildlife, tracking, and wilderness survival.

    When her dad goes missing on a routine patrol, Grace refuses to believe he's dead.

     

    She fights against town authorities, tribal authorities, and the forces of nature to find him.

    One day, while out tracking clues, Grace is rescued from danger by a cute guy with an intoxicating accent and a secret. Soon, Grace becomes entangled in a web of conspiracy, deception, and murder.

    This time, it's going to take a lot more than a compass and an attitude to save everything she loves.

    "Untraceable will tug at and rip out your heart, yet cause you to fall in love with a new kind of hero who is vulnerable, unyielding in her convictions, and impossible to forget." - Suspense Magazine

    "A dramatic entanglement of mystery, deception and teen romance." - Kirkus Reviews

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherColeman & Stott
    Release dateMar 28, 2019
    ISBN9780984799107
    Untraceable: The Nature of Grace, #1

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    • 4/5
      A great continuation of the series along with good information about survival and nature conservation.
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed Untraceable so it came as no surprise that Uncontrollable was equally as heart-pounding and lots of fun! Grace is a great character and very confident (seriously, more so that I could ever hope to be in her shoes!), and I really enjoyed watching her pull it all together in the wilderness. While reading I was watching the tons of snow fall out my window and really, really grateful I wasn't about to try and go traipsing through it! I did kind of wonder why the different agencies thought it would be cool to ask HS students to take on such a big project, particularly with the dangers involved, but that's okay--it didn't detract from the story. There was only one real point where I did get drawn out, and that was a time-lapse issue, where something was referenced as being a few days before and it had only happened earlier that day. Things like that also have me flipping through pages and scratching my head, but it's nothing serious :) Anyhow, this was a very fun read, with a strong and likable main character who seriously kicked some butt! Definitely worth checking out.
    • 5/5
      Uncontrollable picks up about 3 months after Untraceable left off. If you haven't read Untraceable yet, you will really want to before your read Uncontrollable. Grace is still recovering from her summer tragedy. After her father disappeared, she was determined to find him, and in the process met an awesome hottie named Mo, was attacked by a poacher named Al, and infiltrated a bear poaching criminal ring. She did find her father, who everyone thought was dead, only to lose him again. To add to the tragedy, she was also told that her new love, Mo, was killed in the firefight that took place. Her best friend Wyn was so upset with her for lying to him that he refused to speak to her, and now 3 months later, he still doesn't acknowledge her presence. He is just all hung up on his girlfriend Skyler, who hangs all over him, literally. To top it off, the whole town acts like they blame Grace and are mad at her, instead of being proud of her for helping to bust up the poaching operation. Forced to sit behind Wyn and Skyler in class and suppress her gag reflex, Grace is excited to see her friend Agent Sweeny from the US Fish and Wildlife Service enter and begin to tell the class about a new program for endangered wolves called The Red Wolfe Reintroduction Program. Agent Sweeny offers anyone in the class who wants to, the chance to participate. Much to everyone's surprise, considering everything she had been through, Grace was the first to volunteer. She knew it was time to get back into the woods. She was, after all, her father's daughter. Needles to say, this got Wyn's attention, and he also volunteered, then Skyler volunteered as well, along with three other from the class. Despite concerns from her mom and grandmother, Grace embarks upon this new adventure with a fresh perspective, looking forward to moving from the past into the future. Even though Al, the thug that tried to kill her, had escaped, she still felt she would be safe in the group. As it turns out, the danger that Grace faces is far more dangerous that the wolves she encounters, the question is, can she survive this time around?I really loved Uncontrollable. It takes place, again, in the Great Smokey Mountains of North Carolina, this time in the midst of a very harsh winter. I love Grace. She is a kick-butt heroine, and she is real. Shelli has done an outstanding job of writing and developing her character, as well as the other characters in the book. Once Wyn got his butt off his shoulders, I really enjoyed him to. We are introduced to several new characters in this book, and as events unfold and the mystery begins to unravel, you are held on the edge of your seat trying to figure out who is involved and who isn't. There are some intense and life threatening situations, but there is also humor injected into the mix in just the right proportion. Lost friendships are recovered and tested, old fears are faced and replaced with new ones, and people, things, and places, from both the past and present, are not what they seem. Filled with action, adventure, mystery, danger, romance, and big surprises, S. R. Johannes has written an outstanding sequel to the first book in her Nature of Grace series, and I am really looking forward to the third installment.
    • 4/5
      One sign of a good series is when you can read out of sequence and still get a solid experience in the process. This was my first read in the trilogy, but the plot, hints at what had already happened, coupled with the characters and nonstop action, made this a very satisfying read. It could use another proofread as there are typos in it, but that's a tiny quibble. I ordered books one and three before I even finished this.

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