Trigger warning on this book for SA. 

This was a nice debut. I would definitely read another book from this author. The book is a little too one note, but of course it’s a wilderness backpacking trip. I wished for more of a backstory that built better towards the ending. When you read the jacket, I think you will anticipate a serial killer who has hooked up with Milena and it wasn’t that at all. The book is kind of a slow burn and the ending not what you would expect. Also I wished for some perspective from Henrik, but the story was only told from Anna and Milena’s perspective. Probably the best part of the book was the beginning, when Anna is trying to figure out who Jacob’s identity. 

Also one thing did bug me. If Henrik was really that bad off, the whole point of the beacon is so you can message for assistance. While he is correct that you pre-program contacts, it would send the contact coordinates which are then used to locate you in an emergency. The idea that Sweden would not have wilderness emergency services is a joke. They wouldn’t want people hiking in there if they didn’t offer emergency services.