As Senna and Isaac become hungry, and as they become cold without firewood, stress causes tension, which makes a difficult situation more difficult.
Eventually, though, things begin to run out. Worth noting is that the kidnapper has left them food and other provisions like firewood and medical equipment. They also try to figure out how to escape. She and Isaac spend days and weeks and months trying to figure out what the pieces add up to, what the completed puzzle will reveal. Senna is whip-smart, though, and she realizes right away that every little part of every little thing around her is a clue – everything she sees, everything, is part of a larger puzzle. Who knows about her past with Isaac? Who even knows about that? Senna and Isaac have no idea why this has happened to them and no clue who may have done it. Mud Vein opens with Senna in a precarious position – she has been kidnapped on her birthday, she has been placed in a house in the middle of nowhere, and Isaac Asterholder is there with her. Maybe I see some of myself in her darker places. Senna wore these parts of herself like a badge of honor and perhaps this is a small part of why I’m so drawn to her story. We all have those darker places in us, I think, even though they may be tucked away in our small corners where it isn’t always noticeable.
What I do know is that main character Senna Richards appeals to me in all of the ways that she is: snappy and snarky, fierce and independent, quiet but also loud, introverted. Maybe because the story resonated with me so deeply? Maybe because the story stuck so well? Maybe because I almost constantly want to read it again? I don’t know. Reading Mud Vein was more like an experience to me than just reading a book. My mind quotes these characters and this author often back to myself, which tells me it’s time to pick the book back up soon (I’m actually rereading another one of her books right now.) I’ve become quite the fan of this author based on this book and am pretty astounded at the high ratings that her books consistently bring in (I’ve read them all, I think, and they’re all dang good.) I digress. I’ve read Mud Vein twice now and I’m itching to read it again. I’m not sure how long I would have waited to pick this one up before it was recommended to me by Megan and it isn’t anything like I expected. Because nope, this is not a romance novel or erotica or anything like that. Take every idea you have about this image and shove it to the side. My Thoughts: I initially brushed this book aside because of the cover.
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