THE NATURE OF DISAPPEARING is a book I would have liked years ago when I was a teenager. Half the book is about a doomed romantic relationship; the other half is a combination of mystery/thriller, which I prefer nowadays, and a hint at a different possible relationship. There are no sex scenes, just allusions to them.

So I wouldn't call this a bad book, just one that is not for me now.

The mystery is: where are Janessa and Bush. Emlyn and Tyler hunt the wilderness for them.The thriller begins once Janessa and Bush are found.

The doomed romantic relationship is between Emlyn and Tyler in chapters that are flashbacks. These chapters serve as an explanation of how Emlyn came to live where she has been for the last three years. They also contrast Tyler with the park ranger, Varden, she is now friends with.

You can guess how that (the Tyler-Varden issue) goes. Kimi Cunningham Grant has set up the expected result.

Although this story isn't for me, I can't say THE NATURE OF DISAPPEARING is a bad book. At one time I would have loved its combination of mystery/thriller with doomed romance and new romance in a rustic setting.

I won this book from the publisher through a goodreads.com drawing.