The Company's latest mission is to help a successful miner, a young man named Thorne, reach an area in the jungle thought to hold vast deposits of gold. Wildbloods use their powers to guide tourists safely through the dangerous parts of the jungle. Victoria is an 18-year old Wildblood, who after being kidnapped as a child, is made to work for the Company. The Exotic Lands Touring Company offers tourists the opportunity to go on the excursions of their dreams through the magical and mystical jungle landscapes of Jamaica. but the poor execution left me wondering what the entire point of the story was.

Overall, there are some good, basic ideas. so im walking away feeling like i didnt experience any jamaican folklore or magic, unfortunately. again, the interesting atmosphere could have been explored much more if the narrative hadnt been lacking.

it and the creatures/beings that live inside it are very intriguing. I will say the sentient jungle is pretty amazing. i didnt find her confinement to the tour company convincing, not to mention the boss and her ex are terrible two-dimensional villains. it creates more questions than answers when it comes to wildbloods, how they developed their “science” or why victoria is the strongest of them all. Its repetitive, the prose/narrative is pretty weak, and it doesnt do a great job at supporting a unique concept overall. The writing is the main culprit for this mediocre rating. But the jungle is treacherous, and between hypnotic river spirits, soul-devouring women that shed their skin like snakes, and her ex out for revenge, Victoria has to decide - is promotion at a corrupt company really what she wants? And when he entrusts the mission to her, kindness turns to mutual respect, turns to affection, turns to love. Thorn is everything Victoria isn't - confident, impossibly kind, and so handsome he leaves her speechless. Her magic may be the most powerful on the team, but she’s not the image the boss wants to send their new client, Thorn, a renowned goldminer determined to reach an untouched gold supply deep in the jungle. When the boss denies Victoria an earned promotion to team leader in favor of Dean, her backstabbing ex, she’s determined to prove herself. Kidnapped at the age of six and manipulated by the Exotic Lands Touring Company, she’s worked as a tour guide ever since with a team of fellow Wildbloods who take turns using their magic to protect travelers in a Jamaican jungle teeming with ghostly monsters. Eighteen-year-old Victoria is a Wildblood.

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