4/5 ⭐️ this story was crazy from start to finish. i wondered what Ballard would do next and was consistently disgusted and shocked. while he may have been falsely accused of rape, he still sexually assaulted that woman. (this is hardly a spoiler. it happens within the first few chapters). i could have never predicted the ending, but... he deserved it.

5/5 ⭐️ all i said on goodreads was "so heartbreaking." i really enjoyed this story. if you like, you'll like the long walk and vice versa. the whole time i was rooting for these two to make it. when they finally made it to the coast, i was in fear for what was going to happen because there were so many pages left. this story shows the struggles people will go to to survive and others will do when they no longer wish to keep going.