Review: Cascadia’s Call by Neha Hewitt

🌲 Overview
Cascadia’s Call is a stirring blend of ecological urgency and lyrical storytelling, set against the backdrop of the Pacific Northwest’s untamed landscapes. Neha Hewitt weaves a narrative that is part environmental manifesto, part love letter to a region on the precipice of change—where ancient forests, tectonic tensions, and human resilience collide.

🔍 Key Strengths
🌿 Vivid Sense of Place – Hewitt’s prose immerses readers in Cascadia’s misty forests and rugged coastlines, making the land itself a central character.
⚡ Timely Themes – Explores climate activism, indigenous wisdom, and the fragile balance between progress and preservation with nuance and passion.
📖 Hybrid Narrative – Blends memoir, reportage, and speculative elements, offering a fresh take on environmental literature.
💔 Emotional Depth – The book doesn’t shy away from grief for what’s lost but also sparks hope through stories of grassroots resistance.

⚠️ Considerations
🔄 Pacing Shifts – The structure oscillates between contemplative and urgent, which may disorient some readers.
🌐 Niche Appeal – Those unfamiliar with Cascadia’s cultural or ecological significance might crave more context.

⭐ Score Breakdown (0–5 Stars)
✍️ Writing Style → ★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
🌎 Thematic Resonance → ★★★★★ (5/5)
📚 Narrative Cohesion → ★★★★☆ (4/5)
💡 Originality → ★★★★☆ (4.5/5)

Overall: ★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
A thunderous whisper from the land—equal parts warning and wonder.

🎯 Perfect For Readers Who Love
🌲 Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
🌊 The Overstory by Richard Powers
🗻 Eco-fiction with a pulse, like The End of Nature by Bill McKibben

🙏 Gratitude
Thank you to NetGalley and Neha Hewitt for the advance review copy. Cascadia’s Call is a haunting reminder that the land has a voice—if we’re willing to listen.

(Note: Review based on an uncorrected proof; final publication may vary.)