a b c d e Galuppo, Mia (21 March 2016). "Thomas Kretschmann, Alex Russell Join Daniel Radcliffe in Thriller 'Jungle' ". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016 . Retrieved 26 December 2016. Truly the most unique and thoroughly original books I’ve had the pleasure to read in a long time. Not a thriller. No mind bending twists. How can this be, you ask? Simple…it’s just outstanding, imaginative writing as the author guides you on a colorful adventure into a civilization few have ever witnessed or experienced. That is why when I learned about this book, I was eager to read it. It tells the fictional story of a young, American woman living in the Bolivian jungle. Its dangers, the people, the mysticism around it. It is what I expected, and more. Since Lily is young and in love, she agrees to travel to a remote village without really knowing anything about the jungle. Really, Lily seems aimless, but she has one thing going for her. She’s determined. Jungle life turns out to be much more challenging than she anticipated, but she works to find her place in the community. She is seen as the perfect person for the jungle as she’s already such a familiar face on ITV and will bring her fanbase with her.

Omar soon gets notice that his young nephew has been killed by a jaguar in the remote jungle village he comes from, so he must return. Lily, totally infatuated, tags along, wondering how hard could jungle life be? When the gig falls through, world-weary Lily decides to stay in Bolivia when an intense passion finds her in the form she least Omar, a savvy, handsome local man who’d abandoned his life as a hunter in Ayachero—a remote jungle village—to try his hand at city life. A stunning gift book, which can be enjoyed as a standalone collection, or as a companion volume to Kipling’s classic tale. Lily’s boredom with the drudgery of her work and life in the small Bolivian city comes to an end when she meets Omar, a motorcycle mechanic. Omar is from a small jungle village, Ayachero, where he was a skilled hunter. On learning that his small nephew was killed by a jaguar, he is determined to return home to hunt for the animal. Lily and Omar have fallen in love. Lily insists in accompanying him to his home village. He warns her that she has no experience with jungle life and will find it dangerous. He will protect her but she must follow his directions. You can even make use of the stunning Central and West pools at Palazzo Versace before or after brunch, though most people seem happy to stay in the restaurant. And we’re not quite sure how safe a swim would have been for some of them.So that’s the parents looked after, what about the little ones? They’ll be entertained with a balloon artist (swords prove popular), regular jungle visitors, from the mildly terrifying giant Groot to a playful gorilla, and a dedicated kids show, with Magic Phil usually on hand to entertain. There’s also a colouring corner, face painting and mini chef experiences, and a planting station, with each child getting a lovely potted flower to take home. And that pretty much sums up the entire book: a series of bad decisions made by a nineteen-year-old who grew up in the U.S. foster care system. Used to stealing and doing whatever else it takes to survive, Lily resorts to working in a run-down hotel in Cochabamba, Bolivia, running with other troubled girls from the U.S. and Europe. Then she falls in insta-love with Omar, a mechanic in his mid-twenties, who grew up in a remote jungle village. After two months, she follows him to his village (because his nephew was killed by a jaguar and only he can avenge the death) and tries to assimilate. Kind of. Really, she just whines about how unfriendly all the women are, while she basically moons around, having sex with her boyfriend. For the first 3/4 of the book, the most exciting thing that happens is that she realizes she's pregnant in the middle of the jungle, hundreds of miles from civilization as she knows it. (This is not a spoiler, because it's revealed in the prologue, which doesn't even fit with the version of events that occur later in the book.) All of this is described in excruciating detail through overwrought prose. McLevy, Alex (16 October 2017). " Jungle Pits Daniel Radcliffe Against Nature, with One of the Grossest Scenes of the Year". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018 . Retrieved 12 April 2018. Let me just start out but stating the obvious.... I am definitely not cut out for living in the jungle! No way. No how.

This book won't work for everyone because it is different from other thrillers and it is heavy on descriptive details. However, I enjoyed that it was unique and took me to a place I had never been before. While I know that I would never survive through what Lily experienced, I am glad that I was able to feel like I was beside Lily as she learned to survive and become a part of the jungle. Into the Jungle is not a traditional thriller, in that there are no psychopaths running around murdering people in the dark of night. However, Erica Ferencik's novel is just as thrilling but in a totally different way. It is the jungle that presents so many thrills: it is beautiful but at the same time, can completely destroy a person. The animals and plants that Ferencik describes are fascinating in that they have a duality of being beautiful and dangerous. The author completely immerses the reader in the Bolivian jungle, in that I felt like I was there with Lily. Ferencik clearly did her research so that she could create an accurate and complete depiction of the jungle. Some readers may find the descriptions of the jungle and its inhabitants to be long-winded but I enjoyed learning about animals and plants that I knew nothing about before reading this book. Nature becomes a character in this book and it is a character that is absolutely enthralling. Windsor, Harry (8 August 2017). " 'Jungle': Film Review | Melbourne 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017 . Retrieved 16 September 2017. Now here is where Erica Ferencik sits you down and forces you to stare into that jungle yourself. Giant eels in the water, piranha, poisonous plants, gnawing insects, and creeping spiders the size of tractors await you. And there are howler monkeys who use poop as weapons from high up in the trees. It's all true, folks. I spent a month in the rainforests of Costa Rica on a nature sabbatical with Hercules beetles the size of your fist. Plenty of creep to go around. Barkan, Jonathan (16 October 2017). "Jungle Telluride Horror Show Review: An Exhilarating, Tension-Fueled Tale of Survival". Dread Central. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018 . Retrieved 12 April 2018.An ITV insider said: “Josie is hugely popular with This Morning viewers and producers were determined to get her.

As the name suggests, Into the Jungle was a concept created for the all day dining restaurant Giardino, at the Palazzo Versace. Leaning into the already leafy, jungle-like environment, we designed our brunch around this. Children are thrilled and enthralled from the moment they step inside from a walking talking tree, to a boisterous gorilla patrolling the brunch area, jungle theme activity stations, where the children can take a little gift home, our wonderful Moana and of course the hugely popular performance from Magic Phil. We cover it all leaving children with lasting memories. Jungle (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017 . Retrieved 19 January 2021.

Nine years later, I wish I could wrap my arms around my younger, stupider self and tell her to hold on tight, because flying to Bolivia on a scam was the least in a series of bad decisions I was about to make. The crowd is made up mainly of young families, thirty-somethings with under-fives in tow. They’re a glam gathering, dressed up for the occasion and (pushchairs aside) it’s hard to tell who’s heading into Giardino for the family brunch, or Vanitas for the Secret Parties grown-ups brunch happening next door. Some are in big groups (safety in numbers perhaps), others have visiting grandparents tagging along (and most of these seem to be more than capable of brunching like the best of us). During conversation the Austrian stranger, Karl Ruprechter, claims the existence of an indigenous tribe in the jungle that they should go see. Karl says he knows the jungle, and he is friends with the tribe. He learns about events that shaped the lives of the creatures he knows and loves, from Mother Wolf and Bagheera the panther to the friendly bear Baloo and Kaa the hypnotic python. The final tale reveals the identity of a mysterious figure who stalks Mowgli as he skitters through the treetops. Today she hosted This Morning with Rylan Clark and took part in a segment on terrifying creepy crawlies.