Marrow Island

Marrow Island took me to a part of the world I've never been to before. Sadly, due to a disaster, the islands are not in a condition to be visited but that is where the story lies. Lucy, a bit broken by Life, returns home to take a time out. Instead of peace and quiet, she finds herself reuniting with an old friend who is also rebuilding her life-but as a colonist on a formerly toxic island. Everytime I thought I knew where the story was going, it went somewhere else. Most surprising was how I found myself interested in the science behind the story. I had no idea about the mushrooms.
It loses a star for running out of steam in the plot. The big climax was kind of ....meh. Overall it was a good read.

Side notes: I listened to most of this on audio and loved the narrator's voice. Also, apparently I read Glaciers by this author awhile ago and LOVED it.