Lareaux captures the soft, languid tones of natural beauty while maintaining the protagonist's point of view. In addition to this, A Place to Run Free expertly reveals the character's inner workings through imagery as the story progresses. There is also an efficiency in the language itself which is the definition of well-written.                

Jake Philips falls into a frozen river and wakes up in Dog Heaven. (AKA my dream scenario, except for the frozen river part)