How to Survive Camping: The Ancient Ones

Clearly I failed at sharing reviews throughout this month, so I’m going to be doing a blitz of them over the next week.

Thank you Saga Press for the free copy

HOW TO SURVIVE CAMPING: THE ANCIENT ONES – Bonnie Quinn (Released September 8th, 2026)

I loved books one (THE MAN WITH NO SHADOW) and book two (THE LADY IN CHAINS) and hope there will be more of this series in the future!

Book Description:

Every year, campground manager Kate sends out a pamphlet titled “How to Survive Your Camping Experience.” In it is a list of rules to help campers have an enjoyable experience and hopefully survive any encounters with the campground’s…other…inhabitants.

With the land turning ancient, it is no longer just the campers who are in danger. Kate is the key and every inhuman entity is out for her blood. All the lesser creatures are making attempts on her life, but Kate isn’t willing to let her land go without a fight. If these creatures are going to hunt her, then she’ll hunt them in turn and eradicate everything from her land that cannot coexist with humanity. With the help of both her inhuman and human allies, it looks like Kate might actually have a chance at controlling the campground. But ancient land attracts ancient things, and the town has a bad history with ancient creatures.

A new entity has come to the campground, bearing an old grudge against one of the inhabitants. Its malevolent designs will put the entire land at risk—unless Kate can stop it.

My Thoughts: 5/5 stars

Another entry in the How to Survive Camping series and I never want it to end! I love how it keeps expanding and learning more about Kate, the land, and all of its inhabitants.

I highly recommend that you read book one and two before this one. Kate is really coming into her own now and I’m loving watching her character evolve throughout the series. Folk horror balanced with monsters and ancient secrets. We get to see the relationship between Kate and the inhabitants and how she is determined to keep her land, her campers, and humanity safe from the ancient creatures awakening.

I need more from this series and I’m curious to see where things will go for Kate and I need to make sure to avoid any possible spoilers from r/nosleep.