Not very far into A History of Wild Places, you will come to the same conclusion I did, that Shea Ernshaw is an M. Night Shyamalan fan. A History of Wild Places very much gives off The Village and Unbreakable vibes, with Theo, one of the main characters having the same ability as David Dunn,  that when he touches an object he gains knowledge of the person he's looking for.  With that being said you get a sense of what's going on pretty quickly... Unless you have not seen The Village,  then let me give you a quick summary of A History of Wild Places now...
 Travis Wren is hired to look for a missing woman by the name of Maggie St. James, who went missing after visiting with her family.  The reason for the visit is that Maggie is a children's book author, and her series Eloise and the Fox Tail just caused a young reader to leave his family in search of the dark mysterious world Maggie writes about, causing his death. But then Travis goes missing while possibly locating Maggie's whereabouts. The real story begins and is told by the three perspectives of Bee, Calla, and Theo. This is here when you realize that they live in a very much cult-like Village community,  and are being brainwashed into believing certain dangers lie if you leave the village. But Theo, Calla, and Bee are all living in one household and are all keeping deep secrets from one another. Some of them lead to  Maggie. But there was a nice mini twist at the very end, that was a cherry on top of this average cake of a book. 
 I did enjoy A History of Wild Places, I thought the character of Bee was written perfectly. The reader has empathy and compassion for her and the situation she is in, in this Village-inspired communion.  Theo fell flat for me. He was emotionally in turmoil the entire book, it was exhausting at times and instead of sympathizing, I just ended up finding Theo Whiny. Calla was the dark horse. I did not like her character in the beginning.  She very much plays into the brainwashed member you'd expect in a cult. The one you question if she is gonna roll over on her family because of their private shenanigans. But you see Calla grow and become stronger and more secure in a leadership role. Her relationship with Bee is beautiful and complicated but the reader feels that sisterly connection with them. Shea did a tremendous job of bringing that relationship to life. I just didn't enjoy it because it was so much like M. Night Shyamalan's The Village, which is one of my least favorite films by him. But if you read through this and, have not seen M. Night Shyamalan's The Village,  then definitely read this book instead of watching the movie, because if I had to choose one the book is better with more likable characters and more strong female leads.