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celery's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
xvictoriam9's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Very young adult but dark
Not sure about the hipe
The ending / what happen to oliver is very obvious
Not sure about the hipe
The ending / what happen to oliver is very obvious
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Abandonment
jupiter_01's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I found this novel really inspiring for my own writing. Adored the atmosphere, the premise, and the world building! Absolutely loved the idea of the woods being alive and a little evil. Hope the author delves more into it at some point!
I don't think it was as insta-lovey as other reviewers have noted. To me, it seemed more like Nora was off-kilter because of her conflicted feelings about being lonely and the fact that her powers had begun to manifest. I also didn't mind the repetition.
Learning about the elder witches was a very cool edition and just like the woods, I wish we knew more!
Some of my favourite descriptions:
I don't think it was as insta-lovey as other reviewers have noted. To me, it seemed more like Nora was off-kilter because of her conflicted feelings about being lonely and the fact that her powers had begun to manifest. I also didn't mind the repetition.
Learning about the elder witches was a very cool edition and just like the woods, I wish we knew more!
Some of my favourite descriptions:
- "They have limbs that sway ... instead of moan and crack; they aren't old enough to hold grudges ... not like ... the Wicker Woods."
- "I feel like I'll never be warm again. Like I can feel tree roots growing ... inside my bones, and soon they'll ... tear through my skin and push thorns from my eyes."
- "Better to not remember the woods. Or how dark the dark can be."
"By morning, Oliver will be gone. Melted into the floor like a boy made of snow. A trick of the woods." - "We see heartache coming from a mile away ... but we don't know how to step out of the way."
- "My heart cracked so deeply it split open and my shadow side spilled out like black mud."
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Kidnapping