Tori Bovalino is a new author to me. I bought this one as well as Not Good for Maidens and The Devil Makes Three in a quest to read more folk horror to help me with my creative projects.

I enjoyed this and the atmosphere bovalino has built however, I did find myself skimming passages. I found that this leans more towards a younger YA audience (or an actual YA audience depending on your argument lol). I also didn't like how the Lord of the Forest is sometimes abbreviated; it really brought me out of the story.

I would recommend if you're trying to get into folk horror (even though I felt the horror aspects were somewhat lacking), fantasy set in a dark forest and visceral descriptions. With that being said, I can't wait to see what her other novels have in store!