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A review by kristallmarie
What the Woods Took by Courtney Gould
2.5
First off, many thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this book as an audio ARC! I greatly appreciate it!
This was, sadly, not what I was hoping it would be. I was hoping it'd be what I was hoping Camp Damascus was, but alas, no luck. The writing was fine, and the concept was interesting, but it's hard to pull off a "we're stuck in the woods" story without it becoming super, super repetitive. Yes, the supernatural elements definitely helped, but it's a pretty formulaic story.
Worse than that, though, is the head-hopping. It was super annoying. Maybe there's a divider in the physical book, but this is the audio version. It made it difficult to connect with the POV characters, not getting to spend quality time with them.
The cover was gorgeous, at least, and the narrator did a good job.
Two-point-five stars out of five for What The Woods Took.
This was, sadly, not what I was hoping it would be. I was hoping it'd be what I was hoping Camp Damascus was, but alas, no luck. The writing was fine, and the concept was interesting, but it's hard to pull off a "we're stuck in the woods" story without it becoming super, super repetitive. Yes, the supernatural elements definitely helped, but it's a pretty formulaic story.
Worse than that, though, is the head-hopping. It was super annoying. Maybe there's a divider in the physical book, but this is the audio version. It made it difficult to connect with the POV characters, not getting to spend quality time with them.
The cover was gorgeous, at least, and the narrator did a good job.
Two-point-five stars out of five for What The Woods Took.