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A review by transcendent
Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
although I was very interested initially, the absolute muddled structure of the middle really took the excitement out of me, leaving me really confused about the relationships which andrew (?) had and was forming throughout the year (also ? because I can't tell the timeline of this).
finding out the about "the incident from last year" in the last three chapters of the book truly pissed me off, and how it was supposed to be this big yahtzee! type twist but it just made me very very upset with how it was just ..... idk given? to the reader after being ignored for most of the damn story which was so annoying.
I was just annoyed by this whole book actually. the horror elements are great, there's some good psychological horror, great tie ins with mental health and eating disorders, and what is essentially doomed yaoi. but the way that the actual story line is written just feels wrong to me, and not for the right reason.
finding out the about "the incident from last year" in the last three chapters of the book truly pissed me off, and how it was supposed to be this big yahtzee! type twist but it just made me very very upset with how it was just ..... idk given? to the reader after being ignored for most of the damn story which was so annoying.
I was just annoyed by this whole book actually. the horror elements are great, there's some good psychological horror, great tie ins with mental health and eating disorders, and what is essentially doomed yaoi. but the way that the actual story line is written just feels wrong to me, and not for the right reason.
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit