Reviews

The Forest by Justin Groot

acopytopy's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

medged's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

madeline_'s review

2.0

While the concept of the world having forest rather than ocean is interesting, there was a lot of room for growth in this story. 

Mainly the relationship (or lack there of) between the main character and the love interest. I do not remember details specifically but I remember rolling my eyes over and over at how typical and juvenile the approach to it was. It was clearly a man, and clearly one that did not know how to avoid writing tropes.  

juliocesarsalad's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

A perfectly fine book, but needs the hand of an editor. The book jumps around various points of view, and between the present and character memories without clear delineation of the various perspectives. There are some writing mistakes, less than ten in the whole book. 

The book is fine, but the ending is clear hook for a sequel. However after reading reviews of the sequel I will not continue the series.

thefriendlyabyss's review against another edition

3.0

The Forest is a solid book from Justin Groot. The premise is one that will entice you and is worth checking out. Imagine a world where a massive forest existed instead of the oceans we know, where massive beasts and towering predators stalk the place. The idea is page turning.

The best part is that the book is easy to knockout. The writing is straightforward and moves quickly. Some of the pacing and character development is a little a rushed and shoddy, but overall its a decent story and well worth checking out if you're looking for a quick literary bite.

jennyf's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

edwardgreen94's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

nightmane's review

3.0

An interesting premise that sadly does not get explored enough. Overall, the writing is good but not without problems. There are filler sentences totally void of any function or meaning which is very sad in a book that is under 200 pages.

The characters are bland-ish and mostly stereotypes. The plot is not very elaborate but it works. This book is a short, quick read and there is nothing extremely terrible in it. Sadly, the implementation doesn't do justice to the idea.

altruest's review

5.0

Awesome novel, the premise was extremely interesting and the characters fascinating. The book would have been perfect as a standalone novel, except for one small mystery that wasn't addressed. A sequel would be great, but even by itself the book has given me enough to think about to be completely satisfied.

1cat14's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5