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nikenacs's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
A true fairy tale. Completely captivated me, I was so wrapped up in it all. Absolutely one of my favorite things I've read in a long time, will be recommending it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Body horror
pastelkerstin's review against another edition
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Death
Moderate: Violence
chris_reads's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
slow-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
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Violence
vixenreader's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The prose is rich, the love story is tender, and the atmosphere is palpable. It feels like you are travelling deeper and deeper into a dense, thriving wood.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Gore, Grief, and Gun violence
Minor: Medical content, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Animal death
The novel does explore social isolation, especially within small towns, and what it is like to be a pariah to a community you once belonged to.f18's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
octopus_farmer's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I read it on recommendation from a friend. It felt like reading the Green Man stories from Datlow and Windling’s collection. Mossy sort of cozy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Eye trauma, specifically.laurareads87's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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? Yes
4.0
Silver in the Wood feels, to me, like what I could lovingly call druid fiction -- a queer Green Man in a mysterious forest who has become local legend but is very much alive, dryads, fairies, and wise old spirited oaks. Tesh manages a lot of atmosphere -- you can feel the forest -- in very few pages, and I was left wanting to go barefoot into the wood to find a tree to sit with. Beautiful. I will say that I was in some ways more captivated by the world than by the plot, though I really like Tobias Finch as a character. While I did not love the ending, it also left me wanting more of this world so I immediately bought and started the sequel. Recommended for lovers of forest lore.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping and Confinement
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, and Death
szuum's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Kidnapping
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Death
brittishliterature's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Read this one about a year ago and didn’t really like the ending, but upon revisiting it and knowing what kind of book to expect, I quite enjoyed it this time around. Followed along with the audiobook narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies, whose voice and narration style was perfect for this book. Overall a lovely little atmospheric novella of the forest and folklore.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping and Violence
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
wirt's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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? Yes
3.75
Short, pleasant, and quite different than I expected it to be. I resonated very much with the language about the trees, and I appreciated the step away from fae and into something deeper, older. A charming read, for sure.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence