Reviews - Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees

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Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees

Patrick Horvath

4.17 AVERAGE

hstblues's review

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Brutal artwork and a understated narration combine to make BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES a compelling, unexpected read. The characters here are all animals, the likes of which will be familiar to anyone from my generation. Combining Richard Scarry artwork with the watercolors of Beatrix Potter the world of Woodbrook is a cozy, unassuming place. Our main character, the brown bear Samantha Strong, is an upstanding citizen and a beloved staple of the town. Nobody would ever suspect that the trips she makes to the Big City are to murder and dissect a person at random there. Well, at least not until people start turning up dead in Woodbrook.

Sam, you see, has a cardinal rule that she never kills anyone in Woodbrook. She saves the murder for the Big City, where she chooses a victim at random and disposes of them with care. Whoever is killing people in Woodbrook is ruining what she took decades to build. She has to find them before they frame her and destroy her peace. Easier said than done.

This was a compelling read. Beautifully illustrated and told at a cozy mystery pace, which was at odds with the utter brutality of the artwork. This is not something I'd recommend to everyone, but man, it was something that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. Can't wait to see what Horvath and crew do next.

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madd3y3's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lunderwhatsen's review

3.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Who would have thought such adorable artwork could be so gory lol. I think this was a very fun read for horror fans, but I kind of wish it were a little longer. If you're not into horror, I still feel like if you were into Dexter you might enjoy it.

mountainoddity's review

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hi_im_howl's review

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mrroe's review

4.5

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was like if you took the murder drama Dexter and combined it with a children’s storybook of cute talkative animals.

I enjoyed the plot, with all its dark developments. The artwork is wonderful. The story moves very quickly and the mystery doesn’t last very long, which I think is my only real complaint. I get it’s a graphic novel, but part of me wishes for a longer story form to have built up the Tension and mystery of who the town killer was.

bee_geezus's review against another edition

4.0

Oh okay

joe101's review against another edition

4.0

not for the faint of heart. curious on what time the story was set in, as forensic science has been getting better.

mulberrys_book_corner's review

4.0

dark tense medium-paced

annasees's review

4.5

dark mysterious tense

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