Reviews - Hard by a Great Forest

431 reviews for:

Hard by a Great Forest

Leo Vardiashvili

3.93 AVERAGE

florina's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

12grace4's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

managoggle's review

3.0

adventurous tense 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: Complicated

ashleypford's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

hannah29's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

3.5 stars

What a fascinating setting.

I have never read a book set in Georgia that outlines their fractured and bloody history and how life are for locals in the present.

I also loved how the author inserted dark gallows humor into the story – something that reminds me of my own country’s sense of humor.

The character of Nodar was by far my favourite. Larger than life, utterly flawed but with a heart of gold, he was Saba’s guide when he arrived, desperate to find his missing father and brother.

Then why only 3.5 stars? Well, it felt like the story got a bit lost along the way. There were parts that dragged on and on and the resolution took so long that I ended up not caring what happens to Irakli.