spiritedfaraway 's review for:

Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters

3.25

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I read this book in a day or two. It is very atmospheric and I needed to know what was going to happen next. However, there was something, and I think it was the romance aspect of it, that kept bringing me out of the book. I know I say this a lot, but there are just some books I think would be better if the romance was minimized. And this is one of them. It didn't really vibe with the rest of the book, which was a shame. The themes of grief and death and moving on were amazingly done though. I'm definitely going to be checking out the author's other books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Self harm

This book is very much about grief and moving on from the death of a parent.