A review by mosaicheartsxx
Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

okay, this was a fun read!

definitely better than my previous read lmao. anyways. i actually found myself paging this one quickly. i absolutely loved the

monsters

and the way andrew and thomas

slowly but surely grow closer in a treacherous sort of way

.

the

plot twist

was fun too! at first, i felt so sorry for

andrew

but when i found out

DOVE

was the one who was actually the main part of the

plot twist

i actually liked where it was going. and i was waiting to see how the boys would manage to

defeat the monsters

.

then here comes the disappointment.

that

ending

. what in the world was THAT? that was the biggest jumpscare in this entire book. i simply can't fathom what was going on there. i don't know if i should. then there's the

author's note

where she mentions

that the readers are SUPPOSED to be "frowning at a wall".

woman. why 😭

i like the somewhat

open ending

...i guess????? it's hard to say when it

all built up only to be left with a big, bolded "?

".

and so that's why it's a solid 3.75☆ for me.