A review by jamiebear
The Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest

adventurous dark sad tense slow-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

3.5

There were some things I really liked about it. I think she stayed true to her overall themes and ideas. I love how environmentally focused her theme was and how diverse her characters are. I loved the “why choose” with Tierneys character. Despite what I say later, I like that she took some time at the end to delve into repercussions and how not everyone lives in harmony again, but balance is there. 
My negatives were 
-pacing. Omg this book did not need to be over 700 pages. It took me weeks to get through and we could have chilled on all the povs of everyone getting baptized by trees
- the pregnancy trope. What do you mean you conceived a day before and your baby is gonna help save the world?! 
- I don’t think she needed a whole chapter for everyone at the end. Tell us in 4 sentences that these two characters that we only spend a few chapters on throughout this whole series got together. And we never get to hear from sparrow/thierran. like im all for redemption, but Iris already got that earlier. And the last time we see Sparrow, she’s doing something badass with unlocked power and we just never hear from her again?! Criminal.