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A review by folklaureate
The Little Woods by McCormick Templeman
2.0
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Mystery and thrillers are tough books for me to get into, not because I don't like the genre, I enjoy a good thriller or mystery for that matter, it's just that The Little Woods failed to really get me into the story and what really failed to do so was the characters.
Good character development is a major factor that drives a book home. Cally, our main character, was one that I couldn't find myself connecting with, couldn't find myself wanting to know about her story. Getting a feel of who she is was difficult with her personality. A barrier between me, the reader, and her was set through the entirety of the novel and I just couldn't enjoy the book while knowing that I didn't know anything about the main character. Twists and turns aside. The lack of connection just didn't make this book anything for me to like or remember, and I wish that there was something or someone that I could have enjoyed reading about but there wasn't. It was a plot oriented book with paper cutouts of characters.
Final Summation: For a mystery novel The Little Woods does entertain in some aspects but the fact that I couldn't connect with any of the characters, especially the main character, everything else in the book fell flat for me.
Mystery and thrillers are tough books for me to get into, not because I don't like the genre, I enjoy a good thriller or mystery for that matter, it's just that The Little Woods failed to really get me into the story and what really failed to do so was the characters.
Good character development is a major factor that drives a book home. Cally, our main character, was one that I couldn't find myself connecting with, couldn't find myself wanting to know about her story. Getting a feel of who she is was difficult with her personality. A barrier between me, the reader, and her was set through the entirety of the novel and I just couldn't enjoy the book while knowing that I didn't know anything about the main character. Twists and turns aside. The lack of connection just didn't make this book anything for me to like or remember, and I wish that there was something or someone that I could have enjoyed reading about but there wasn't. It was a plot oriented book with paper cutouts of characters.
Final Summation: For a mystery novel The Little Woods does entertain in some aspects but the fact that I couldn't connect with any of the characters, especially the main character, everything else in the book fell flat for me.