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A review by lydiavsbooks
The Dark Between The Trees by Fiona Barnett
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Overall this was a decent read. Around the half way mark I have to be honest, I was pretty bored, but switching to the audiobook helped here. I wasn't expecting tonnes of plot but I was wanting a little more atmosphere and creepiness.
Dual timeline/pov is something I usually really like, and find it keeps the pace and tension up. But in this case it almost did the opposite. The two timelines followed too closely without much plot, it was just switching between one group of people lost in a woods and nothing else happening, to a second group of people lost in a woods with nothing else happening, and it effectively just dragged out both. I get why it was done, and it makes sense with the ending, but it felt like a slog.
I really liked the idea of the woods itself and the corrigal, but the folklore elements ended up feeling slightly lacking, and I think there was some missed potential there for it to ramp up the fear.
Dual timeline/pov is something I usually really like, and find it keeps the pace and tension up. But in this case it almost did the opposite. The two timelines followed too closely without much plot, it was just switching between one group of people lost in a woods and nothing else happening, to a second group of people lost in a woods with nothing else happening, and it effectively just dragged out both. I get why it was done, and it makes sense with the ending, but it felt like a slog.
I really liked the idea of the woods itself and the corrigal, but the folklore elements ended up feeling slightly lacking, and I think there was some missed potential there for it to ramp up the fear.