moodreaderhan 's review for:

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

2.25

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Thank you NetGalley, Feiwel & Friends, and CG Drews for this arc in exchange for an honest review!

Thoughts:

I wish I had good things to say, but I am heartbroken by how much Don’t Let the Forest In disappointed me. 7 chapters in, and I believed this had a promising start to an amazing read. However, from there the story completely flopped. The plot truly lost its way. I can’t say that my attention wasn’t grabbed the entire time, but the confusing journey only continued to get more confusing. Not in a way that makes the readers think you have to be buckled up for the mystery or left with your own interpretation or understand that the narrator was unreliable, but because so many things that were pertinent to the story were never circled back to or answered. Ever. 

The romance…. I don’t know if I am ready to talk about it all yet without losing my mind. All I can say is that romance is shoved down our throats without much build, and we are supposed to just follow along blindly with a tell over show chemistry (which I don’t even know if I like using that word because there was none in my opinion)! I’m here for a protective touch-him/her-and-you-die kind of love, but I have to like the two characters together for me to be in for the ride.

The writing was gorgeous, but it is style or substance all the way. I honestly finished this and don’t know if I am more mad, confused or upset by it all in the end.

P.S. I wish this story was told from Lana’s POV! My favorite character from the beginning and still is now.

P.P.S. Chill, you guys are only in high school lol

Paperback/Hardcover/Audiobook/E-book:

E-book

Pace:

Medium

Cover thoughts:

Obsessed with it!

Triggers:

Death, Gore, Eating Disorder, Violence, Bullying, Self Harm, Panic Attacks, Homophobia, Grief, Toxic Relationships, Abuse, etc.