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A review by half_bloodreader
Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? No
1.0
Dual pov
Haunted forest
Atmospheric
YA Magical realism
Small town
Witchy Family Lore
Slow Burn Mystery
Lonely mcs
Gosh, this book has left me feeling so cold
I don't know if it's me, but after the beginning which was really atmospheric and left me satisfied that this would be a sort of light creepy YA paranormal story, the pacing just became way too slow, with repetitions, and I started getting really frustrated with the mc, Nora. By chapter 4, at the 18% mark, I realised what was going on, so how could she not, having been raised by that witchy grandmother of hers?!
I kept asking Nora why did she care about the boy who supposedly died in a sort of obsessive way from the first time she heard about it. She's a Walker, made of darker stuff. She's supposed to live uninvolved. She's not a detective, they are cut off from the rest of the world due to a blizzard, and a death omen is following her. Why did she keep walking into danger, but only recoil from Oliver?!
Why it's a no
1. After the beginning, there's no more creepy forest even though that's what the blurb promised and why I'm here
2. Insta love
3. Nonsensical time lapses + no normal human routine: eating, sleeping, chores, gathering wood, BATHING
4. Mc with a death wish. Keeps angering possible murderers by playing awful detective after death omen and wandering off late at night with no sleep. When that doesn't work, decides to walk on frozen lake. Must I remind you they have no power, so no cops, no neighbours but an old man with arthritis
5. Repetitive drivel of inner monologues and dialogues with Oliver
6. 🎶Everyone is stupid, everyone is too stupid to live🎶 (sing to tune of Everything is Awesome)
Even the family lore entries couldn't save this boredom about a bunch of morons.
This book is a manual on: don't meddle, don't overshare, don't overstay, keep your distance from boys. So much could've been avoided if she just kept her mouth shut!
Haunted forest
Atmospheric
YA Magical realism
Small town
Witchy Family Lore
Slow Burn Mystery
Lonely mcs
Gosh, this book has left me feeling so cold
I don't know if it's me, but after the beginning which was really atmospheric and left me satisfied that this would be a sort of light creepy YA paranormal story, the pacing just became way too slow, with repetitions, and I started getting really frustrated with the mc, Nora. By chapter 4, at the 18% mark, I realised what was going on, so how could she not, having been raised by that witchy grandmother of hers?!
I kept asking Nora why did she care about the boy who supposedly died in a sort of obsessive way from the first time she heard about it. She's a Walker, made of darker stuff. She's supposed to live uninvolved. She's not a detective, they are cut off from the rest of the world due to a blizzard, and a death omen is following her. Why did she keep walking into danger, but only recoil from Oliver?!
Why it's a no
1. After the beginning, there's no more creepy forest even though that's what the blurb promised and why I'm here
2. Insta love
3. Nonsensical time lapses + no normal human routine: eating, sleeping, chores, gathering wood, BATHING
4. Mc with a death wish. Keeps angering possible murderers by playing awful detective after death omen and wandering off late at night with no sleep. When that doesn't work, decides to walk on frozen lake. Must I remind you they have no power, so no cops, no neighbours but an old man with arthritis
5. Repetitive drivel of inner monologues and dialogues with Oliver
6. 🎶Everyone is stupid, everyone is too stupid to live🎶 (sing to tune of Everything is Awesome)
Even the family lore entries couldn't save this boredom about a bunch of morons.
This book is a manual on: don't meddle, don't overshare, don't overstay, keep your distance from boys. So much could've been avoided if she just kept her mouth shut!