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A review by cat_rector
The Edge Of The Woods by Ceinwen Langley
5.0
I loved this book. Emma is exactly the kind of character I've been dying to root for lately.
The author has done an amazing job of building a world that's both realistic and recognisable, but slightly just out of the ordinary. The stakes always feel high, despite most of the "action" being deeply woven in personal relationships and community dynamics. Those stakes felt so real and relatable to what I know from experience, and what I know from the stories other women have shared with me. This book, and Emma in particular, embodies so much of the hopeful changemaker I had wanted to be. There was a deep sense of purpose, but also how pieces of your life can grind that purpose out of you. It's a reminder not to settle for what is just because it is, and I think a lot of us can use that.
The author has done an amazing job of building a world that's both realistic and recognisable, but slightly just out of the ordinary. The stakes always feel high, despite most of the "action" being deeply woven in personal relationships and community dynamics. Those stakes felt so real and relatable to what I know from experience, and what I know from the stories other women have shared with me. This book, and Emma in particular, embodies so much of the hopeful changemaker I had wanted to be. There was a deep sense of purpose, but also how pieces of your life can grind that purpose out of you. It's a reminder not to settle for what is just because it is, and I think a lot of us can use that.