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A review by lawnis04
The Cuckoo Wood by M. Sean Coleman
3.0
Thank You For Finally...
One of the first things that struck me about this particular book is that the descriptions of women in this book didn’t make me want to tear my eyes out. Not once were the protagonists “voluptuous hips” mentioned, which im finding increasingly rare in indie books, especially when written by men.
The women in this book were people. And very occasionally they were described in a somewhat physical/sexual sense but only when it made sense concerning what was going on in the story.
For the most part I enjoyed this story. I wasn’t blown away, and the ending wasn’t the most satisfying for me personally, but I had very few issues with it. Hence the 3 stars, that’s pretty much a middle ground for me.
My biggest complaint is the lack of chapters. I usually break up my daily reading into chapters, but this didn’t really have any, so I went by pages, but then I’d sometimes be stopping mid-scene or trying to push forward a bit more to reach a scene break.
This book would have very easily broken into chapters, so I’m not sure why the choice was made to exclude them.
Otherwise, a good read for any mystery/supernatural lovers out there!
One of the first things that struck me about this particular book is that the descriptions of women in this book didn’t make me want to tear my eyes out. Not once were the protagonists “voluptuous hips” mentioned, which im finding increasingly rare in indie books, especially when written by men.
The women in this book were people. And very occasionally they were described in a somewhat physical/sexual sense but only when it made sense concerning what was going on in the story.
For the most part I enjoyed this story. I wasn’t blown away, and the ending wasn’t the most satisfying for me personally, but I had very few issues with it. Hence the 3 stars, that’s pretty much a middle ground for me.
My biggest complaint is the lack of chapters. I usually break up my daily reading into chapters, but this didn’t really have any, so I went by pages, but then I’d sometimes be stopping mid-scene or trying to push forward a bit more to reach a scene break.
This book would have very easily broken into chapters, so I’m not sure why the choice was made to exclude them.
Otherwise, a good read for any mystery/supernatural lovers out there!