A review by dawn_chen
Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters

4.0

Four stars!!! This is a very underrated 2020 new release. I was apprehensive at the beginning because the characters we're acting a bit toxic and even the main character wasn't that lovable (she kind of was judgemental towards people just because they aren't vegetarians like her). But all the toxicity was called out and abusive people who are toxic are called out by the narrative for their toxicity and wasn't excused or absorbed in any way. The mystery was nice if not a bit simplistic, but who am I to judge the mystery in my own story is quite simple as well. What really matters is the discussion of grief, the atmospheric writing, and most importantly, the people - the characters who are all flawed yet willing to grow. It was a very satisfying read.

PS: I actually really appreciate that the bi main character ended up with boy in the love triangle rather than the girl, because so many times I've read the narrative that even if you're bi you should choose girls more than guys because somehow guys are automatically more toxic than girls? Which is untrue and in this story where the wlw relationship is clearly less healthy than the mlw one, so it makes perfect sense who the mc choose in the end.