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A review by apollo0325
After the Forest by Kell Woods
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
2.5
This book had an amazing premise that felt as flat as a macron shell when overmixed. I love the concept of what happens AFTER the adventure/the folktale/the fairytale, but this did not scratch that itch. Characters were lackluster or made stupid decisions because the fact Greta was WARNED about people potentially coming to get her for performing witchcraft but being surprised when she's caught performing witchcraft. NO DUH. and that was absolutely infuriating.
I have so many qualms with this book, but I don't really want to get too deep into it because it's all spoilers, but warning: the ending pissed me off so bad because FOR SOME REASON, we've had an influx of books where in the ending, the big bad will LITERALLY explain everything to the MC. This one was especially infuriating because this is literally THE FIRST ON SCREEN conversation the MC and the big bad have and the big bad basically says "all of the bad things that happened in your life? it's because of ME!! AHAHAHAHAHA" LIKE MA'AM, WHO ARE YOOOOOOOU!!!!!!!
I have so many qualms with this book, but I don't really want to get too deep into it because it's all spoilers, but warning: the ending pissed me off so bad because FOR SOME REASON, we've had an influx of books where in the ending, the big bad will LITERALLY explain everything to the MC. This one was especially infuriating because this is literally THE FIRST ON SCREEN conversation the MC and the big bad have and the big bad basically says "all of the bad things that happened in your life? it's because of ME!! AHAHAHAHAHA" LIKE MA'AM, WHO ARE YOOOOOOOU!!!!!!!