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A review by thegrimhobbyist
Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews
5.0
I received the ARC through Netgalley. My review is my own honest opinion.
This is considered a YA book given the age range of the characters in this, but I would look up the vast majority of trigger warnings in this and question on whether or not young adults should read this. It is A LOT to stomach, so please PLEASE keep that in mind when deciding to read this. It's a psychological horror for a reason.
Read this macabre dark academia horror masterpiece if you want your heart torn out, stomped on, and devoured by monsters. What an absolutely beautiful, terrible, grotesque, toxic story. My eyes were tearing up by the end of it. I was sucked in by the very beginning and had a hard time putting it down, though I was forced to often due to juggling other things at the same time.
The characters were tragic, the horror elements were beautiful and horrid, and the atmosphere would have left my little melancholy poem-writing teenage self inspired. Were there flaws? Yes, but I overlooked them for the overall vibes this entire book gave off. I shouldn't love the main characters like I do, they're bad for each other and fit into tropes I often times despise in romances, yet that toxicity worked here. Also, one of the main characters is asexual and I love the LGBTQIA+ rep throughout the entirety of this book. It wasn't just him.
The author wrote how they hoped this story leaves you haunted and staring at a wall by the end, and yes...yes it did. Thank you for that. Now I must continue my wall staring...
This is considered a YA book given the age range of the characters in this, but I would look up the vast majority of trigger warnings in this and question on whether or not young adults should read this. It is A LOT to stomach, so please PLEASE keep that in mind when deciding to read this. It's a psychological horror for a reason.
Read this macabre dark academia horror masterpiece if you want your heart torn out, stomped on, and devoured by monsters. What an absolutely beautiful, terrible, grotesque, toxic story. My eyes were tearing up by the end of it. I was sucked in by the very beginning and had a hard time putting it down, though I was forced to often due to juggling other things at the same time.
The characters were tragic, the horror elements were beautiful and horrid, and the atmosphere would have left my little melancholy poem-writing teenage self inspired. Were there flaws? Yes, but I overlooked them for the overall vibes this entire book gave off. I shouldn't love the main characters like I do, they're bad for each other and fit into tropes I often times despise in romances, yet that toxicity worked here. Also, one of the main characters is asexual and I love the LGBTQIA+ rep throughout the entirety of this book. It wasn't just him.
The author wrote how they hoped this story leaves you haunted and staring at a wall by the end, and yes...yes it did. Thank you for that. Now I must continue my wall staring...