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A review by beautifullybookishbethany
The Waking Forest by Alyssa Wees
4.0
The Waking Forest is a strange, fever dream of a fairy tale. The writing is absolutely beautiful and the author effectively weaves dark, creepy, yet strangely beautiful worlds together. I would recommend this for fans of The Hazelwood by Melissa Albert who are up for reading something stranger and darker.
The story is told in two perspectives- one the Witch of Wishes living deep in a forest where she grants wishes to children by cutting open her own heart for magical flower petals. The other perspective is of a teen girl who has strange visions living in a house with her three sisters.
This is the sort of book that I can't say much about without spoiling things. It is lyrically written but with lots of disturbing imagery. It plays with themes of sisterhood, the courage to be yourself, and the interaction of dark and light, beauty and ugliness, death and life. I struggle a bit with how to rate this, but ultimately I think it is an impressive accomplishment for a debut author. This will not be the book for everyone but I look forward to seeing more from this author in the future. I received an advance copy of this book for review from NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
The story is told in two perspectives- one the Witch of Wishes living deep in a forest where she grants wishes to children by cutting open her own heart for magical flower petals. The other perspective is of a teen girl who has strange visions living in a house with her three sisters.
This is the sort of book that I can't say much about without spoiling things. It is lyrically written but with lots of disturbing imagery. It plays with themes of sisterhood, the courage to be yourself, and the interaction of dark and light, beauty and ugliness, death and life. I struggle a bit with how to rate this, but ultimately I think it is an impressive accomplishment for a debut author. This will not be the book for everyone but I look forward to seeing more from this author in the future. I received an advance copy of this book for review from NetGalley. All opinions are my own.