A review by karlakayjenniges
Small Angels by Lauren Owen

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

"Every family has its strange, painful place, Chloe had thought, just as every house has one drawer full of chaos, crammed with nails and knotted string, orphaned keys and half-burned candles."

Mockbeggar Woods is timeless, alive and full of deep magic. It holds its stories deep in the heart of its elements. 

The forest holds onto its memories and the families that grew up on the edges are bound to its foreboding requirements, for thou shalt not fail to uphold thier promises. Its love runs so deeply, it does not ever let go. It keeps its stories and it remembers. 

"The trees in the woods remembered; they could whisper to one another of things past and days long gone. They were hungry for human dramas, and they loved to hear stories from the village below."

A story that goes back for hundreds of years. The dark whispering Mockbeggar Woods and the Gonnes family held in its clutches. The love of brothers and shadowy secrets buried within. A haunting past forever held onto by the families and villagers wanting to forget the terrifying past. But it will always be there and will always haunt their memories. Small Angels is always watching and the woods are always listening.

A story of heartache and finding the strength to love while facing your fears.

Small Angels is steeped in magical realism and hauntings, vivid imagery and foreboding darkness, beautiful prose and deep mystery.

Very darkly atmospheric, I really enjoyed getting lost in this one!