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A review by destdest
Through the Elder Woods by Katie Cook
3.0
Cute. Magical realism + journey to find the missing parent
Callie and Declan's relationship was adorable (the equivalent of sugary gum), but Declan was boring as dirt. Most of his character surrounds him as having feelings for her. There's no true love triangle but a rival is introduced halfway through. Most of this schtick is sexual harassment/"not getting the picture," but he was more entertaining when that dialed down. After a while, you see he's just delulu and funny.
The ending fight happened rather cleanly. Callie made a permanent decision fairly easily. This is a series, so I'd like to explore this more if I have any regrets. It's a little unclear how the dad ended up in his situation. At first, it's a clear kidnapping situation, but then maybe not.
The radish friend was a bit too much, but fun in small doses.
On the positive, I really enjoyed a certain reveal. Why? because it was entertaining.
Overall, it was a mostly lighthearted read with a few subverted f-bombs and a character killing another character).
Callie and Declan's relationship was adorable (the equivalent of sugary gum), but Declan was boring as dirt. Most of his character surrounds him as having feelings for her. There's no true love triangle but a rival is introduced halfway through. Most of this schtick is sexual harassment/"not getting the picture," but he was more entertaining when that dialed down. After a while, you see he's just delulu and funny.
The ending fight happened rather cleanly. Callie made a permanent decision fairly easily. This is a series, so I'd like to explore this more if I have any regrets. It's a little unclear how the dad ended up in his situation. At first, it's a clear kidnapping situation, but then maybe not.
The radish friend was a bit too much, but fun in small doses.
On the positive, I really enjoyed a certain reveal. Why? because it was entertaining.
Overall, it was a mostly lighthearted read with