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A review by edent_
Darkwood by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch
5.0
What a joyous book! It has plenty of laughs right from the start. A rather fun and gentle adventure through a forest - with clearly defined goodies and baddies. What if all the characters from fairy-tales had to work together to defend the village? Not exactly an original idea - but it has enough modern touches to make it worthwhile.
Is it mining the same tropes as Terry Pratchett and Jasper Fforde? Yes, absolutely. But it does it with such style and panache that it's hard to object.
An uncomplicated and unabashedly happy tale of spider spies, cake, and witchery. It had me giggling all the way through - although it swaps comedy for polemic towards the end. But by then it has earned it.
The first book in the series is currently free: https://twitter.com/Scriblit/status/1429098566933524491
The next two books are available as a £2.99 bundle. https://farragobooks.com/book-series/the-darkwood-series/darkwood-2-3/
(Originally posted on https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/09/book-review-darkwood-by-gabby-hutchinson-crouch/)
Is it mining the same tropes as Terry Pratchett and Jasper Fforde? Yes, absolutely. But it does it with such style and panache that it's hard to object.
An uncomplicated and unabashedly happy tale of spider spies, cake, and witchery. It had me giggling all the way through - although it swaps comedy for polemic towards the end. But by then it has earned it.
The first book in the series is currently free: https://twitter.com/Scriblit/status/1429098566933524491
The next two books are available as a £2.99 bundle. https://farragobooks.com/book-series/the-darkwood-series/darkwood-2-3/
(Originally posted on https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/09/book-review-darkwood-by-gabby-hutchinson-crouch/)