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They Fear Not Men in the Woods by Gretchen McNeil
4.0
adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

What a fascinating book! This was a a slow gothic burn with an incredible flora and fauna horror twist. 

They Fear Not Men in the Woods was interesting to start with and had me easily enamored with the style of writing. While the plot wasn’t the most interesting to begin with, the underlying tension and technical writing gave me enough to be gripped. 

And then half way through it falls off the edge of a cliff in the best way possible. Our main cast of characters is hunted through the woods and the ending was EVERYTHING. My only wish was that this aspect happened sooner. The first half and the second half felt very different and the second half was what I wanted from this. 

Giving Annihilation meets Midsommar, We Fear Not Men in the Woods is nearly perfect for all the weirdos that talk to trees and hear them talk back.