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A review by wafflesandsarah
After the Forest by Kell Woods
4.0
*4 stars*
This was a really fun take on the fairytale trope. The story takes place years after Hans and Greta were left in the forest by their father only to be ensnared by a witch in a gingerbread house. They escaped, but the rumors and ill luck have followed them for their whole lives.
I really enjoyed the atmosphere of this book, it felt very cozy and fairytale like even though it dealt with darker themes at times. The characters were very dimensional and perhaps morally grey at times which was refreshing in a fairytale setting. It did seem to stretch on a little too much in the middle, I feel like it could have done with a little more editing. I really liked the magic and forest, and I would have liked to see more exploration into the almost sentience of the woods.
The audiobook was well done and easy to listen to. There wasn’t a lot of distinction between the epigraph and the start of the chapter however so I was a little confused for a few chapters.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ALC of this work. All opinions in this review are my own.
This was a really fun take on the fairytale trope. The story takes place years after Hans and Greta were left in the forest by their father only to be ensnared by a witch in a gingerbread house. They escaped, but the rumors and ill luck have followed them for their whole lives.
I really enjoyed the atmosphere of this book, it felt very cozy and fairytale like even though it dealt with darker themes at times. The characters were very dimensional and perhaps morally grey at times which was refreshing in a fairytale setting. It did seem to stretch on a little too much in the middle, I feel like it could have done with a little more editing. I really liked the magic and forest, and I would have liked to see more exploration into the almost sentience of the woods.
The audiobook was well done and easy to listen to. There wasn’t a lot of distinction between the epigraph and the start of the chapter however so I was a little confused for a few chapters.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ALC of this work. All opinions in this review are my own.