brenbee's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
haleydavis112's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
annadeedeee789's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
This book feels like a Black Mirror episode. <beginning of spoiler> The entire time you're trying to figure out what exactly is in the forest or what is following both groups (in the 1600s and in present day) - you're only given clues and hints as to what exactly it could be or what reasoning/logic is behind this forest (i.e. the Myth of Moresby Forest and the family that resided in it) and then by the end of the book, you still have no idea what it could be - the possibilities are endless (they could be just hallucinating, something could be out there, who knows??). At the very end, Nuria has made it out as seemingly the sole survivor of the five researchers that entered the Forest in the beginning, only to discover that the key to the car was with Kim who is no longer present. <end of spoiler> There is no resolution to this book, you're really here for the creeps and the tension that the author does well in creating. Fun read, but you're not gonna be happy if you're going in trying to figure out the mystery. It remains as one.
marchaeology's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.5
Author didn't build any tension, and without any tension the story was rather boring.
thecultcrop's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.25
alexao's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
hanhodge's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
observerspotter's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I'm as unsure how to describe this book as the author was about how to finish it. The atmosphere is set up very well, with a spooky forest, the two groups in two different time periods, and an unknowable entity stalking through the forest.
Could it have been a tense Predator-style hunt? Maybe. Could it have been a ghost or a witch or a revenant? Maybe
Could it have been a metaphor for the unknown, facing your fears and what it means to chase your dreams as far as they can take you? Maybe.
I'm not sure what it was, and maybe that was the point. There is no answer, there is no conclusion, stuff just kind of stops happening? There are far too many names in the past perspective, so much so that I'm not entirely sure who is who aside from the leader. At no point did I remember who it was from the past that had survived to tell the stories the people in the present were investigating, and it turns out a handful of pages from the end of the book that it was the people that ran away right at the start?
For a very short book, it was very easy to forget what had happened from chapter to chapter. Nothing particularly was memorable except vibes, and the vibes were bland.
I would recommend if that's what you're going for, and I can also state that I am new to horror books, but I cannot say that I would reread this one.
Could it have been a tense Predator-style hunt? Maybe. Could it have been a ghost or a witch or a revenant? Maybe
Could it have been a metaphor for the unknown, facing your fears and what it means to chase your dreams as far as they can take you? Maybe.
I'm not sure what it was, and maybe that was the point. There is no answer, there is no conclusion, stuff just kind of stops happening? There are far too many names in the past perspective, so much so that I'm not entirely sure who is who aside from the leader. At no point did I remember who it was from the past that had survived to tell the stories the people in the present were investigating, and it turns out a handful of pages from the end of the book that it was the people that ran away right at the start?
For a very short book, it was very easy to forget what had happened from chapter to chapter. Nothing particularly was memorable except vibes, and the vibes were bland.
I would recommend if that's what you're going for, and I can also state that I am new to horror books, but I cannot say that I would reread this one.
xx_coco's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
charlie_reads101's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5