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Wildwood by Colin Meloy

4 reviews

featheredpages07's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

nikoops's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

For fans of The Decemberists, the PNW, and fantasy, comes the rich world of the Impassable Wilderness. Colin Meloy tells the story of Prue McKeel, a young girl living in St. John’s. Tasked with babysitting her brother Mac, a normal day at the park turns disastrous when a murder of crows whisk Mac away into the Impassable Wilderness; Prue embarks on a rescue mission with the help of her classmate Curtis, filled with twists and turns, colorful characters, and a race against time.

Wildwood is the first of a three-book series that is fantastic for young and old alike.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

The word ‘Gypsy’ appears a few times

mobymaize's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Oh wildwood my beloved.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

flubbs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

It's fun, suspenseful, and will completely change the way you look at everything. It's a great autumn read, although being the extremely long 500+ page book that it is, it'll probably take you longer than just one season to finish.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, and War

Minor: Cursing, Blood, and Pregnancy

I recommend this book to users 9+. Parents reading this to their child may have to skip some parts depending on their triggers/fears.