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After the Forest by Kell Woods

5 reviews

madscientistcat's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent

Moderate: Torture, Miscarriage, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

Minor: Religious bigotry and Child death

liesthemoontells's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Murder, War, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Classism, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual harassment

mirandaphodge's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.25

It was… meh. I didn’t love some of the plot devices. I don’t know German enough to feel comfortable with the words she was using like everyone would know them - I was literally pulled out of the story when I had to google some words. Also, can we stop using SA as the reason a woman is evil?

the main villain became evil when her sister was killed by the huntsman and then she was r*ped to death. Really?!

I hated Hans. He made continual bad choices that endangered the people he supposedly loved. Some of the side characters could have been more fleshed out. 

The only reason for the mid-star rating is that I did like the MC meet-cute and romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

loveinpanels's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, War, Violence, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Blood, Abandonment, Rape, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

melanie_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

I absolutely adored this historical fiction and fantasy romance mash up! There are so many things about this book that were done well: the two storylines that converged, the enmeshing of historical fiction and fantasy, and the writing itself which was thoroughly captivating. This book does not read like a debut novel. It’s so much better than I thought it would be and I will be shouting about it from the rooftops!

This book has some quite dark topics, so check the content warnings.

Thanks to the author, Netgalley and Harper Voyager for the opportunity to review this advanced eBook copy of After The Forest. It’s much appreciated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Vomit, Body horror, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Ableism, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Rape, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Child death, Pandemic/Epidemic, War, Gaslighting, and Torture