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Wildwood by Colin Meloy

11 reviews

nikoops's review against another edition

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

meagangrace's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and War

Moderate: Infertility and Mental illness

Minor: Torture

gingervandorsten's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

A really fun and lovely book - but I feel that some of the language used is a little too advanced for the middle grade audience, as is the amount of political intrigue. Also the way this novel deals with killing feels very dark for a middle grade novel, with a young boy killing multiple soldiers early on in the novel

and almost the entire Coyote army being killed.

Again, I enjoyed the story and thought the plot was fun and engaging, but the weird mix of middle grade-appropriate whimsy with violence, politics and the outright child grooming as well as the very advanced vocabulary made this less enjoyable when I really thought about what I was reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Death and Blood

Minor: Infertility and Injury/Injury detail

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

coryyalva's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.75

If Narnia and LOTR had a baby it would be this book.

This was a very cute story and a good reminder that a new adventure can be right around the corner anytime and that life can change so suddenly.

I would have liked this book a lot more if it had been 100-150 pages shorter because it did drag tremendously at times, and, truthfully, the ending was kind of 50/50 for me, but, nonetheless, it was a great story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, and War

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.

cheye13's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

2.0

This book was very long and meandering - quite like a hike through a forest - and not for me. The elements of fantasy felt disappointingly understated, and my brain could not latch on to a purpose for any scene. Had this been shorter, more obviously dual perspective, and pushed some fantasy to the forefront, I think I may have at least liked it. But as it stands, the length and pace overshadowed everything else.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

hypecity's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility