Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

After the Forest by Kell Woods

5 reviews

gondorgirl's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Grief

ninjamuse's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gore

Moderate: Death, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent

Minor: War, Rape, and Torture

longstorysteph's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death of parent

sophs_mood_reading's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

We all know and love a fairytale retelling but what about a “what happens next”. 
After the forest takes the story of Hansel and Gretel and explores the story beyond the children’s escape. We meet the children two decades after the escape the clutches of the witch in the forest. But this isn’t the happily ever after we all expected. Hans has gambled away the siblings money and Greta is avoided by many villagers for her strange ways “what child kills and old woman!” 

Greta finds herself turning to the book she stole from the old woman’s gingerbread house to try and save the family from ruin. But with suspicion already surrounding the siblings, a new stranger in town and people mysteriously being killed. Greta finds herself under more and more scrutiny as she uses more and more magic to try and save those around her. 

This was a fantastic reimagining of such a classic tale, I loved how the author wove new magic and characters into the original story, making it her own. 

Some parts of the story needed a bit more or seemed like a quick add on such as the Mira/Rob relationship but overall a beautifully well thought out book with mystery, magic and some big surprises that I did not guess at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Child death, and Self harm

Minor: Sexual content

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