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A review by superfangirl818
Into the Heartless Wood by Joanna Ruth Meyer
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-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
Can I give a book 6 stars? This book was absolutely stunning. I have so much to talk about.
First of all, the writing was honestly perfect. It was gorgeous, an absolute work of art. Something I thought was especially genius was the formatting of Seren's chapters. Her chapters are written like poetry when she's a monster, but when she's human, it's prose. I never would have thought of that.
The characters were also perfect. Joanna Ruth Meyer definitely knew what she was doing when she gave Owen a baby sister. My heart was melting the whole time. My ovaries were exploding.
I loved the idea of a gender-swapped Beauty and the Beast retelling. It's always the man who's the monster and the woman has to fix him, but it's the opposite. And honestly, Owen doesn't even really fix Seren. She fixes herself and becomes her own person. It's genius.
Easily one of the best books I've ever read.
First of all, the writing was honestly perfect. It was gorgeous, an absolute work of art. Something I thought was especially genius was the formatting of Seren's chapters. Her chapters are written like poetry when she's a monster, but when she's human, it's prose. I never would have thought of that.
The characters were also perfect. Joanna Ruth Meyer definitely knew what she was doing when she gave Owen a baby sister. My heart was melting the whole time. My ovaries were exploding.
I loved the idea of a gender-swapped Beauty and the Beast retelling. It's always the man who's the monster and the woman has to fix him, but it's the opposite. And honestly, Owen doesn't even really fix Seren. She fixes herself and becomes her own person. It's genius.
Easily one of the best books I've ever read.