A review by ronpayne
The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.0

A woman is commanded to go into an dark, magical forest to retrieve the children of a tyrant because she is the only person who had ever come back from there before. I liked it for its genuinely scary and dangerous feeling fairytale forest, but it felt like there was something missing, or that I was missing something to allow me to fully enjoy it. I think that's very much a me thing, and that your experience may differ.