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cassianlamb 's review for:
Hazelthorn
by C.G. Drews
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I received this e-arc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The first thing I have to say, is read the content warnings at the beginning of the book. Drews is serious about these. I do believe they missed a few as well, so if you need content warnings please check below. It's possible this isn't a full list, and I am just one person, so it is possible what I consider to be a content warning would not be considered such by someone else.
That being said, I did enjoy this book. It was a little predictable, but not in the way you'd expect. While I had an idea as to the final outcome and answer to the mystery, I had no idea how it would come about. Quite frankly this book is deeply disturbing sometimes but even so I needed to know what would come next.
If you liked CG Drews's other book "Don't Let the Forest In," or enjoy Andrew Joseph White's books and want something that is somehow more gruesome than his YA books, this is the book for you.
The first thing I have to say, is read the content warnings at the beginning of the book. Drews is serious about these. I do believe they missed a few as well, so if you need content warnings please check below. It's possible this isn't a full list, and I am just one person, so it is possible what I consider to be a content warning would not be considered such by someone else.
That being said, I did enjoy this book. It was a little predictable, but not in the way you'd expect. While I had an idea as to the final outcome and answer to the mystery, I had no idea how it would come about. Quite frankly this book is deeply disturbing sometimes but even so I needed to know what would come next.
If you liked CG Drews's other book "Don't Let the Forest In," or enjoy Andrew Joseph White's books and want something that is somehow more gruesome than his YA books, this is the book for you.
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Abandonment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Toxic relationship, Car accident