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Withered Hill by David Barnett
3.0
dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Honestly I really struggled with the start of this and it felt quite male-gaze-y. But (and this is very much me giving the author the benefit of the doubt) I felt that the style of writing evolved a bit through the book and the male-gaze-y stuff could have been an intentional thing given the character context at the start of the book. 
Other than that, I did feel the style didn't have any particular personality behind it, but I did very much enjoy the folk horror side of the story and the plot felt very coherent. Definitely not bad, just not great either.