Review: Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw
SYNOPSIS:
Be careful of the dark, dark wood…
Especially the woods surrounding the town of Fir Haven. Some say these woods are magical. Haunted, even.
Rumored to be a witch, only Nora Walker knows the truth. She and the Walker women before her have always shared a special connection with the woods. And it’s this special connection that leads Nora to Oliver Huntsman—the same boy who disappeared from the Camp for Wayward Boys weeks ago—and in the middle of the worst snowstorm in years. He should be dead, but here he is alive, and left in the woods with no memory of the time he’d been missing.
But Nora can feel an uneasy shift in the woods at Oliver’s presence. And it’s not too long after that Nora realizes she has no choice but to unearth the truth behind how the boy she has come to care so deeply about survived his time in the forest, and what led him there in the first place. What Nora doesn’t know, though, is that Oliver has secrets of his own—secrets he’ll do anything to keep buried, because as it turns out, he wasn’t the only one to have gone missing on that fateful night all those weeks ago.
For as long as there have been fairy tales, we have been warned to fear what lies within the dark, dark woods and in Winterwood, New York Times bestselling author Shea Ernshaw, shows us why.
REVIEW:
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This book was so different and unique, it was the perfect spooky read for October. The story is one part mystery, one part suspense, one part magic, and a dash romance. I was intrigued and constantly wondering what would happen next or how everything would play out.
Nora is shrouded in mystery. While the Walker women are said to be witches, Nora has yet to find her own unique ability. She feels like a failure as a Walker woman but on top of that she finds a boy in the woods on the full moon and everything changes. Who is Oliver, why is he in the woods, what are boys at the Camp for Wayward Boys hiding, who is and isn’t trust-worthy, all these factors had me excited to turn the page and solve the puzzle. Nora continues to dive into these questions and her search for answer is plagued with surprises and dangers.
The whimsical writing style builds suspense, with a dual POV and glimpses in the Walker women of the past. I did find at moments, the descriptions and imagery were just a little too long. There were times when it took away from the story instead of enhancing it. But overall, I enjoyed how the story played out. I don’t want to give away any spoilers but I loved that I couldn’t figure out anything until it was revealed.
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