The waking forest has secrets. To Rhea, it appears like a mirage, dark and dense, at the very edge of her backyard. But when she reaches out to touch it, the forest vanishes. She's desperate to know more—until she finds a peculiar boy who offers to reveal its secrets. If she plays a game.
To the Witch, the forest is her home, where she sits on her throne of carved bone, waiting for dreaming children to beg her to grant their wishes. One night, a mysterious visitor arrives and asks her what she wishes for, but the Witch sends him away. And then the uninvited guest returns.
The strangers are just the beginning. Something is stirring in the forest, and when Rhea's and the Witch's paths collide, a truth more treacherous and deadly than either could ever imagine surfaces. But how much are they willing to risk to survive?
My Review:
This book was wild. I spent the first part in a state of suspended disbelief, because we were alternating between this story of a witch in the woods with the dreams, getting told a story about a princess, and a world that seemed like our own, but strange things kept happening to this family. I just wanted to know what the heck was going on!
Rhea has her family, they're close knit, but she also is dealing with these night terrors, that are pretty confusing and awful to go through. And as family members started disappearing, it was chaotic and strange and I wanted to know more!
Then we had the story of the witch, who granted wishes of children in the forest, and it was bizarre, while she was being told this story of this world, and I just wanted to know how all these parts came together in one story.
The first half of the book was pretty slow, because like I said, it was hard to know what the heck was going on, as we were getting both parts of the story, figuring out what was going on. But that second part, when it all came together, that read like a breeze, with all the building blocks that the first part made, the second put together, and it was really great!
This was a really great read, I had a great time with it!
Author: Alyssa Wees
Read: May 31st, 2023
Source: NetGalley/Bought
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and it's a DAC Book and a SAC 2023 Book!
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Published: March 28th 2023
Author: Alyssa Wees
Read: May 31st, 2023
Source: NetGalley/Bought
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and it's a DAC Book and a SAC 2023 Book!
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Published: March 28th 2023
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