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2000s: Two girls go into the woods but only one comes out
The Woods
What you need to know before your trail
There’s a lot from Tess’s childhood that she would rather forget. The family who moved next door and brought chaos to their quiet lives. The two local girls who were murdered, their killer never found. In fact, the only thing she can’t remember is the one thing she wishes she could.
Ten years ago, Tess’s older sister died. Ruled a tragic accident, the only witness was Tess herself, but she has never been able to remember what happened that night in the woods.
Now living in London, Tess has resolved to put the trauma behind her. But when an emergency call from her father forces her back to the family home, Tess discovers that, sometimes, the past cannot be laid to rest . . .
Travel Guide
If you dare to go down to the woods today in Wales
Locations might be vague and not really specified apart from being woods in Wales but OMG the setting is quite something else. You will never forget spending time in this forest, walking in from the road and finding yourself lost in a landscape of horror.
The woods are described from the view point of two young girls and it’s a scary atmosphere for them – going into the woods, looking around a house where they say a strange man lives and then spying on people who they come across. There aren’t many people in this novel but the ones that do exist are creepy and seem to pop up out of nowhere.
Beware the woods – two girls went in and only one came out.
Booktrailer Review
The atmosphere in this novel is something else. THOSE WOODS! the fascination held by the girls, the anticipation of why they go in and ho w they get there is exciting. The narrator is one of the girls who went in – she came out but her sister didn’t. So starts the novel of then finding out what the surviving sister really does know about what went on in that forest.
The scene setting, descriptions and general creepiness are chilling. There’s a sense of the unknown, a forest which has taken on very spooky qualities and everything is described very well – from the crunch of the leaves to the blanket of darkness even in day time.
Characters are well drawn and getting inside their heads is good. Oh just who is telling the truth?
I did find the novel overly long however and there’s too much writing for the story if that makes sense. The setting does take over (which I did like) but the plot seems to drag. The ending was disappointing for me too but I feel if the novel had been shorter and more compact, this would have worked better .
So, not my cup of tea but the setting is chillingly good.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Woods
Destination/location: Wales Author/Guide: Vanessa Savage Departure Time: 2000s
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