📕 Don’t Let the Forest In by CG Drews
📖 Genre: YA Horror
⭐ Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
⚠️ CWs are included in the book.

BOOK BLURB

Andrew Perrault is returning to Wickwood Academy as a high school senior alongside his twin sister, Dove, and his best friend Thomas. The boys have always been close, with Thomas habitually illustrating the macabre monster’s from Andrew’s scary stories, but when Thomas shows up on the first day of school covered in blood, it’s clear that things have changed. Thomas has lost all interest in drawing and he won’t discuss the fact that his abusive parents have gone missing. When Andrew follows him into the forest one night, he discovers the truth—Thomas has been fighting the monsters that have come to life from his drawings. As the monsters grow stronger, Andrew begins to wonder if the only way to destroy them is to destroy their creator.

REVIEW

Don’t Let the Forest In is a riveting psychological horror story, juxtaposing macabre elements against floral imagery to create a truly unsettling atmosphere. The narrative is beautifully poetic, full of angst, longing, and secrets, and paints vivid portraits of Wickwood Academy and the sinister monsters lurking in the forest outside. The romance between Andrew and Thomas is a queer, slow burn that explores Andrew’s asexual identity and the uncertainty of a friendship evolving into something more. Perfect fans of The Whispering Dark and Wilder Girls!