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Don't Let the Forest In
Don't Let the Forest In | CG Drews
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As alluring as it is unsettling, award-winning author CG Drews' debut YA psychological horror will leave readers breathless and hesitant to venture deeper into the woods. Once upon a time, Andrew had cut out his heart and given it to this boy, and he was very sure Thomas had no idea that Andrew would do anything for him. Protect him. Lie for him. Kill for him. High school senior Andrew Perrault finds refuge in the twisted fairytales that he writes for the only person who can ground him to realityThomas Rye, the boy with perpetually ink-stained hands and hair like autumn leaves. And with his twin sister, Dove, inexplicably keeping him at a cold distance upon their return to Wickwood Academy, Andrew finds himself leaning on his friend even more. But something strange is going on with Thomas. His abusive parents have mysteriously vanished, and he arrives at school with blood on his sleeve. Thomas won't say a word about it, and shuts down whenever Andrew tries to ask him questions. Stranger still, Thomas is haunted by something, and he seems to have lost interest in his artworkwhimsically macabre sketches of the monsters from Andrew's wicked stories. Desperate to figure out what's wrong with his friend, Andrew follows Thomas into the off-limits forest one night and catches him fighting a nightmarish monsterThomas's drawings have come to life and are killing anyone close to him. To make sure no one else dies, the boys battle the monsters every night. But as their obsession with each other grows stronger, so do the monsters, and Andrew begins to fear that the only way to stop the creatures might be to destroy their creator...
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InkedBookworm13
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I'm currently reading 2 different books where the characters are obsessed with Tim Tams. Last night I bought some and have to say they are pretty good.

TheBookgeekFrau My daughter LOVES TimTams! They were the second best thing about her trip to Australia 🐨😂 1w
InkedBookworm13 @TheBookgeekFrau My husband gave me a funny look last night when I said I wanted to buy some to try but then he ate the whole box 😆 He says they are now his favorite store bought cookie. 1w
xicanti Did you try the Tim Tam Slam, where you bite both ends off then drink your tea through the cookie like a straw? People raved about it when I lived in Aotearoa, but I could never get it to come out as anything other than mush. 1w
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CarolynM Hope you got the double coat ones, they are the best! @TheBookgeekFrau I have to ask: what was your daughter‘s best thing about her trip to Australia? 1w
InkedBookworm13 @xicanti I didn't try that but I also don't drink tea. I wonder if it will work with coffee? 1w
InkedBookworm13 @CarolynM I did get the chocolate coated ones. I'm going to try the reg and caramel ones next. 1w
CarolynM They‘re all chocolate coated, the double coat ones are extra thickly coated😋 1w
TheBookgeekFrau @CarolynM Being in Australia! She loved everything about it 🇦🇺💕 1w
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It was strange, how when something moved in the dark, everyone's first instinct was to go inside and hide under the covers.
As if monsters couldn't open doors and crawl into bed with you

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#WeekendReads
Weekend goals. 2 of my waitlist books from the library came in, so I'm going to read them and the next book in the millennium series.
@rachelsbrittain

rachelsbrittain I loved Don't Let the Forest In! 1w
InkedBookworm13 @rachelsbrittain I'm about halfway through and it's so good. 1w
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#FirstLineFridays
It hadn't hurt, the day he had cut out his own heart.

@ShyBookOwl

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BookwormAHN
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My favorite book for December is The Nightmare Before Kissmas, but my favorite book for the year is Don't Let the Forest In 💚
#TopRead2024 #ReadingBracket2024

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A teen with a head full of dark fairy tales struggles with his mental health and a crush on his best friend. But when danger encroachs from the forest, it's only the two of them against a never ending deluge of monsters. This was so wonderfully dark and twisty. Reminded me of Wilder Girls just a bit, and I think it may be the best asexual rep I've ever read! Wasn't totally taken with the ending, which felt abrupt, but it was still incredible.

5feet.of.fury So good! 1mo
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I absolutely loved this book. It's a dark fairy tale about two boys that go to Wickwood, a private boarding school that is right next to a forest. Andrew has been writing fairy tales and Thomas drawing them for years together, except now they have started coming alive 🖤
#WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks #WGWordSearch #WickedWords #Virginia @AsYouWish
#WinterClearDown #SeasonalMonsterSmash @PuddleJumper #AVeryMerryBingo @Jadams89

PuddleJumper ❄️💙❄️ 1mo
5feet.of.fury I liked this one too! The MCs were so adorable & I loved all the dark fairytale elements 1mo
BookmarkTavern This one‘s on my TBR! 1mo
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Glad I got sucked into the marketing & aesthetic of this one because it was so good. A mysterious horror lurks outside an elite boarding school where friends with a codependent relationship ended up spending more time fighting monsters than doing school work. It‘s creepy, it‘s queer, it‘s moody. Lots of dark fairytale elements. 💀🍄🌿

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Quality time with this read while I sit in the doctors for a 3 hr glucose test. 🙃 🤰🏻

jen_the_scribe That glucose test is no fun, but happy reading! Hope everything goes well with your results 🤞🏼❤️ 2mo
Ruthiella Thank goodness for books! ❤️ 2mo
5feet.of.fury @jen_the_scribe I think I passed by 1 point 😂 thanks for the positive thoughts!! @Ruthiella indeed, it‘s a good one too! 2mo
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I have a lot of complicated feelings about this novel but I think perhaps that was the author‘s intent. It felt like a fever dream.

The prose was so poetically written and was so vivid with its intense dark imagery. It would make an excellent film. Elements felt predictable but the ending truly lived up to the grim fairy tale theme in a way that felt sad and impactful.

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