Silent Woodsby Ofelia Gränd
Published by Beaten Track Publishing
Ebook (received from author, thank you!)
Adult, LGBT, fantasy
When Daniel’s husband Anders takes the family camping in the woods, Daniel can’t shake the feeling that something isn’t right.
He almost dismisses his fears as nothing more than his dislike of the great outdoors, but when the couple’s five-year-old son Axel goes missing, his worst fears are confirmed.
A search party reveals something more sinister than either man could ever have dreamed of encountering in the woods. Can they find Axel and save him before it’s too late?
Silent Woods was short, somewhere around sixty pages, but it was deep and powerful. It was almost freakishly easy to identify with Daniel who wasn't outdoor kind of guy; in fact he was thoroughly city person who loved the security and safety that city has to offer. However, his husband Anders loves outdoors, hiking, camping, everything that centers arounds woods, forests and outdoor activity. So Anders convinced Daniel to go camping for two days with their two adopted kids, Axel and Maja, on late August when they had their vacation. Everything about woods was new to Daniel and he was nervous as he was afraid something could happen to their kids or they could run into wild animals.
Daniel was solid and well developed character - as was Anders. Gränd managed to create world that seemed perfectly realistic and a couple who loved each other and their kids. And oh my, Axel was typical five-year-old little boy who whined after long walks in the rail and Maja was adorable three-year-old girl. Their family was both adorable and easy to identify with. But then everything went wrong as Axel disappeared and no one could find them. Daniel and Anders called the police and the search party joined them but the atmosphere went dark fast, and as a reader I could feel Daniel's and Anders' panic and worry for their little boy. It's a sign of a good writer since I don't have kids of my own but I could still panic and worry alongside Daniel and Anders - and hope that everything turns out to be okay.
Silent Woods started out like a good contemporary story that was eventually mixed with mysteries and sinister lying in the Swedish woods. Gränd made me cry for joy and for anxiety, and it was wonderful. The story was captivating from the first sentence to the very last, and it left me wondering so many things. It was short but felt like a long rollercoaster of feelings, and because of that I'd say it was perfect as it was. I highly recommend Silent Woods to anyone! I myself couldn't help but devour it.
5 of 5 stars.
Silent Woods on Goodreads.
(A copy of this ebook was provided in return for an honest review.)
Daniel was solid and well developed character - as was Anders. Gränd managed to create world that seemed perfectly realistic and a couple who loved each other and their kids. And oh my, Axel was typical five-year-old little boy who whined after long walks in the rail and Maja was adorable three-year-old girl. Their family was both adorable and easy to identify with. But then everything went wrong as Axel disappeared and no one could find them. Daniel and Anders called the police and the search party joined them but the atmosphere went dark fast, and as a reader I could feel Daniel's and Anders' panic and worry for their little boy. It's a sign of a good writer since I don't have kids of my own but I could still panic and worry alongside Daniel and Anders - and hope that everything turns out to be okay.
Silent Woods started out like a good contemporary story that was eventually mixed with mysteries and sinister lying in the Swedish woods. Gränd made me cry for joy and for anxiety, and it was wonderful. The story was captivating from the first sentence to the very last, and it left me wondering so many things. It was short but felt like a long rollercoaster of feelings, and because of that I'd say it was perfect as it was. I highly recommend Silent Woods to anyone! I myself couldn't help but devour it.
5 of 5 stars.
Silent Woods on Goodreads.
Thank you, Ofelia Gränd, for giving me a chance to read and review Silent Woods!
(A copy of this ebook was provided in return for an honest review.)
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