And the Trees Crept In
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When Silla and Nori arrive at their aunt's home, it's immediately clear that the "blood manor" is cursed. The creaking of the house and the stillness of the woods surrounding them would be enough of a sign, but there are secrets too--the questions that Silla can't ignore: Who is the beautiful boy that's appeared from the woods? Who is the man that her little sister sees, but no one else? And why does it seem that, ever since they arrived, the trees have been creeping closer?
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Insert big ass SIGH here. I hate endings....that I hate. This book started off well enough and I was creeped out reading. It was a lot of madness at one point. Couldn't tell what was real or not. Was it all in Silla's head..or was this all really happening. Then at one point it stopped being creepy because it was most of the same. The aunt screaming in the attic and the whispers at night and the voice coming from the hole in the floor stops being creepy after it's been repeated for several chapters. But that ending...cue massive eye roll. I know this isn't the most heart warning review but I really didn't hate the book. Just the ending. Funnily enough the one other Kurtagich book I've read I also hated the ending while loving the rest of the book. I hope that's not a pattern.
DNF. The writing was really disjointed - I realise it was for effect but it made it difficult for me to concentrate - and I couldn't relate to any of the characters enough to keep me engaged.
I didn't know if I liked the book until the end. How did I not see that coming?! And the overall message of the book, just wow! The only thing I would say is that the very last bit was a little more fanciful than I liked, but it is a YA. And that is a bit picky. I want to go back and reread it now that I know how it ends.
