Rachel Baack
Summary: For generations, the Gonne family have been the only ones who have known the mystery and beauty of Mockbeggar Wood—and kept the danger it poses at bay. Ten years ago, teenaged Lucia Gonne and her sisters introduced Kate, a new friend from the nearby village, to the woods, with tragic consequences. Since then, the wood has remained untread and quiet, and all remaining members of the Gonne family have moved away. Now, however, Chloe, an outsider, is planning her wedding to Kate’s brother Sam at Small Angels Chapel next to Mockbeggar, and it looks like the woods—and a furious entity contained within—may be waking up again. With most of the village remaining willfully ignorant, the Gonnes absent, and Kate reluctant to face a painful past, who will protect the village from the danger to come?
The premise of this book was incredibly interesting and unique, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I did feel that the ending was a bit abrupt—I had a hard time believing that the characters as they’d been developed throughout the majority of the story would so quickly accept what they needed to accept in order for the book to reach its resolution. All that said, I did still like the resolution; I just felt that the book needed a few more chapters surrounding the climax to make it believable.
Summary: For generations, the Gonne family have been the only ones who have known the mystery and beauty of Mockbeggar Wood—and kept the danger it poses at bay. Ten years ago, teenaged Lucia Gonne and her sisters introduced Kate, a new friend from the nearby village, to the woods, with tragic consequences. Since then, the wood has remained untread and quiet, and all remaining members of the Gonne family have moved away. Now, however, Chloe, an outsider, is planning her wedding to Kate’s brother Sam at Small Angels Chapel next to Mockbeggar, and it looks like the woods—and a furious entity contained within—may be waking up again. With most of the village remaining willfully ignorant, the Gonnes absent, and Kate reluctant to face a painful past, who will protect the village from the danger to come?
The premise of this book was incredibly interesting and unique, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I did feel that the ending was a bit abrupt—I had a hard time believing that the characters as they’d been developed throughout the majority of the story would so quickly accept what they needed to accept in order for the book to reach its resolution. All that said, I did still like the resolution; I just felt that the book needed a few more chapters surrounding the climax to make it believable.