Winterwood

WINTERWOOD by Shea Ernshaw A dark and mysterious forest, a missing boy, a possibly dead boy, a bottomless lake, a family of witches with uncommon powers and abilities… It all sounds intriguing, right? While the writing is lovely and atmospheric, the pacing was painfully slow and narrative was repetitive. There was a lot of over-explaining and over-emphasis of details. I found the main character, Nora Walker, to be one dimensional and whiny. Her insta-love interest, Oliver, wasn’t any better either. It probably didn’t help that I figured out the twist/mystery very early on so it made reading (to find out if I was correct) tedious. The only parts I liked were the snippets taken from Nora’s family’s spell book. Give me a story about those magically tragic relatives instead! Overall a good story, but it just didn’t work for me. Rating: 3/5 ⭐️