<i>"I don't care how dark the world gets for you. I'll hold out my hand until you find it, and I won't let go."<i>

    How do I even begin to describe how AMAZING this book was. It was everything I could have hoped for in a dark cottagecore horror. Each snippet of dark, twisted fairytales had me obsessed because it reminded me of writing as a child with severe anxiety issues. Andrew's mind was so relatable and disturbing at the same time. If I could crawl into this book and never come out, I positively would. I lost myself in the writing and story building just like Andrew lost himself in the forest.
   The greatest part of this whole novel for me was the slow burning but fantastic love story between Andrew and his best friend Thomas. These two were every bit as obsessed with each other as the other one was. The way they held together the whole book, bloodied and slightly insane, is everything I wanted. In the foreseeable future you may find me crying over my new ship, drawing fanart in an attempt to feel like Thomas, and writing fanfiction late into the night to honor my dear Andrew. If memes, fanarts, and fanfictions do not release for this book soon I will wither away quicker than Andrew's ability to stay sane.
   Speaking of staying sane... WHAT was that ending? How do I even begin to process that kind of information. It was plot twist after plot twist for several pages. Maybe some of you readers saw it coming, but I did not. It was thrilling.
   I very kindly received this book through Netgalley, so a big thank you to the author, publishers, marketers, etc, who made it possible for me to hold this deliciously moody book in my kindle.

5/5 stars
0/5 spice (but you'll love it)