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I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>\n

\"E-galleyA Girl Walks Into the Forest<\/strong> by Madeleine Roux<\/a>
Published by<\/strong> Quill Tree Books<\/a> on June 10, 2025
Genres:<\/strong> YA Fairy Tale<\/a>, YA Fantasy<\/a>, YA Horror<\/a>, YA Mythology<\/a>
Pages:<\/strong> 336
Source:<\/strong> the publisher<\/a>
Format:<\/strong> E-galley<\/a>
Goodreads<\/a>
Buy on Amazon<\/a>,\u00a0Buy on Barnes & Noble<\/a>,\u00a0Buy on Audible<\/a>
My Rating:<\/strong> \"three-half-stars\"\/
\"one-flame\"\/ <\/p>\n

Blurb:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Midsommar\u00a0<\/em>meets\u00a0The Shadows Between Us\u00a0<\/em>in this alluring mash-up of\u00a0horror and fairy tale\u00a0from\u00a0New York Times\u00a0<\/em>bestselling author Madeleine\u00a0Roux, where a girl must embark on a harrowing journey through a\u00a0deadly forest filled with otherworldly creatures, supernatural forces,\u00a0and one maniacal villain who will stop at nothing to bring her down.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For as long as she can remember, Valla\u2019s been told her beauty would give her a life most people only dreamed of. So when the mysterious Count Leonid calls on her to be his betrothed, Valla jumps at the chance to leave her small, bleak village. The only thing standing in her way? The journey through the dangerous Gottyar Wood that many don\u2019t survive.<\/p>\n

Filled with deadly and cunning creatures, the Gottyar immediately delivers on its reputation with an attack that leaves Valla injured; her face torn to shreds. Barely making it to the castle in one piece, Valla is relieved to finally be safe. But things have changed. Valla\u2019s face is no longer beautiful. And the Count is not happy\u2026Valla thought making it through the Gottyar was a victory, but when she sees what awaits beyond the palace walls, the true battle begins.<\/p>\n

In this ruthlessly female-forward narrative that borrows from the best of horror, fairy tales, and folklore, a chewed-up-and-spit-out heroine must lean on the brutality of nature and her biggest fears in order to win back what\u2019s she\u2019s been robbed her life.<\/p>\n

My Review<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I did ask the publisher if I could get an advanced review copy of this because I have enjoyed this author\u2019s books in the past. I also was in the mood for a good horror story, and the books I\u2019ve read by her in the past worked for me in that way. This is basically a Baba Yaga story, and I guess if I\u2019d realized that, I might not have requested it, with my past experiences with that type of story. I did finish it in the end, so yay me for pushing through instead of DNFing like normally I would.<\/p>\n

It definitely has some horror in it, the woods, the Count and the castle she ends up living in. There the family is keeping their father\u2019s corpse sitting in the dining room until a magician\/magical person that lives with them can supposedly bring him back to life. The people in the family that Valla thinks might actually be on her side may not be, and those she is unsure of trusting in the end may come through. There are all kinds of creatures as well that are grotesque and horrifying. Not to mention things the Count does as a \u201cgift\u201d for his bride, and even things we learn later when she is fighting back that were done, definitely all count as horror.<\/p>\n

For me there was so much of the fantasy world in it, all the long descriptions, the things that take me out of the story. I get it, those are what you get in this type of story. But it makes it so slow for me to get through. Very slow for me to read, so much so that I was ready to take a nap after forcing myself to get through to the very end.<\/p>\n

All that said, if you enjoy that kind of fantasy world, that kind of descriptive horror story, this is probably a book for you. And you might enjoy it so much more than I did!<\/p>\n

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