Reviews

In the Night Wood by Dale Bailey

jwilding's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars—Strange and spooky little book. Elements of A.S. Byatt. Overarchingly needed much more character development.

scribe391's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Charles Hayden and his wife: Erin travel from Ransom North Carolina to to Yorkshire.
Yarrow is the village closest to Caedmon Hollow’s estate.
Nearby is the Eorl Wood, inspiration for In the night wood a children’s book Hollow wrote.

katielouwhoreads's review against another edition

4.0

Dark and poetic!

anawalt's review against another edition

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

isobel_b's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

t0rixoxo's review against another edition

i rlly wanted to like it but i just couldnt get invested. i feel like it was moving too slow for me

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Child death

bmlowry8's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

whistedpopinjay's review against another edition

dark mysterious

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

elinor999's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

extramedium's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes