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| 3/5 stars. Disappointing and over-hyped. |
I started listening to this book on audible but quickly found that it wasn't for me. The narrator had a lovely voice but the story felt slow. So I moved on to my physical copy which I had bought after forgetting that I'd already got the audiobook! (Well done, Kazia!)
This story follows a girl called Alice who is constantly moving with her Mum, Ella, and being followed by "bad luck". Alice's grandmother, Althea, is a famous writer of The Hinterland which is a book of fairytales and lives in The Hazel Wood. They have never met and the book is very rare so Alice has never read it.
Alice takes a road trip with potential love interest, and The Hinterland super fan, Finch, to find The Hazel Wood. They eventually find a blogger that had tried to enter The Hazel Wood, resulting in her boyfriend being murdered and living as a recluse in a tiny apartment.
After around two thirds of the book, they finally get to The Halfway Wood. Alice is taken into her story and learns about Ella's past and relationship with Althea.
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I found the book slow and the last third was much more action-packed than the first two thirds. I wasn't expecting Alice to stay in New York for the majority of the book.
Overall, I feel like this book lost its magic because it was over-hyped and I didn't feel a connection to any of the characters.
Kazia x
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