Kris’s Reviews > Don't Let the Forest In > Status Update

Starting to get interesting again. Andrew’s violent edge is starting to show. His apathy for violence against others, and the subsequent guilt for feeling monstrous about it

Hate to say it, but I’m starting to like this book less and less as it continues. I think the major issues lies with the characters - they just aren’t interesting enough for me to keep reading for. I like Andrew and Thomas but even still, Andrew doesn’t have much personality besides his love for Thomas. I’m halfway done and Dove hasn’t had a single conversation with Thomas and it’s disappointing…

I was dead wrong. Thomas is just a severely traumatised, tormented kid who deals with the impossible burden of murdering monsters in the forest every night. On barely any sleep. Or food. And the lingering fear he’ll lose the last two people in his life that give him meaning.
I’m so simple-minded

I can feel Andrew’s anxiety and frustration around Thomas like it’s palpable. I’m just as mad and eager for him to unveil his secrets - oh it’s making me impatient in the best way.
(Current running theory: Thomas murdered his parents or had an argument with them over Andrew, something in relation to the love confession Andrew snuck in Thomas’ bag for summer).