Overview
As alluring as it is unsettling, award-winning author CG Drews' debut YA psychological horror will leave readers breathless and hesitant to venture deeper into the woods. Once upon a time, Andrew had cut out his heart and given it to this boy, and he was very sure Thomas had no idea that Andrew would do anything for him. Protect him. Lie for him. Kill for him. High school senior Andrew Perrault finds refuge in the twisted fairytales that he writes for the only person who can ground him to reality--Thomas Rye, the boy with perpetually ink-stained hands and hair like autumn leaves. And with his twin sister, Dove, inexplicably keeping him at a cold distance upon their return to Wickwood Academy, Andrew finds himself leaning on his friend even more. But something strange is going on with Thomas. His abusive parents have mysteriously vanished, and he arrives at school with blood on his sleeve. Thomas won't say a word about it, and shuts down whenever Andrew tries to ask him questions. Stranger still, Thomas is haunted by something, and he seems to have lost interest in his artwork--whimsically macabre sketches of the monsters from Andrew's wicked stories. Desperate to figure out what's wrong with his friend, Andrew follows Thomas into the off-limits forest one night and catches him fighting a nightmarish monster--Thomas's drawings have come to life and are killing anyone close to him. To make sure no one else dies, the boys battle the monsters every night. But as their obsession with each other grows stronger, so do the monsters, and Andrew begins to fear that the only way to stop the creatures might be to destroy their creator...
Full Product Details
Author: Cg Drews
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Imprint: St Martin's Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.40cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 21.80cm
Weight: 0.399kg
ISBN: 9781250895660
ISBN 10: 1250895669
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 29 October 2024
Recommended Age: From 13 to 17 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""A bloodied tale of toxic romance and botanical horror, this book will ensnare you like the tendrils of a haunted forest."" --Lyndall Clipstone, author of Lakesedge and Unholy Terrors"
"""Compulsively readable. Don't Let the Forest In lures you into a lush world full of terrifying monsters and codependent boys trying to survive their obsessive art--and each other."" --Trang Thanh Tran, New York Times-bestselling author of She Is a Haunting ""A bloodied tale of toxic romance and botanical horror, this book will ensnare you like the tendrils of a haunted forest."" --Lyndall Clipstone, author of Lakesedge and Unholy Terrors"
Author Information
CG Drews is the author of A Thousand Perfect Notes, The Boy Who Steals Houses, and Don't Let the Forest In. CG's work has been translated into six languages and was nominated for the 2020 CILIP Carnegie Medal and won the 2020 CBCA Honour Award. Currently living in Australia, CG never sleeps, and is forever buried under a pile of unread books.
