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The Dark Between the Trees

By: Fiona Barnett
Narrated by: Vicky Hall, Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
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1647: A small group of Parliamentarian soldiers are ambushed in an isolated part of Northern England. Their only hope for survival is to flee into the nearby Moresby Wood...unwise though that may seem. For Moresby Wood is known to be an unnatural place, the realm of witchcraft and shadows, where the devil is said to go walking by moonlight...

Seventeen men enter the wood. Only two are ever seen again, and the stories they tell of what happened make no sense. Stories of shifting landscapes, of trees that appear and disappear at will...and of something else. Something dark. Something hungry.

Today, five women are headed into Moresby Wood to discover, once and for all, what happened to that unfortunate group of soldiers. Led by Dr Alice Christopher, an historian who has devoted her entire academic career to uncovering the secrets of Moresby Wood. Armed with metal detectors, GPS units, mobile phones and the most recent map of the area (which is nearly 50 years old), Dr Christopher's group enters the wood ready for anything. Or so they think.

©2022 Fiona Barnett (P)2022 Penguin Audio
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Solid folk horror

Fairly standard but nonetheless entertaining tale of folk horror with some cool ideas weaved in. Other reviews complained that the ending was confusing but it seemed pretty clear to me. If you have a folk horror itch, this will scratch it.

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Really enjoyed.

I really enjoyed this. It was a quick and spooky listen. Performance was great. Unlike a lot of people, I actually enjoyed the ending. It was a very bold choice, but I think it was quite fitting. This is one of the most atmospheric books I have ever read.

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Amazing Story

I absolutely loved this story. The story gripped me from start to finish and the 2 narrators were fantastic. I don't want to say what the story twist is but for fans of Lincoln and Child type of books (historical fiction/archeological thrillers) you will love this story.

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Really falls off at the end

This books performance is great, the setting is fun but then just gives up at the end. I am confused and disappointed.

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Folding in on itself

This was a cool premise and an unfortunate execution. About three chapters could have been eliminated because of redundancy along with some of the most annoying, frivolous dialog I’ve come across. I don’t believe there was one character I cared about but that was okay because, you see, many of their stories don’t get resolved. Unfulfilling and also boring. Elements were interesting. But I’m a bit cross about the book.

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What a waste of a credit & time

This book is the worst thing a story can be: boring and pointless. In both timelines the characters and story are equally uninteresting and tiresome. This isn’t a horror or thriller more of a soft slow weird story with dumb characters ... don’t waste a credit on this one.

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Good concept but does not do much with it

Alternates chapters between 17th century English soldiers pursued by a folk monster in Moresby Woods, and a modern research team having the same experience.
More dark fantasy than horror. Marred by reaching for a broad, casual-reading audience , that is, plain language, not enough ideas, and little atmosphere.

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