The Secrets of
the Forest by Helena Brady is a
creepy-pasta in a slightly longer book. It takes on elements of the
2016 movie “The Forest” and Slenderman who showed up sometime
around 2009. It also talks of depression and suicide a lot, along
with murder, death, and abuse. If these topics bother you please be
advised.
Sarah-Rose
has entered the hardest time of her life. Her father has recently
died and her mother blames Sarah-Rose for his death. Not only is
Sarah-Rose’s mother blaming her but she has turned to alcohol and
beating her daughter as a way to cope. Understandably enough
Sarah-Rose can not handle all this, even more so because it is her
sixteenth birthday.
In
order to escape all of this Sarah-Rose heads into The Forest that is
on the edge of town, the one no one goes into for fear of death. She
is hoping that the stories are true and like everyone else who has
entered The Forest that she either won’t come out or will come out
as a lifeless corps floating in the river. What Sarah-Rose didn’t
expect was that The Forest had its own plans for her. Upon entering
The Forest, Sarah-Rose starts discovering secret after secret about
her town’s past and herself. The only question that remains is if
and when The Forest plans on claiming her as well.
It
was well thought out as to what the requirements were for someone to
become a spirit or not. The same goes for if said person’s spirit
becomes bound to The Forest or if they can leave it of their own free
will. I did not find this book to be very original at all. It seemed
to be a combination of a few different popular stories of recent
years. The name and cover even immediately made me think of other
things.
This
is a young adult book, but it is largely about depression and
suicide. With these extremely
tough subjects being at the front of the story I encourage anyone
extremely
sensitive about these topics to put the book down. All others, please
enjoy. I rate this book 2 out of 4. Overall the story was good. It
was just too unoriginal
for my taste. I do believe this book will be enjoyed by those who
choose to read it. There are a few small surprises
that the unsuspecting reader will find interesting.
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