Acqua's Reviews> Silver in the Wood

3.5 stars

Silver in the Woodreads like a forest fairytale.It could be seen like a loose m/m retelling of the Green Man myths, so it's fitting that this is a storyabout rebirth and reawakening,not only of nature after spring but of people after toxic relationships.

It's a quiet, slow story, and if at first I thought that the pacing was odd - things happen too quickly, but the book is still slow? - I realized that in a way it wasa reflection of how the main character, who is part of the wood, experienced time himself.

This is also one of the best plant magic stories I've ever read. Not only it's about a vaguely creepy wood,it actually talks about which trees there arein detail - elms, oaks, and even a mention of gorse (I love gorse) - and there are scenes in which roots and vines are weapons.

What didn't work for me as much was the romance,as this is barely longer than 100 pages and the characters interact for only half of them; I thought it was cute, but I didn't feel it.

At times it reminded me a bit ofWitchmarkfor the sweet romance between a human and a paranormal creature, at times it reminded me ofStrange Gracefor the isolated town in the wood and the terrible things that lurk in it, and I'd definitely recommend it to everyone who liked those books.