Echo In The Forest
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Publisher Description
It was the perfect birthday for six-year-old Echo until the mysterious disappearance of her parents left her orphaned and alone. Ten years later and still struggling for answers, she ventures into the very place they warned her about, the forest.
Disorientated under the trees and attempting to unravel the mystery, Echo is forced deeper into the eerie wilderness and into the wilds of her conflicted past. But an unspoken darkness looms under the trees, delighting in her sorrow, and biding its time.
Customer Reviews
Great read!
Echo In The Forest is one of those books that once you pick it up, you can't stop turning pages. The prose is elegant, the foreshadowing is excellent, and the story was gripping.
Echo herself is a great character too. Complex yet confident and her journey is heartbreaking and inspiring.
Beautiful and moving
Joaquim Silva has once again proved that story will always be king. It's been two years since his debut novel Beyond The Luna and with Echo In The Forest he's produced another imaginative and enthralling read.
This is an excellent tale. One that grips you from the haunting last lines of the first chapter and never lets go until you finish the book. The prose is rich with detail and certain descriptions of the forest will make you feel as if you're walking the forest with Echo herself.
The plot is very well executed, and has many twists and turns to keep you turning pages. I was fortunate enough to have received an advance copy at the tail end of May.
If you only read one book this year, make it this one.
Echo's a classic story
Fast reading, almost classic tale, yet with a modern twist on the cliche ending.
This follows the lead character Echo, starting at age 6, when she suffers a shocking family trauma. It then skips forwards a decade, to the 16 year old Echo, who is out looking for answers.
Difficult to say more without spoiling really, other than she takes on a physical and mental journey, meeting some strange and not so strange characters, and finally, she gets some answers. Perhaps not the answers she planned on, but this is all part of the original ending.
Well worth reading.