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Don't Let the Forest In
AuthorCG Drews
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung adult, Body horror, LGBTQ horror
PublisherFeiwel & Friends
Publication dateOctober 29, 2024
ISBN978-1250895660

Don't Let the Forest In is a 2024 young adult horror novel by CG Drews. It follows two boys who must confront monsters from their creations after they come to life.

Plot

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Andrew Perrault, an Australian boy attending Wickwood Academy in the United States, enjoys creating stories featuring macabre and grotesque creatures, which his roommate Thomas Rye then illustrates as black-and-white drawings, which are featured on-page throughout the book. As Andrew deals with his estrangement from his twin sister Dove, bullying from his peers, his newfound recognition of his asexuality and his romantic feelings for Thomas, he discovers that the monsters they made together are manifesting in real life in the academy's surrounding woods, and that Thomas has been fighting to keep them at bay. As Andrew joins him, the onslaught of monsters becomes increasingly difficult to control and his and Thomas' bodies start changing from exposure to the forest.

Reception

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Kirkus Reviews praised the "rich, extravagant prose," and noted how "Andrew grapples realistically with his sexual identity, and the story has ample genuinely creepy moments with the monsters." [1]

School Library Journal gave a starred review, calling the book "an angst-fueled, twisted fairy tale wrapped tightly in dark academia, exploring the border between love and something more dangerous".[2]

Awards and Honors
Year Award Category Result Ref
2025 Queensland Literary Awards Young Adult Won [3]
Barnes & Noble Children's & Young Adult Book Awards Young Adult Won [4]
Libby Book Awards Young Adult Fiction Finalist [5]
2024 Goodreads Choice Awards Young Adult Fantasy Finalist (6th place) [6]

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