Don’t Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews, a psychological thriller Book Review

Don’t Let the Forest In Summary

“Don’t Let The Forest In”“ by C.G. Drews is a trendy tale of friendship between Andrew and Thomas, revolving around the wave of horror and mysterious secrets. The story twirls around the character of Andrew Perrault, a high school senior, and his troubled friend, Thomas Rye, whose mysterious drawings turn into realistic monsters afterwards. The Andrew’s imaginary and dark fairytales were the actual input of the Thomas drawings, both having a deep connection. Imaginary and weird dark fairytales of Andrew, the troublesome drawings of Thomas Rye followed by the mysterious disappearance of Thomas abusive parents and the monsters turning into reality got the boys in trouble. The boys had to face these deadly creatures, confronting their own inner demons. Deep down, the story also describes how the fantastical creations that may be resulting from social interactions and mental health could lead to disasters that could be on a dangerous level.

“Everything inside me is in ruins for you.”

Character Analysis:

Andrew Perrault:

Andrew Perrault is playing the role, which is very interesting in the story “Don’t Let the Forest In.” His part in the story is reflected his deep obsession with Thomas, marked by the romantic obsession that is a denial pointing toward the LGBTQ. Andrew feel comfort in writing dark academic fairytales that Thomas draws into weird creatures. Because of the realistic development of those drawing-type weird creatures, Andrew becomes more concerned about Thomas’s wellbeing and their friendship.

Thomas Rye:

Thomas Rye has a pivotal role in the story Don’t Let the Forest In. He was deeply traumatized by the mysterious disturbance of his abusive parents and was the victim of mental ill-being. He finds comfort in making the weird drawings that lead to the creation of troubling monsters based on Andrew’s dark fairytale writings, causing real disaster.

Dove:

In the story “Don’t Let the Forest In,” Andrew’s has a twin sister, Dove, who deeply feels about Andrew. It has highlighted the involvement of Andrew more in his friendship with Thomas, which is also a cause of loneliness and social anxiety for Andrew. Andrew is more worried about Thomas being aware of the fact of his own struggling surroundings.

Let the Forest In Themes and Writing Style:

Thomas Rye, his troubling past, and the mysterious disappearance of his abusive parents are of great interest and make the novel more engaging for the kind of fantasy and imaginary world lovers. Moreover, the engaging style of the text used in the book and the thrill of the mesh of psychological and physiological phenomena explained in the book compelled me to read this book. Reviewing this novel, I was wonderstruck by the relationship between Andrew and Thomas, deep down sharing a strong psychological bond. Andrew, being deeply obsessed about his friend Thomas, shares a deep protective eye towards Thomas.

The most famous lines collected from Don’t Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews are:

Shortlisting the lines quoted in the book Don’t Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews, leave a deep impression.

Andrew:

(The true description of the mental pressure of Andrew, who is deeply scared of the fact of monsters turning into real and causing danger.)

Thomas:

This line is the true reflection of Thomas mental stress and describes the facts related to drawing monsters and not finding his way out of these weird creatures.

Andrew (about Thomas):

Shows the deep emotional involvement of Andrew trying his best to save Thomas, but he also fears that getting close to Thomas might not make the situation worse.

Thomas:

(Thomas realizes his mental struggles finding their way out through drawing of weird creatures that lead them into trouble.)

Andrew:

(This shows Andrew’s emotional involvement in the bridge of realities lying between the monstrous creatures and the involvement of Thomas, his closest friend in it.)

Conclusion:

The conclusion was chilling and coupled with the elimination of the dark complexions of psychological and realistic monstrous creatures that were haunting their closest people. The boys had to fight with those creatures every night. The fear of Andrew till the end that the end of these monsters might only be the elimination of creature Thomas, who was the artist of those weird drawings.

Overall, the story describes deep emotional complexity and inspired by the outstanding writing style of the writer.

I would give it 4/5 stars.

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