Review: Dystopian with Very Strong Female Lead
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 31, 2014
Woodlands is a dystopian novel in the vein of Hunger Games, with an extremely totalitarian government with Guardians who are very similar to The Hunger Games Peacekeepers, who oppress the population in a similar way. The main character is a very strong female lead, with major issues that cause friction and trouble for her and others throughout the book - this is one of the book's strengths. Another strength of the book is its detail, both in world background and culture. There is a major plot twist in the middle, from which point the novel changes direction completely, but it is done well and convincingly. On the whole, however, I found that the book moved a little too slowly and could have benefited by more action.