Review: A Book That Will Have You Confused, Laughing, and Crying; Asking For More!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 28, 2013
The boy from the woods is a unique story written by Jen Minkman. While the book is in need of a little bit of polish the story itself is very beautiful.Julia has been in love with Michael forever. He has the whole golden boy charm and arrogance all rolled together. While Julia’s more of the shy and artistic type. She likes to spend her time mediating out in nature, running, and music.  Julia hopes to change her status of invisibility with him at the senior dance. She does catch his notice and while things change for a very short time it’s not all that she had hoped for. She comes to realize that the Michael she loved and Michael the boy were two different people. That she was in love with the idea of him and not who he really was.  Just when Julia has come to some peace with the situation an accident happens involving him. She comes upon him lying unconscious in the woods at her favorite oak tree she likes to meditate at. When Michael first opens his eyes all he sees and knows is Julia. He starts to recover quickly and his memories start to come back to him. When this happens he wants to be with Julia and make up for the things that took place before the accident. It’s like he is a whole new person. That he wants to be better and show Julia how much she means to him. This is where the author takes a very unique approach to how she wrote the rest of the story. I don’t want to give away to many hints about the how and where the tale is going. So, I’ll say this is not your usual story with the happily ever after that you’re expecting. It has all the elements to make a really great book; the romance, mystery, and myth through in together to have you laughing and crying at the end and hoping that there might be another book.I received this book in exchange for an honest review.