I have always preferred books with characters and plots that are imperfect and complex. Characters whose complicated pasts inform their current choices. I'll take an ambiguous ending over a tidy wrap-up any time, simply because life is rarely tidy. This book serves as a great reminder that what's right is not always as black and white as we would like it to be.
These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant is the atmospheric and tense story of a father and his young daughter who have made a life for themselves living off the land in a remote cabin far from civilization. Finch is an intelligent young lady with endless curiosity about the world around her, and her father, Cooper, is fiercely protective of her and of their privacy. As the reason for their being removed from civilization gradually unfolds, questions of what's right and wrong become muddled. When Finch discovers a crime has been committed in the nearby woods, she insists they notify police, putting her and her father's very private world and mysterious past at risk of being discovered.
The first half is a bit of a slow burn, but the ending makes the journey worthwhile.
This book is appropriate for adults.
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