{"id":12977,"date":"2019-06-19T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=12977"},"modified":"2019-06-17T21:42:25","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T01:42:25","slug":"review-hawk-in-the-woods-carrie-laben","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-hawk-in-the-woods-carrie-laben\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: A Hawk in the Woods by Carrie Laben"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12978\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-hawk-in-the-woods-carrie-laben\/hawkinwoods\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hawkinwoods.jpg?fit=323%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"323,499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hawkinwoods\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hawkinwoods.jpg?fit=323%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12978\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hawkinwoods-227x350.jpg?resize=227%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hawkinwoods.jpg?resize=227%2C350&amp;ssl=1 227w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hawkinwoods.jpg?w=323&amp;ssl=1 323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 85vw, 227px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hawk-Woods-Carrie-Laben\/dp\/193990546X\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=a+hawk+in+the+woods&amp;qid=1557110755&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>A Hawk in the Woods<\/em> by Carrie Laben<\/a><br \/>\nWord Horde (March 2019)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>270 pages; $15.42 paperback; $6.99 e-book<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SadieHartmann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sadie Hartmann<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This debut novel from Carrie Laben sure sticks to your ribs long after you\u2019ve read it. The prose itself is rich but it\u2019s all the subtext and symbolism that fills up your mind with food for thought. <\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The beginning chapters reveal no indication of what\u2019s in store. Abby Waite gets some life altering news that changes the direction of her life pretty drastically-starting with her intention to break her sister out of prison. Once on the road, the reader goes on a road trip with the two sisters who have spent some time apart but waste no time getting back to the usual. Well, whatever is usual for them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abby and Martha are twins. They each have some remarkable powers. Abby can \u201cpush\u201d people and Martha can \u201cfold\u201d time. At first it is unclear how these powers developed or where they come from until the narrative splits into two: One following the present day road trip with the sisters making their way to the old family cabin, and the other told in flashbacks to the sisters\u2019 troubling past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sense of foreboding is real. It\u2019s tangible. Often times I caught myself wanting to just relieve the tension and skim forward to what was sure to be a mind blowing, disturbing climax. But then the plot I was currently reading would thicken and I would once again become absorbed into Carrie\u2019s memorizing tale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Admittedly, there were moments where I was frustrated with the pacing and I was longing for the narrative that takes place in the past, when the two girls were being raised in a non-traditional, occultish lifestyle by their abusive mother and grandfather. The flashbacks give the most insight and clues into what was happening, satisfying some burning questions I developed early on. The flashbacks also helped to make sense of Abby\u2019s present day plan, which I think was intentionally ambiguous. A few times, I read back through some portions of the story because I was afraid I had missed something. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mid-way through the book, Carrie Laben begins to peel back the layers and get to the heart of the story. Once we begin our descent to the book\u2019s harrowing conclusion, Laben stirs up an original and unusual experience I won\u2019t soon forget. I\u2019m eager to read more from this author and it\u2019s my recommendation that horror fans show up to the party sooner, rather than later.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Hawk in the Woods by Carrie Laben Word Horde (March 2019) 270 pages; $15.42 paperback; $6.99 e-book Reviewed by\u00a0Sadie Hartmann This debut novel from Carrie Laben sure sticks to your ribs long after you\u2019ve read it. 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