

Title: The Strike and the Shadows
Author: Chantal Gadoury and A.M. Wright
Page count: 365
Published: March 3rd, 2020
Publisher: Parliament House Press
Genre: Horror
Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Rating: 2/5

Men have gone missing before.
The village of Krume is plagued by a haunted wood and a hungry witch. It’s been that way for as long as Hans and Greta can remember, though they have never seen the witch themselves; no one has.
When men start to disappear once again in the cover of night – their bloody hearts turning up on doorsteps – the village falls into frenzied madness.
Hans and Greta, two outcast orphans, find themselves facing accusations of witchcraft and are met with an ultimatum: burn at the stake, or leave the village forever.
With nowhere else to go, they abandon their only home.
As they venture into the strange forest, their path is fraught with horrific creatures, wild and vivid hallucinations, and a mysterious man tied to the witch’s past.
The Shrike is watching, just beyond the deep darkness of the woods.

I loved Hansel & Gretel growing up but there was something about this one that just didn’t sit right. this was a DNF for me at 40%


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