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C.G. Drews

C.G. Drews is a young adult author whose books include Don't Let the Forest In. Their earlier novel The Companions is a dark fantasy about a group of flawed characters bound together by magic and mystery. Across their fiction, Drews tends toward morally complex characters and atmospheric worldbuilding, with stories that turn on loyalty and on what people are willing to pay for power.
Rather than leaning on clear heroes and villains, Drews builds tension from obligation, secrecy, and the uneasy bonds between characters who need one another but cannot fully trust one another. The fantasy elements are usually tied to those relationships, so the central conflict is as much about choices and consequences as it is about magic. Readers who follow young adult dark fantasy will find these recurring concerns across Drews's work, from The Companions to Don't Let the Forest In.
On LuvemBooks, we've reviewed Don't Let the Forest In.
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Don't Let the Forest In

4.2/5

reader rating · 5,084 ratings

CG Drews's Don't Let the Forest In follows two boarding-school boys, a storyteller and an artist, whose imagined monsters come to life in the woods. Reviewers praise its lush prose, creepy forest and ace representation, though its heavy themes and open ending won't suit everyone.

Reviewed Oct 30, 2026

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