SuitabookSamuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest
Matt Haig
- Reading
- Consider checking in before and after the forest episodes, and let the reader set the pace. You could also pause to discuss which details seem mysterious and which are explained.
- Themes
- Grief and sibling bonds: The siblings move to live with their aunt after their parents die, and Samuel ventures into the forest to rescue Martha. Family loss and the sibling relationship are part of the premise; how the book develops or resolves them is unclear.
- Fear of the unknown: The book addresses fear of the unknown; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The story sets up uncertainty about the forest and Aunt Eda’s fears; whether those fears prove justified is not established.
- Worth knowing
- The premise includes the recent deaths of the children’s parents and a rescue mission in a forest described as dangerous, with strange creatures. These elements may feel intense for some readers.