Forest God

I am a hunter. It's what my father had trained me to do from a young age. He wanted me to be someone who followed in his footsteps and provide for our family and village. I knew eventually Mother would have me get married, but why would that change anything. Why does my life have to stop moving and just spin in circles to follow the traditions in my village?

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Wren grew up learning to do things for herself and for the betterment of her village. She knew of the roles and traditions her village valued and kept but thought things would be different. Married life was not what she thought it would be and longed to escape it but knew there wasn't a way out.

Except for the Offering.

The Offering happened once a year when a villager was chosen to be sent to the forest that lined their village as a sacrifice to their Forest God. The Chief chose who was to be sent, claiming to hear from the Forest God who was to be sent. The villagers dreaded every year when the Offering came around, praying they or those they loved wouldn't be chosen. Wren prayed it would be her picked to act as the sacrifice if only to escape the chains that binder her to the life she was being forced to live. Nobody knew what happened once you went deep into the forest, but she was willing to face anything to get away.

But the Forest was not what it seemed, and Wren was woefully unprepared.

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Content Warning:

This book contains MANY heavy topics. Reader discretion is advised. Some of the topics mentioned include: abuse, violence, child loss, miscarriage, weight issues (concerning food intake), stereotyped roles (learning towards misogynistic), spousal sexual assault, and death. Please do not reas if these topics will cause you extreme discomfort or trauma responses. Your mental health is more important than reading an interesting book. A content warning will be in the beginning of the book as well as trigger warnings at the beginning of each chapter something is mentioned.