There is a forest where all of the thoughts of it's neighbors bring powerful legends and myths to life. What a wonderful idea, populating your woods with archetypal heroes and then interacting with them. That wasn't sarcasm, it actually did seem interesting, so I was engaged in the first part of this book learning about what exactly is going on. Somewhere it morphed from "isn't that neat" to "what is going on here." This became more of a weird, creepy, twisted, love story than an ancient myth and exploration novel. I'm sure that people out there love this and find it deep, and moving, and things like that, but on an entertainment level, and an intellectual level, this didn't do it for me. There was the bad guy and the good guy, the girl they both wanted, and their crazy dad. The girl in question is basically created from their thoughts, so there's that, and their dad, well I'll leave that stone unturned for you. Just not really my thing, though in general the idea had promise.