Hazel and her brother, Ben, live in Fairfold, where humans and the Folk exist side by side. It rests on the ground, and in it sleeps a boy with horns on his head and ears as pointed as knives. I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Black has crafted characters that are both innocent and naive yet strong and alluring.A girl makes a secret sacrifice to the faerie king in this lush New York Times best-selling fantasy by author Holly Black. The typical young adult themes of racism, outsider status, peer pressure, and truth are addressed with freshness (Alex O’Connell The Times) impressed with THE COLDEST GIRL IN COLDTOWN, and this latest story is similarly engrossing. (EllatheBookworm GUARDIAN TEEN BOOKS)Ī TALE OF FAIRY FOLK CASTS A SPELL: Holly Black. I can guarantee that anyone will be surprised by its originality and strength, and I cannot wait to read more of Black's work. a must read for anyone who enjoys fantasy or twists of faery tales. The storyline is inventive and captivating, and I cannot comprehend how much imagination Black must have to craft something like that. ( THE BOOKBAG)īlack has expertly weaved a story which is totally unique, fascinating and modern, almost startling in its originality and strength of plot. Black has crafted characters that are both innocent and naive yet strong and alluring ( SCHOOL LIBRARIAN)Ī rollocking story of evil faeries and teenage angst in modern day USA.
The revival of the modern day fairytale continues its journey in this wonderful and surprising YA novel. This is Holly Black doing what she does best: with gorgeous prose that flows beautifully, complicated female characters and a story of back and forth, The Darkest Part of the Forest is an elaborate modern fairytale that subverts genre expectations. This is a book of tales and curses and love. This is a book of lies and lost memories. ( THE NEW YORK TIMES)Ī rollocking story of evil faeries and teenage angst in modern day USA ( THE BOOKBAG) a wickedly entertaining mash-up of genre conventions and enthusiastic subversions in which the perennial adolescent desire to be seen as normal takes on a whole new meaning. I can guarantee that anyone will be surprised by its originality and strength ( THE GUARDIAN) A must read for anyone who enjoys fantasy or twists of faery tales.
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