Book Review: The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black 3/5
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Faeries. Knights. Princes. True love. Think you know how the story goes? Think again…
Near the little town of Fairfold, in the darkest part of the forest, lies a glass casket. Inside the casket lies a sleeping faerie prince that none can rouse. He’s the most fascinating thing Hazel and her brother Ben have ever seen. They dream of waking him – but what happens when dreams come true? In the darkest part of the forest, you must be careful what you wish for…
Review:
A creepy fairytale vibe that I enjoyed, but was not love-struck with.
I love a good fantasy and this book had it in abundance. I can’t quite pinpoint why I wasn’t enthralled with this book, but it took me a good few attempts of picking it up and putting it down over the course of a few weeks to finally read the story in length.
The characters were well rounded. I especially liked Jack, the changeling. Hazel, the MC, was suitably flawed, and that was important for this story due to the fairytale premise.
It was the world building that clawed this book back for me. Black definitely has the imagination and storytelling ability for this type of fantasy.
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