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The Forest King's Daughter

by Elly Blake

🌶️fade to black·spoiler·Thirstwood #1

Why Read This?

You'll get a satisfying slow-burn romance with enough closure to feel complete while craving the next book in the series.

Synopsis

For fans of Sarah J. Maas and Holly Black, The Forest King's Daughter is an enemies-to-forbidden- lovers romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Frostblood . Once upon a time, among the bloodred trees of Thirstwood, a young forest princess became friends with a lonely demon boy. He gifted her an amber ring, a worthless trinket…or so he thought...because no sooner did he slide it onto her finger than the demon queen and forest king declared war. Years later, Cassia is a crucial force in her father’s army, wielding her ring of light that can blind and disorient hundreds of demons at a time. Then battle-hardened Zeru abducts her, planning to steal the ring back to fix his costly childhood mistake. Exhausted, terrified, and more than a little mistrusting, Cassia is forced to travel with Zeru to a place they both believed only existed in storybooks, one where their childhood friendship slowly rekindles into something much more. But it's only a matter of time before the war they've escaped comes for them, and a hidden threat to forest folk and demons alike grows in the shadows. From the author of the Frostblood Saga comes the first book in an enchanting, adventure-filled fantasy series about the daughters of the powerful forest king, sure to leave readers breathless and desperate for more.

At a Glance

3.60 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

secret relationshipblood feud romancefated mates

Mood

romanticadventurousmysteriousangstytense

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.60 ★

Page Count

384 pages

Published

2025

Primary Genre

Young Adult

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Eleanor Bennett

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: royalty sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

N/A

deathviolencecaptivitygriefwar

World & Setting

high fantasy sign in to unlock

Reading Context

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