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The Darkest Part of the Forest

by Holly Black

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Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

A beautifully crafted exploration of sacrifice, identity, and forbidden love that lingers in your mind like faerie magic.

Synopsis

Children can have a cruel, absolute sense of justice. Children can kill a monster and feel quite proud of themselves. A girl can look at her brother and believe they’re destined to be a knight and a bard who battle evil. She can believe she’s found the thing she’s been made for. Hazel lives with her brother, Ben, in the strange town of Fairfold where humans and fae exist side by side. The faeries’ seemingly harmless magic attracts tourists, but Hazel knows how dangerous they can be, and she knows how to stop them. Or she did, once. At the center of it all, there is a glass coffin in the woods. It rests right on the ground and in it sleeps a boy with horns on his head and ears as pointed as knives. Hazel and Ben were both in love with him as children. The boy has slept there for generations, never waking. Until one day, he does… As the world turns upside down, Hazel tries to remember her years pretending to be a knight. But swept up in new love, shifting loyalties, and the fresh sting of betrayal, will it be enough?

At a Glance

3.86 ★ Goodreads
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Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingmedium burn

Top Tropes

fairytale retellinghidden identitymonster romance

Mood

magicalsecretiveeeriebittersweetdark

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.86 ★

Page Count

328 pages

Published

2015

Primary Genre

Ya Fantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

Third Person

Romance Pacing

Medium Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Lauren Fortgang

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

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Spice Details 🌶️

N/A

deathemotional abusekidnappingtraumaviolencebloodcaptivitygriefparental abandonmentstalking

World & Setting

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Reading Context

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