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. We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from The Book That Wouldn’t Burn, the first installment in a brand new fantasy series by Mark Lawrence, out from Ace on May 9th. Children can kill a monster and feel quite proud of themselves. This is a book of lies and lost memories. The Darkest Part of the Forest Holly Black The Darkest Part of the Forest Children can have a cruel, absolute sense of justice. ( 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) The Darkest Part of the Forestis well-written, but the story can be confusing because of the intricate world stuffed into one novel. Hazel knows the horned boy will never wake.Īs the world turns upside down, Hazel has to become the knight she once pretended to be.A must read for anyone who enjoys fantasy or twists of faery tales. The Darkest Part of the Forest takes the reader through a fantasy world filled with betrayal, trickery, and most of all, love. But as Hazel grows up, she puts aside those stories. The Darkest Part of the Forest is a standalone, so you dont need to have read her other books to enjoy it - which is lucky, because I seem to be reading them backwards In the forest outside the town of Fairfold is a glass casket containing a sleeping faerie prince. Since they were children, Hazel and Ben have been telling each other stories about the boy in the glass coffin, that he is a prince and they are valiant knights, pretending their prince would be different from the other faeries, the ones who made cruel bargains, lurked in the shadows of trees, and doomed tourists. Tourists drive in to see the lush wonders of Faerie and, most wonderful of all, the horned boy.

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. The story takes place in a world where humans and faeries live side-by-side, and two siblings must weather the challenges of growing up alongside the dangers of the fae. The Darkest Part of The Forest is a young adult fantasy novel by Holly Black.

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