the darkest part of the forest by holly black

The Narrator brings out every emotion and nuance in the characters, not just reading the lines but acting them out. All the characters are complex, with goals and flaws and pasts that have made them who they are and shape the choices they make as the story unfolds. The story is delightfully dark, a tale of family and love and the bonds those create, but without ever feeling heavy. He was absolutely hooked until the very end. We did not finish the book during drive but he insisted we finish before the whole trip was over, choosing this book over his podcasts or movies. He's never read a Holly Black novel, but this book has converted him, to both wanting to read her other books and to wanting to give audio books a try in the future. He is not a fan of audio books but agreed to try one while it was my turn to drive, and chose this from my collection almost at random. My boyfriend and I listened to this audio book last week on a road trip. she doesn't create a new world so much as tease the reader with the idea that, right at the edge of the reality we know, lurks a world of magic and ancient beings that has always been there. Holly Black has, from her first book, been a master at weaving classic fairytale (the truly classic kind, not the Disney retellings many of us grew up with) into stories set in the Modern age. The Darkest Part of the Forest is best-selling author Holly Black's triumphant return to the opulent, enchanting faerie tales that launched her YA career.Īnother Perfect Adaptation of Classic Fairytales 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. But as Hazel grows up, she puts aside those stories. 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. 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. A girl makes a secret sacrifice to the faerie king in this lush New York Times best-selling fantasy by author Holly Black.

The darkest part of the forest by holly black