The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
My Twenty-Second book for ljbookbingo is The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black for the Children's or YA square found here.
In the woods is a glass coffin. It rests on the ground, and in it sleeps a boy with horns on his head and ears as pointed as knives....
Hazel and her brother, Ben, live in Fairfold, where humans and the Folk exist side by side. 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. But as Hazel grows up, she puts aside those stories. Hazel knows the horned boy will never wake.
Until one day, he does....
As the world turns upside down, Hazel has to become the knight she once pretended to be. ~Amazon Book Description
I enjoyed this book. Hazel was a delight and I was surprised several times by a few of the twists and turns. I especially enjoyed the sibling relationship of Ben and Hazel even though they were at cross purposes for much of the book. Overall it was a well written and very intriguing story.
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In the woods is a glass coffin. It rests on the ground, and in it sleeps a boy with horns on his head and ears as pointed as knives....
Hazel and her brother, Ben, live in Fairfold, where humans and the Folk exist side by side. 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. But as Hazel grows up, she puts aside those stories. Hazel knows the horned boy will never wake.
Until one day, he does....
As the world turns upside down, Hazel has to become the knight she once pretended to be. ~Amazon Book Description
I enjoyed this book. Hazel was a delight and I was surprised several times by a few of the twists and turns. I especially enjoyed the sibling relationship of Ben and Hazel even though they were at cross purposes for much of the book. Overall it was a well written and very intriguing story.
This entry was originally posted at https://under-the-silk-tree.dreamwidth.org/45577.html