The book started with a fairytale-like atmosphere. While wondering what great reads 2015 would bring us, I found this and immediately felt pulled toward it. Not that I was not interested in the others: I am simply always too excited by new releases. * Holly Black has written a considerable amount of books, but this is the first novel by her that I have read. It rested right on the ground and in it slept a boy with horns on his head and ears as pointed as knives. But swept up in new love, shifting loyalties, and the fresh sting of betrayal, will it be enough?ĭown a path worn into the woods, past a stream and a hollowed-out log full of pill bugs and termites, was a glass of coffin. The boy has slept there for generations, never waking.Īs the world turns upside down, Hazel tries to remember her years pretending to be a knight. Hazel and Ben were both in love with him as children. It rests right on the ground and in it sleeps a boy with horns on his head and ears as pointed as knives. Or she did, once.Īt the center of it all, there is a glass coffin in the woods. The faeries’ seemingly harmless magic attracts tourists, but Hazel knows how dangerous they can be, and she knows how to stop them. Hazel lives with her brother, Ben, in the strange town of Fairfold where humans and fae exist side by side. She can believe she’s found the thing she’s been made for. A girl can look at her brother and believe they’re destined to be a knight and a bard who battle evil. Children can kill a monster and feel quite proud of themselves. Genres & Themes: YA, Paranormal, Fairies, Romance, Mystery.Ĭhildren can have a cruel, absolute sense of justice.

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

The darkest part of the forest