The Darkest Part of the Forest
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Magical Realism
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Holly Black
A girl makes a secret sacrifice to the faerie king in this lush New York Times bestselling fantasy by author Holly Black. Set in the same world as The Cruel Prince!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.The Darkest Part of the Forest is bestselling author Holly Black's triumphant return to the opulent, enchanting faerie tales that launched her YA career.
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More Details:
Author
Holly Black
Pages
336
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published Date
2015-01-13
ISBN
0316213055 9780316213059
Ratings
Google: 5
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"Great standalone! Love Holly Blacks writing. Same universe of Folk of the Air series. "
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Skye Edelson-Bennett
"Another great Holly Black fae book. This is a quick one!"
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Meagan Khatthaname
"pretty shweet "
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Lily :)
"Another great and grounded fairy tale from Holly Black. I wasn’t always sure where it was going, but I loved the ride. This was a quick and fun read. "
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Sarah Arp
"Such a wonderful standalone introduction to the Folk series'! "
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Quinn Briar
"Good, quick read. "
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Brenda Salvatierra
"Beautifully written, I highly recommend this book for anyone who is interested in the Fae "
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Courtney Gascoyne
"Started off slow but a little bit in gets good . "
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nicole Link
"My first Holly Black read. I got hooked on how descriptive and magical her fae world is. Great writing, and it opened the doors to her other series. 🤴"
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Kristina mcculley
"If you like The Folk of the Air series, I totally suggest reading this one👌 It starts off a bit slow moving, but after a bit really goes by fast and you just want to keep reading📖"
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Halli Stockwell
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