Among the Beasts & Briars
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Action & Adventure / General
3.7
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Ashley Poston
Ashley Poston, acclaimed author of Heart of Iron, returns with a dark, lush fairy tale-inspired fantasy for fans of Sara Raasch and Susan Dennard. Cerys is safe in the Kingdom of Aloriya. Here there are no droughts, disease, or famine, and peace is everlasting. It has been this way for hundreds of years, since the first king made a bargain with the Lady who ruled the forest that borders the kingdom. But as Aloriya prospered, the woods grew dark, cursed, and forbidden. Cerys knows this all too well: When she was young, she barely escaped as the woods killed her friends and her mother. Now Cerys carries a small bit of the curse--the magic--in her blood, a reminder of the day she lost everything. As a new queen is crowned, however, things long hidden in the woods descend on the kingdom itself. Cerys is forced on the run, her only companions a small and irritating fox from the royal garden and the magic in her veins. It's up to her to find the legendary Lady of the Wilds and beg for a way to save her home. But the road is darker and more dangerous than she knows, and as secrets from the past are uncovered amid the teeth and roots of the forest, it's going to take everything she has just to survive.
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Author
Ashley Poston
Pages
352
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Published Date
2020
ISBN
0062847368 9780062847362
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"Alright, let's get two things out of the way on this one: Enjoyable and predictable. I thought this was really cute, and even if the foreshadowing was laid on a little too thick for anything to really feel surprising, I still enjoyed the ride. The atmosphere and visuals throughout the book were really well done. This felt more true to a traditional fairytale than most retellings or inspired books tend to. My biggest complaint is that the ending felt REALLY rushed. Like I need to check that my library book wasn't missing any pages rushed 😬"
"I need to talk about the ending of this book!! SPOILERS
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Holy cow! After the 6 month time jump and she made me think Fox actually stayed a fox I almost threw my phone across the room! My mouth was agape and I was about to curse the author if she left him like that! 😡😜 Did anyone else feel the same way or am I just crazy XD"
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