Ben’s best friend, Jack, is black, Ben is gay, and Hazel is the physical fighter in the group while Ben is the sensitive artist and Jack is the token love interest. One of the fun things about this book is that it is casually diverse.

But swept up in new love, shifting loyalties, and the fresh sting of betrayal, will it be enough? The boy has slept there for generations, never waking.Īs the world turns upside down and a hero is needed to save them all, Hazel tries to remember her years spent 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 pointy 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. Here’s the plot as described by the publisher: This book had some problems, and the romance is pretty tacked on, but it’s excellent in terms of plot and dark fantasy atmosphere. I’m a huge Holly Black fan – she’s been a major force in urban fantasy and her books are always gorgeous to read. The Darkest Part of the Forest, by Holly Black, is a fantasy YA with romance elements. Review: This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman and M.Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult.Review: Love & Other Theories by Alexis Bass.Blog Tour Excerpt and Giveaway: Wild by Sophie Jordan.Waiting on Wednesday (#97): The Orphan Queen by Jo.Cover Reveal and Giveaway: Salt & Stone by Victori.Swoon Thursday (#93): This Shattered World by Amie.Review: An Heiress For All Seasons by Sophie Jordan.Review: The Duke of Dark Desires by Miranda Neville.Book Blitz and Giveaway: Breaking the Rules by Kat.Review: The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black.Waiting on Wednesday (#98): Catalyst by Lydia Kang.Swoon Thursday (#94): The Darkest Part of the Fore.Review: Deception's Princess by Esther Friesner.Review: The Shape of My Heart by Ann Aguirre.Review: The Millionaire Rogue by Jessica Peterson.Waiting on Wednesday (#99): Fall With Me by Jennif.Swoon Thursday (#95): The Shape of My Heart by Ann.Review: This Night So Dark by Amie Kaufman and Mea.Review: Willowgrove by Kathleen Peacock.Review and Excerpt: The Darkest Touch by Gena Show.Waiting on Wednesday (#100): Empire of Night by Ke.

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