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O canto mais escuro da floresta by Holly Black

15 reviews

paladinpals's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

the prince trapped in a glass coffin thing has become a permanent part of my psyche. like you know you read something and it goes SO hard? that it is unforgettable? yeah.

also the straight baiting is incredible like YOU THOUGHT

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Alcohol

ceruleanshelves's review against another edition

4.5

 “Once, there was a girl who vowed she would save everyone in the world, but forgot herself.”

i'm starting to think there will never be a holly black book i don't love.

in a town that lives alongside faeries and magic in a wary truce, there lies a horned boy in a glass coffin never waking... until one day he does.

“They loved him because he was a prince and a faerie and magical and you were supposed to love princes and faeries and magical people.”

one thing i especially loved about this book was the camaraderie with the main cast. as black notes in her annotations, these are the nicest people she's ever written lol. hazel and ben are one of the best sibling pairings i've read (side-eyeing taryn), and even the parents in the town have some of the best examples i've seen in fantasy. 

 “You and your sister are very dear to each other. To show your regard, you give each other lovely bouquets of lies.”

it was also fun to see black write a friends to lovers romance, still with its Folk whimsy and tension. i could definitely tell she wrote this right after The Coldest Girl in Coldtown bc the horror influences were a little elevated from her usual writing, the Folk and the danger a little creepier.

 “Children can have a cruel, absolute sense of justice. Children can kill monsters and feel quite proud of themselves.”

a holly black world would be terrifying to fall into, but also so wondrous.

“I need to stop fantasizing about running away to some other life and start figuring out the one I have.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Grief, and Death of parent

sabinehunter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

piperclover's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I absolutely loved this. The relationship between Ben and Hazel is realistic, tender, and complex. The descriptions of the monsters, fae, and of the fae world are exactly my cup of tea. I love the ending and that

horned boy Severin gets with Ben. I wish we saw them a little more but I also like that Hazel ends up with changeling Jack.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

noellegrace8's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really loved this plotline. I started with Folk of the Air, not knowing this was the first Elfhame novel. I'm glad I read it in the order I did, because I think I would have put down this installment if I weren't already so invested in the world of Elfhame. I loved that this had a small-town folktale vibe. The legends surrounding the boy in the glass coffin and the folk in the forest were perfect. I also loved Sorrow's story and description. Again, a truly clever tale.

I was disappointed at how quickly the action was resolved and how we got such a bird's-eye-view of Severin and Ben's relationship with him. In my opinion, Ben would have been a far better main character choice than Hazel. Hazel was basically the Wish.com version of Jude Duarte. And Jack was, unfortunately, not very well developed. Altogether, the characters in this book either fell flat or weren't explored enough. I also really dislike the high school approach, mostly because it always focuses on partying and stupid decisions, which I couldn't even relate to while I was actually in high school.

I give Lauren Fortgang 4/5⭐. Sometimes she had it down so well - the vocal choices, the gender switching, all of it. Other times, like with Severin, her voice did not really match the character and description well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Self harm, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

ifoundcallie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

nat20charisma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Set before the Cruel Prince, this book was a great way to see a different part of the world where humans and faeries live on the same land. There is a crossover of characters from both stories, and the main character Hazel has many similarities to Jude, but there are enough differences to make it enjoyable. The ending was surprising and incredibly satisfying. Also, the LGBTQ representation is done well. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

erzywerzy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Self harm, and Alcohol

redpollrory's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Torture, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse and Slavery

sweetlikesadia's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

💫I have read The Folk of the Air series, so this book had me excited. I enjoyed the storyline and the diversity e.g. LGBTQ. 

💫Another fearless female hero

📈I wishe  there was more witty lines and more display of characters personalities..sometimes it felt rushed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail