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hurricanyounot's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I'd sell BOTH my kidneys if it meant I got to read this for the first time again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Confinement, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence
Moderate: Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, Blood, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Incest
MAJOR Content Warnings: In chapter 6,alesehunter's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Child death, Infertility, and Kidnapping
sheryl_macca's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The first of the Sevenwaters Series, Daughter of The Forest, does a lot more than set up the rest of the series and end on a cliffhanger. My pet hate of a series starter.
This book is atmospheric, weighty and full of character shaping tests and trials. Set in Ireland and England in the Dark Ages where land, pride and survival are paramount, a curse is placed on seven siblings by the Fae Folk. The only girl amongst the siblings has the power to break the curse but only if she can stay true to her dark path.
For a YA book, the story is darker than IIexpected. I enjoyed the suspense and the obstacles in the daughters way. They were of course linked to magic but not in a fantastical potteresque or belaqua way. The magic was of old lore, druids, celts and power of the elements. Each of the seven siblings had the skills within themselves that were needed but they had to discover them, hone them and trust them as masters of their own destiny and of their family and kin.
I'm excited to continue on to the second book where I hope for more of the same rich and powerful landscapes, ethereal and dark moods and internal struggles to complete the quests and rise to the challenges.
This book is atmospheric, weighty and full of character shaping tests and trials. Set in Ireland and England in the Dark Ages where land, pride and survival are paramount, a curse is placed on seven siblings by the Fae Folk. The only girl amongst the siblings has the power to break the curse but only if she can stay true to her dark path.
For a YA book, the story is darker than IIexpected. I enjoyed the suspense and the obstacles in the daughters way. They were of course linked to magic but not in a fantastical potteresque or belaqua way. The magic was of old lore, druids, celts and power of the elements. Each of the seven siblings had the skills within themselves that were needed but they had to discover them, hone them and trust them as masters of their own destiny and of their family and kin.
I'm excited to continue on to the second book where I hope for more of the same rich and powerful landscapes, ethereal and dark moods and internal struggles to complete the quests and rise to the challenges.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child death
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