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Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier

28 reviews

footnotesinyourstory's review against another edition

loved the writing, the setting & the characters to some extent (even if they felt a bit too mature for their age). it felt a bit too slow-moving as well.

the graphic rape scene

was too much for me, especially as it felt a bit too abrupt. maybe it was my fault for not heeding the content warnings.

i also found out from other reviews that the main couple has a significant age gap when the fmc is still a child, so personally not very into that either lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

fictionalwanderer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

I’m speechless. Daughter of the Forest is a tragically beautiful retelling of The Six Swans fairytale. It didn’t take long for me to fall in love with these characters and the journey they went on. This book requires patience, but Juliet Marillier will reward you tenfold with the ultimate slow burn romance.

Highly recommend this for fans of The Bear and the Nightingale, or anyone who loves folklore, fairies, or historical fantasy.
 
TW: rape, animal death 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

paigestooksbury's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective medium-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

5.0

Wow, I love this so much! Complex, layered, steeped in myths and folklore, this book absolutely broke my heart and then gradually stitched it back together again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty

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.

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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,

Sorcha is brutally raped at 14 years old.

Minor Warning Explanation: This story takes place in a time when people got married MUCH earlier in life, and, for those in higher positions in power, would often marry cousins. There is also a pregnant side character.

daniparvu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Rape

Minor: Violence, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, and Sexual violence

stephanieroc's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

4.5

La historia me encantó, el mundo me fascinó y los personajes me atraparon por completo. Tiene ese toque de magia y realismo que me encanta.

Mi única queja sería la edad de la protagonista, considerando el aspecto de la relación amorosa en el libro, y aunque puede ser validado por la época histórica en la que se situa la historia, no diría que es lo más apropiado. Aun así la historia de amor had me in a chokehold. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

accidentalspaceexplorer's review against another edition

4.5

I didn't realize that this was a retelling, which was a pleasant surprise! I ended up quite enjoying this, although the romance wasn't as strong as I wanted it to be. Very atmospheric, and very tense in the end even though I knew it couldn't end awfully. I would check the content warnings though, it got heavy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

missgarceau's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Vomit, Animal death, Death, Torture, Child abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, and Sexual assault

jennaem27's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

Ohhh boy, where to begin? I found this whole book completely frustrating. Never mind the main character is SA’d and the response to that is basically “you’re not the first and won’t be the last, get over it” What?!?! And when Sorcha finally does complete her task her brothers are ungrateful assholes and are confusing protectiveness with arrogance. The only thing I liked about this book was was Sorcha and Red’s relationship. But everything else was horrible, couldn’t stand the amount of dicks in this book, and honestly I was so done that I couldn’t make myself read the last 10 pages. Very disappointing considering the good things that was said about this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Rape

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Animal cruelty, and Bullying

Minor: Pregnancy

paigemushaw's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Rape