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For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten

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kabrahams's review against another edition

3.75

This was just your average YA fantasy novel. Enjoyable, but nothing special. I thought it was going to be a little red riding hood retelling, but it ended up being more beauty and the beast. I usually love beauty and the beast retellings and anything with a magical, creepy forest, but this just didn't give what I wanted it to give. It reminded me in some ways of "The Wolf and the Woodsman," which is much better and has rich ties to mythology that this book would have benefitted from.

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shadesofkate26's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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schnaucl's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

Despite the main character's nickname being Red and Eammon's being Wolf, at times it reminded me more of a retelling of Beauty and the Beast than Little Red Riding Hood. I liked the characters and the world, although it times it was repetitive.

I do wonder about the kingdom though since Neve never seemed particularly concerned with actually ruling it or the welfare of her subjects. I get that she's worried about her sister and not in her right mind, but it makes me less sympathetic to her. Of course, we don't really see much of the subjects in the kingdom so probably we're not supposed to care about that.

I'm not really sure how I feel about Eammon and Red becoming gods in the end and I'm not sure I want to spend a bunch of time with Neve and the Kings in the next book

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olivialambert97's review against another edition

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dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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ka_ke's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

A new favourite! I wasn’t sure at first, but then I got to know the characters & their world more and I fell in love. A retelling of Little Red Riding Hood meets Eldritch Horrors made for an epic fantasy that can interest anyone.

Bonus perk: Red doesn’t get pregnant!

I can’t wait for “For the Throne!”

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luckykosmos's review against another edition

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emotional tense slow-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

3.5

A fun times, and I'm definitely picking up the sequel! The description of the magic felt a little messy sometimes, but I loved the characters and the concept of the worlds. For fans of 'Uprooted'.

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