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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
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
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Very grateful to have received an Arc of this book and I cannot wait for the sequel.
This book is the story of two sisters, a wolf, an Wilderwood and the Shadowland. One sister, Red, is for the wolf, while her sister, Neve, is for the Throne. Red has know all her life that she should not form attachment as on her 20th birthday she will have to go to the Wilderwood and be sacrificed. Her sister, Neve rebels against this fate, but Red is resigned and feels that this is the only way to protect her sister from her new power.
Surprisingly, The Wolf is not the monster she expects, and the Wilderwood is not the evil place the legends told off.
I loved the slow burning romance between Red and Eammon and really enjoyed seeing both of them developing and coming to accept their fates.
I have also enjoyed the dual perspective, Red's time in the Wilderwood and her sister's machinations back in the castle trying to get her sister home.
The book kept me hooked and the twists came fast and and well written.
I think the world building could do with some more depth as I was still unsure about certain aspects of the story: Who created the Wilderwood, why is Eammon tangled in it, how is the shadowlands poisoning it, what is the difference between Eammon's magic and his blood? Why some works only certain times?
Overall, a great read and I cannot wait for the sequel.
This book is the story of two sisters, a wolf, an Wilderwood and the Shadowland. One sister, Red, is for the wolf, while her sister, Neve, is for the Throne. Red has know all her life that she should not form attachment as on her 20th birthday she will have to go to the Wilderwood and be sacrificed. Her sister, Neve rebels against this fate, but Red is resigned and feels that this is the only way to protect her sister from her new power.
Surprisingly, The Wolf is not the monster she expects, and the Wilderwood is not the evil place the legends told off.
I loved the slow burning romance between Red and Eammon and really enjoyed seeing both of them developing and coming to accept their fates.
I have also enjoyed the dual perspective, Red's time in the Wilderwood and her sister's machinations back in the castle trying to get her sister home.
The book kept me hooked and the twists came fast and and well written.
I think the world building could do with some more depth as I was still unsure about certain aspects of the story: Who created the Wilderwood, why is Eammon tangled in it, how is the shadowlands poisoning it, what is the difference between Eammon's magic and his blood? Why some works only certain times?
Overall, a great read and I cannot wait for the sequel.
Could not get in to this one, very slow pacing. I don't mind a good about of world building/character evelopment before the action, but this didn't really have that either. There was just nothing in the first 30% of this book that made me care about where the story goes next. After nearly a month of trying (usually read a book this length in 3-4 days), decided to cut my loses and move on.
Dark and angsty fantasy with fairytale elements (Red Riding Hood / Beauty and the Beast / the Green Man).
Redarys (Red), the second-born twin daughter of the Queen has been predestined from birth to be given as a sacrifice to the mysterious "Wolf" of the enchanted Wilderwood forest.
Despite being a feared, quasi-mythical being, the Wolf is actually Eammon, an honourable man unfairly cursed with an unbreakable magical bond to the forest, who is struggling to restore and maintain balance to a forest under constant attack from shadow creatures trying to escape magical imprisonment.
Red and Eammon initially clash, but respect, friendship and admiration grow as they spend more time together trying to save the forest.
I enjoyed this somewhat off-kilter tale, and though the story continues in book 2 (with Red's elder twin sister as the heroine) there were enough problems temporarily resolved for me to be satisfied that the H and h are as HFN as they can be.
This book contains a mildly descriptive love scene.
Redarys (Red), the second-born twin daughter of the Queen has been predestined from birth to be given as a sacrifice to the mysterious "Wolf" of the enchanted Wilderwood forest.
Despite being a feared, quasi-mythical being, the Wolf is actually Eammon, an honourable man unfairly cursed with an unbreakable magical bond to the forest, who is struggling to restore and maintain balance to a forest under constant attack from shadow creatures trying to escape magical imprisonment.
Red and Eammon initially clash, but respect, friendship and admiration grow as they spend more time together trying to save the forest.
I enjoyed this somewhat off-kilter tale, and though the story continues in book 2 (with Red's elder twin sister as the heroine) there were enough problems temporarily resolved for me to be satisfied that the H and h are as HFN as they can be.
This book contains a mildly descriptive love scene.
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced