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For the Throne by Hannah Whitten

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leemazz01's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.25

This book wasn't as good as the first one, in my opinion. It was incredibly predictable (I correctly predicted every major plot-twist and turning point about 50 pages into the book) and much slower than the first book. I also felt the tension between the two main characters of this book wasn't as good as that of the two main characters of the first book.

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readwithria's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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

For the Throne is the conclusion that the Wilderwood duology deserved! It’s full of love and magic, and I enjoyed it so much.

This book has a bit of a different feel compared to For the Wolf, but not in a bad way. It takes the world that the first book set up and expands upon it. There’s so much learning that happens, both for the characters and the reader.

I really enjoyed getting more of Neve’s perspective, and am glad that we still got Red’s pov as well. I also really liked learning more about the shadowlands. There’s still so much of the world that we didn’t get to explore, and I do wish there was a map, but this story wasn’t about those places so they didn’t feel missing from the books.

Hannah Whitten writes such great dark fantasy, I can’t wait to read more from her. 4 stars.

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captainmarcy's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

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katievallin's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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blissofalife's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I don’t often enjoy multiple POV but this series was done well. It wasn’t jarring to change narrators, and it was nice to be given the whole picture without any one character knowing everything. (Love me some dramatic irony) But where the first book seemed to be building building building, this one felt a little weighed down. Like there was too much exposition in order to make the climax make sense. (I’m still not sure what exactly happened in the end) but it was an enjoyable read with plenty of grey characters. I liked where everyone ended up, at the very least all characters were accounted for in the epilogue.

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alexijai98's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

I have to get one thing out of the way first: the Wilderwood duology could certainly use a map. Usually, sequels end up being my favorite books in series/duologies, so I’m a bit disappointed in For the Throne. Other reviewers have said this, but the pacing was strange. The first 300ish pages felt like a slog, especially when the POV wasn’t Neve’s. The last 100 pages felt like a Sonic speed run to resolve all conflict,

including a classic “pair up everyone into couples.”

I also came out of this book more confused about the magic system than I was when I read For the Wolf. Maybe I just can’t wrap my head around it, but the rules of magic (especially towards the conclusion) felt inconsistent and hand-wavey for the purpose of moving the story along. For the Wolf is a fine sequel, but after seeing it hyped up by some of my faves on Tik Tok (bombastic side eye), I am a bit disappointed.

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mckiheather's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

The story did a great job resolving what was left over from the first book, and it was very interesting to get to see so much from the “villain” characters (relatively speaking). It keeps your attention when stories don’t exist in black and white and this one is basically all in gray.

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camiclarkbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Hannah Whitten’s “For the Throne” is the nail-biting high fantasy sequel to “For the Wolf,” the best Beauty and the Beast retelling I’ve come across (and there’s a lot of Beauty and the Beast retelling out there).

The First Daughter is for the Throne.

The Second Daughter is for the Wolf.

Neve, First Daughter, finds herself trapped in the Shadowlands, the inverted kingdom inhabited by old gods and the evil Old Kings. While there, she forms a tenuous alliance with the rogue king Solmir in hopes of keeping the Old Kings from gaining any more power—and in hopes of finding her way back to her sister, Red.

On the other side, Second Daughter Red works tirelessly with her husband, the Wolf, and their friends to bring Neve back from the Shadowlands. With few clues on how to accomplish their goal, they’re forced to make new allies and visit old enemies to gain any information about how to rescue Neve.

“For the Throne” was a full-throttle adventure the whole way through. As excited as I was to keep flipping to the next page, to find out what was going to happen next, I found myself missing the quieter moments that were found in “For the Wolf.” Those introspective moments in the Wilderwood gave the reader a chance to get to know the characters and appreciate Whitten’s creative genius.

Although it was a necessary change, “For the Throne” lacked a lot of the charm of the first book because its primary setting of the Shadowlands was considerably more treacherous than the Wilderwood and the stakes were significantly higher in “For the Throne.” All in all, “For the Throne” was a good book, but “For the Wolf” was a great book.

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emilytheninth's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

I was so uncertain about the beginning of this book. I didn’t feel connected to Neve (and didn’t particularly like her after the first novel), the pace was feeling slow, wasn’t sure if I should keep up with it, was feeling like For the Wolf could’ve been a stand-alone… and I am SO glad that I didn’t put it down. The slow start is absolutely worth the story that Hannah Whitten spun in the duology. The tale was dark, adventurous, heroic, and unexpected. The characters were complex, sometimes morally grey, and interesting. The ending swept together into something even more epic than I thought the story could handle, and made me cry several times. I loved it—possibly more than Wolf—and can’t wait to read more from Hannah Whitten.

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sirkeili's review against another edition

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

4.5

Because this book's plot is a direct recap and continuation of the first novel, I immediately jumped back into the world of the Wildwood Wolves and the Shadowland Kings.

Neve's strength throughout the book was unmeasurable, and her wit really drew me her as a character entirely. I could see how much she and her sister's fierce and deep love for one another was a driving force. Yet she comes to terms with her own shortcomings, and embraces who she is, and ultimately I found her development and growth to be the most compelling.

I had initially suspected Solmir would have a bigger part to play, as they seemed to really focus on his possession of Arrick towards the end of the first book, and his relationship to Eammon's parents fate as the Wildwood Wolf and Second Daughter throughout. He became a surprise favourite, as I started out sort of expecting this redemption arc, but still kind of wary of his method to begin with. As he slowly became more vulnerable to Neve, I slowly found myself being won over by him, and he ultimately pulled a Eugene and I was a goner.

I also really enjoyed Red and Eammons flirty behavior, when they were not intently focusing on helping Neve. It was nice to see their relationship flourish and grow, and it felt organic and yet fortified all the same.

I wasn't as interested in the Raffe segments, but I was happy to see that he too was able to find happiness in Kayu. He deserves it for the hell he was put through, honestly, that and a solid nap.

Overall, it was heartwrenching to watch Neve fight her way back to her sister from the Shadowlands, and Red doing the same from above, and both aching to just be together again. The fact that they sacrificed something so precious to be reunited with their loved ones was a bittersweet victory, but a victory nonetheless.

The surprisingly sweet meet-cute ending for Solmir and Neve makes me hope they can finally experience peaceful life together now. I hope to see them again someday soon. ❤️

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