jessicaseptember 's review for:

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

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So fascinating + lovely to see the beginnings of this faerie world that I originally fell in love with in its later iterations. Holly Black’s writing feels more hesitant here, her world building a little more blurry and her characters a little more cautiously built, but it still feels like her. I enjoyed watching this story unfold, and imagining Jude Duarte and Hazel Evers meeting. I like to think they’d be friends.