yecatherino 's review for:

The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert

4.0

---

I’d wanted to read this book since I first read the summary, but held off from doing so because of all the mixed reviews. But mixed means that while some people didn’t like this book, some people did, and I’m glad to say I‘ve fallen into the camp of people who did. The Hazel Wood is definitely a strange novel—perhaps too strange without explanation at times—but it’s also a wonderful and haunting read that winds through lush imagery like a path in a secluded wood. I can’t wait to read the sequel.