A review by ehmannky
The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid

adventurous dark tense 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

4.0

I think that you can generally guess the broad strokes of the story (the beats of Évike and Gáspár's relationship felt very by the book at times), but the world building and prose is so fabulous that I loved following the story anyways. I am very pro-female protagonists who have a bent towards "unlikability," and Évike is so viscous and passionate that I just deeply enjoyed it. It's a really great world infused with Jewish and Hungarian mythos, set in a creepy world full of dark forests and bitter cold, and protagonists who love their homeland and peoples. 
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