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A review by aggiesreadingtime
For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Firstly, I am so grateful to the Orbit books for gifting me this beautiful book! I absolutely loved it and here's why:
Let's start with the fact that writing style of Hannah Whitten is beautiful and creative, and simply amazing. I enjoyed every paragraph and every line!
The story is mostly told from Red perspective, a second daughter to a queen that is send to the bloodthirsty magical forest For The Wolf. However, we learn that Wolf ain't what we expected at all! Far from it, actually and the forest holds more secrets that were assumed.
I must say, I loved Redarys as character from the very beginning. She is strong minded person and definetly not inicent sacrifice we often see in books. And she grows so much through the story that I admired more and more! Definetly one of my favorite main protagonist there is!
Also, we get few chapters from Neve perspective, the first daughter of the queen that is meant For The Throne. We see how she griefs her sister and does everything in her power to save her, yet... maybe she needs to be saved herself.
It's hard to say much about this book without sharing spoilers. But I can tell this much: this is a slow burn romance book where magic is not spells or charms, but lives deep I people's hearts and veins, also is dangerous and unpredictable. And mostly, it's a story of many secrets and carries lots of pain in it, but also shows the strength of love, how much we are willing to do for it. And sometimes those decisions ain't the best, sometimes we trust wrong people and end up paying harshly for it.
I truly recommend this book to you and any fantasy lover. It's beautiful retteling of Red Riding Hood, a little bit of Beauty and The Beast as well. It have folk vibe to it and is so well written! I absolutely loved it! 🖤
And the ending! Kind of saw it coming. Partly. Yet, was left shocked and craving for more!
However, have I mind that there is big self harm theme in it. And if you are sensitive to the topic - think carefully before picking up this read 😊
Let's start with the fact that writing style of Hannah Whitten is beautiful and creative, and simply amazing. I enjoyed every paragraph and every line!
The story is mostly told from Red perspective, a second daughter to a queen that is send to the bloodthirsty magical forest For The Wolf. However, we learn that Wolf ain't what we expected at all! Far from it, actually and the forest holds more secrets that were assumed.
I must say, I loved Redarys as character from the very beginning. She is strong minded person and definetly not inicent sacrifice we often see in books. And she grows so much through the story that I admired more and more! Definetly one of my favorite main protagonist there is!
Also, we get few chapters from Neve perspective, the first daughter of the queen that is meant For The Throne. We see how she griefs her sister and does everything in her power to save her, yet... maybe she needs to be saved herself.
It's hard to say much about this book without sharing spoilers. But I can tell this much: this is a slow burn romance book where magic is not spells or charms, but lives deep I people's hearts and veins, also is dangerous and unpredictable. And mostly, it's a story of many secrets and carries lots of pain in it, but also shows the strength of love, how much we are willing to do for it. And sometimes those decisions ain't the best, sometimes we trust wrong people and end up paying harshly for it.
I truly recommend this book to you and any fantasy lover. It's beautiful retteling of Red Riding Hood, a little bit of Beauty and The Beast as well. It have folk vibe to it and is so well written! I absolutely loved it! 🖤
And the ending! Kind of saw it coming. Partly. Yet, was left shocked and craving for more!
However, have I mind that there is big self harm theme in it. And if you are sensitive to the topic - think carefully before picking up this read 😊
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm