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Mar 12, 2024gws915 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I liked it!
Sep 27, 2023batbabe rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
*Spoilers Warning* As a huge fan of Holly Black from the Spiderwick Chronicles to Doll Bones, I was a bit disappointed by this book. For a 324 page book, the story didn't proceed much until after around the 200 page mark, and from there…
Aug 06, 2020
Holly Black does great heroines, interesting and flawed, and Hazel is no exception. When the horned faery boy who has been asleep in a glass coffin in the woods for as long as Hazel can remember wakes up, everything starts to change...…
May 11, 2020librarianjessica rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I really, really enjoyed this book. The atmosphere was on point, the characters were excellent spins on the classic fairytale archetypes, and the world that Holly Black created just shows how talented she is and how faerie is her…
Dec 16, 2019FantasyFox rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
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Oct 29, 2019
I love Holly Black and am a total fan of faeries. This is why I read everything that Black writes! The Darkest Part of the Forest was an interesting read for me because it is centered in the town of Fairfold, which is a place full of magic…
Feb 20, 2019
This book was magical! I had been waiting to read it for a while, gaining high expectations, and this book did not disappoint. The lore was original and incredibly interesting. Every time I learned something new about the world, I was…
Mar 02, 2018PimaLib_ChristineR rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This book gave me mixed feelings. Let's start with the negative and get it out of the way. 1. Hazel, who likes to kiss the boys and make them cry, has a secret. It's why she kisses so many boys...so that she doesn't have to think…
FindingJane
Jul 05, 2017FindingJane rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
It is refreshing to read Ms. Black’s take on the familiar oddity that are the Sidhe, the Fair Folk, the Folk of the Air. Those who reeled from the debacle that was “The Coldest Girl in Coldtown” will no doubt delight in this foray into…
Jun 26, 2017PinesandPrejudice rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Holly Black is queen! I loved this well-rounded story about siblings, friendship and being a knight and a bard and what it means to be a hero. I love how Holly is able to incorporate the extraordinary in the ordinary in her books; she can…
LovelyMurrell
Apr 13, 2017LovelyMurrell rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I really love Holly Black. I think she is a great writer and she is really good at word building and her characters are very believable and well developed. I enjoyed the darkest part of the forest. I like to believe that there is a town…
Feb 01, 2017bookswithbrooke rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Rating: 4/5 Another book that my best friend Danielle recommended me to read. This book is one of the most original novels I’ve ever read and one of the most intriguing in a long while. The idea of a town where Fae live and coexist with…
Dec 02, 2016akzfineart rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The Darkest Part of the Forest is a beautifully crafted work. With faeries and knights, it can really be compared to a fairy tale. I love how detailed the world and its creatures were; it brought out a desire to experience it firsthand. I…
Nov 09, 2016Nymeria23 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
There lies a glass casket in the forest of Fairfold, one that holds a sleeping faerie. The Prince, with horns on his brow, has slept for decades. Nothing has woken him- not the outrageous parties that occur around him, or the gawking…
Oct 17, 2016Ruby11 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I really like this book! It was different with quirky, loveable characters. It's plot is very interesting and I really liked the character development. The end was a little weak and felt rushed. But overall, it was a light, fun fantasy…
Aug 24, 2016ArapahoeBridget rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A fascinating fairy story about memory and mystery and how the stories we tell about things and people are all malleable. If you like the darkness in fairy tales and you love interesting heroines this is a great choice.
Apr 14, 2016vv19 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
*Spoilers* Great stand alone fantasy novel. The characters were well rounded and the plot sort of meshed together at the end. But with this YA novel you not only explore a romance between main character, Hazel, and a fairy boy, Jack, but…
LoganLib_Sophie
Apr 01, 2016LoganLib_Sophie rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Love this book. If you enjoy this, read Holly's earlier fae series starting with Tithe. Love the dark faerie theme and LGBT addition makes it feel more like real life. Highly recommend
Mar 30, 2016Goth_Girl_In_Wonderland rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD I have always been interested in the darker, more twisted retellings of fairietales. So of course I had to read this book. Sometimes the points where Holly Black had Hazel have a flashback seemed a little…
Dec 07, 2015Blue_Crow_2 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
The Darkest Part of the Forest was not bad. I didn't give it that high of a rating because I feel like it had a lot of potential and a lot of undeveloped areas. For me, it feels like Holly Black (an established author) got the thread of an…
Sep 10, 2015
“The Darkest Part of the Forest” is about Hazel, a teenage girl who lives in the town of Fairfold. In Fairfold, Faeries and humans live side by side, with the most viewable Faery being the horned boy sleeping inside a glass coffin in the…
Aug 26, 2015Dania3330 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Holly black brings her fae stories back in this thrilling novel. Fairfold has humans and fae living side by side and an ever sleeping horned boy in the middle of the forest. That’s why fairfold gets many tourists. Hazel is a normal teenage…
NGonzales
Aug 21, 2015NGonzales rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A beautiful and compelling story that melds modern YA with traditional fairy folklore. The fairies of this tale are the wicked tricksters of Irish mythology, rendered with a detailed understanding of the original legends. A talented…
Jul 29, 2015sandette rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I really loved this book. Black's writing style was beautiful and everything flowed. The plot advanced in ways that I was not at all expecting, and I really loved all the characters. Will be looking to read more of Black's works in the…
Jul 11, 2015livieb17 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Totally not what i was expecting. I had never read a book about faeries or that type of civilization, So I had nothing to compare it to. It had a really dark plot but not the gory type. I totally fell for the horned by and every single…