And most important of all, there’s tale of Hazel, the girl-who-would-be-knight.įairfold’s inhabitants are protected if they follow certain precepts but sometimes, townsfolk go missing or go crazy. And the tale of Jack, a changeling swapped by his mother for protection and adopted by his human parents. For there is also the tale of Ben and how he was blessed with the gift of music – a blessing that turns into a curse. No matter how many times people tried, or what anyone did – or how many kisses were pressed to the glass by both boys and girls – he never woke up.īut this is only one tale amongst many in the strange town of Fairfold, where humans and fae exist side by side in an uneasy truce of unspoken rules.
As far as anyone knows, through countless generations, he’d always been there, forever asleep. Why did I read this book: I love Holly Black’s books and this one in particular sounded so amazing.ĭown a path into the darkest heart of a forest, lies a glass coffin and in it sleeps a cursed prince with horns on his head. How did I get this book: Review copy via Netgalley But swept up in new love, shifting loyalties, and the fresh sting of betrayal, will it be enough? The boy has slept there for generations, never waking.Īs the world turns upside down, Hazel tries to remember her years pretending to be a knight. Hazel and Ben were both in love with him as children. It rests right on the ground and in it sleeps a boy with horns on his head and ears as pointed as knives. Or she did, once.Īt the center of it all, there is a glass coffin in the woods. The faeries’ seemingly harmless magic attracts tourists, but Hazel knows how dangerous they can be, and she knows how to stop them. Hazel lives with her brother, Ben, in the strange town of Fairfold where humans and fae exist side by side. She can believe she’s found the thing she’s been made for. A girl can look at her brother and believe they’re destined to be a knight and a bard who battle evil. Children can kill a monster and feel quite proud of themselves. This is Holly Black doing what she does best: with gorgeous prose that flows beautifully, complicated female characters and a story of back and forth, The Darkest Part of the Forest is the author’s newest book and an elaborate modern fairytale that subverts genre expectations.Ĭhildren can have a cruel, absolute sense of justice. This is a book of tales and curses and love. This is a book of lies and lost memories.
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