They’re a tourist draw for the town, even if the locals know how dangerous they are. In The Darkest Part of the Forest, the town has a pretty interesting relationship with magic. The concept reminds me a bit of The Rest of Us Just Live Hereby Patrick Ness. I like the idea of characters living alongside magical realms. I thought perhaps Black’s stand-alone books might be more preferable to me, so I thought I’d give this story a try. I’ve also read The Folk of the Air series by Black, which includes The Cruel Prince, but I wasn’t totally in love with the story. It is another standalone novel that doesn’t spend too much time on background establishment. I really enjoyed The Coldest Girl in Coldtownby Holly Black when I read it a few years ago. But sometimes these stories get super bogged down in chapters and chapters of dense world building. Don’t get me wrong, I love a lengthy read. YA fantasy novels tend to fall in the 400+ page category. I’ve taken a little break from my beloved YA fantasy lately, but I thought this stand alone novel might be a nice opportunity to get back into the genre. Can Hazel and Ben be the heroes the town needs, or will the complicated ties of love, lies, and betrayal be too much to bear? The waking of the faerie boy ignites an ages old conflict and leaves the town of Fairfold at great risk. Nobody expects the boy in the coffin to ever wake up, especially Hazel and Ben, who have both been drawn to the magical boy for years. For years, a glass coffin with a sleeping horned faerie boy had rested in the woods of the town.

In their town of Fairfold, locals know that the magic of the faeries in the woods is something you must know how to protect yourself from. Hazel and her brother Ben are no strangers to the world of faeries. Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance, Fiction.

In the darkest part of the forest