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whatkatyread87's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This was an amazing Grimm type fairytale story. Loved the stories included.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
midwifereading's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I was right. From the first page, I knew this would end up as a four-star read for me. If I hadn't been interrupted by a birth and the need to sleep, I would have finished it in one sitting.
Haunting, flowery, vivid, beautiful, tense, sad, and unexpected, The Hazel Wood is everything a real fairy tale should be. Everything.
It's a bittersweet story flecked with horror and light. All at once hopeful and terrible, it's the kind of mixed-up that reflects real life and dreams and all the things we long for and fear.
It belongs in the same tanks as Coraline and The Ocean at the End of the Lane. One foot on Earth, the other among the fae.
I loved it.
Haunting, flowery, vivid, beautiful, tense, sad, and unexpected, The Hazel Wood is everything a real fairy tale should be. Everything.
It's a bittersweet story flecked with horror and light. All at once hopeful and terrible, it's the kind of mixed-up that reflects real life and dreams and all the things we long for and fear.
It belongs in the same tanks as Coraline and The Ocean at the End of the Lane. One foot on Earth, the other among the fae.
I loved it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing and Violence
taural41's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Sexual content
angeldevoursliterature's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Sexual content
billievee's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I'll get my one quibble out of the way: I could see the big reveal coming a mile away, and it started to get annoying when the main character couldn't put two and two together. That said, this is a very enjoyable read, and oh my gosh... I am in LOVE with Melissa Albert's writing style, especially when we get to the Hinterlands. She paints a vivid picture of a strange, dreamlike world, both awe-inspiring and terrifying at the same time. I only hope I can write half this well someday.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Racism
digerbop's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
A beautifully dark faerie tale. If you've ever wanted to fall into a faerie tale, discovering the lore of a new universe, this story is for you. Full of whimsically dark characters. The overarching larger story is about a girl discovering herself, her past, and choosing her future.
Starts out as less exciting than that. Classic new girl at a new school with teenage problems, which is less of a bother to the story as it sounds, because it's not a large focus, but is simply used as a vehicle to add some backstory and dress setting. It could have been executed better in the beginning, as it starts a bit slow and stilted, but eventually the story comes out and everything happens so fast and magical. Looking forward to more stories in this world.
Starts out as less exciting than that. Classic new girl at a new school with teenage problems, which is less of a bother to the story as it sounds, because it's not a large focus, but is simply used as a vehicle to add some backstory and dress setting. It could have been executed better in the beginning, as it starts a bit slow and stilted, but eventually the story comes out and everything happens so fast and magical. Looking forward to more stories in this world.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing
sunnydale's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
As someone who loves fairy tales and fairy tale scholarship, I felt so seen. Beneath the story, which was compelling on its own, was the author's clear understanding of why we tell fairy tales and why they hold power over us.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Gun violence, Suicide, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
The protagonist is kidnapped as a child, but is unharmed and not sexually abused in any way. The kidnapper's identity is later revealed, and he never intended to hurt her.krhea's review
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Blood, and Kidnapping
Minor: Suicide
yodareads12's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
If you love dark fairytale stories then this is one for you! While the entire story itself is not set in a fairytale, it has that fairytale feeling throughout.
The story follows a girl and her mom who are constant running from their "bad luck." The grandmother wrote a book when the mother was a little girl called Tales From the Hinterlands and it seems as if the book has all but disappeared from the world.
The main girl struggles with fitting in because of the constant journeying so the story is focused mainly on her finding out exactly who she is while also trying to get past the bad luck.
I'd love to say more about the story, but I'm honestly worried I'd ruin some of the surprises! If you love Fantasy and fairytales, then definitely check this book out!
Genre is YA Fantasy and there are quite a few curse words (why I only gave it 4 stars).
The story follows a girl and her mom who are constant running from their "bad luck." The grandmother wrote a book when the mother was a little girl called Tales From the Hinterlands and it seems as if the book has all but disappeared from the world.
The main girl struggles with fitting in because of the constant journeying so the story is focused mainly on her finding out exactly who she is while also trying to get past the bad luck.
I'd love to say more about the story, but I'm honestly worried I'd ruin some of the surprises! If you love Fantasy and fairytales, then definitely check this book out!
Genre is YA Fantasy and there are quite a few curse words (why I only gave it 4 stars).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing