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aliteraryescape's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Sexual content
leemazz01's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This book wasn't as good as the first one, in my opinion. It was incredibly predictable (I correctly predicted every major plot-twist and turning point about 50 pages into the book) and much slower than the first book. I also felt the tension between the two main characters of this book wasn't as good as that of the two main characters of the first book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Murder
Minor: Confinement, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
melanie_books's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The Wilderwood is safe, at home in its Wolves, and the Shadowlands are no longer making their attacks on the forest. But Neve is now a captive to the Shadowlands she once hoped to manipulate. Stuck with a once-King who she isn't sure she can trust, she must face unspeakable monsters in order to escape, if Solmir doesn't kill her first. Meanwhile, Red is devastated at the loss of her sister and can think of nothing but getting her back, even if she has to sacrifice herself - and the Wilderwood - to do it. But their quests to be reunited just might be bigger than them - and it's hard to know who they can trust.
This was a great finish to Red & Neve's story. While the first book focused more on what made them different, this part of the story examined the ways they mirrored one another. I enjoyed Neve as a protagonist more than I thought I would and appreciated the way she examined her motivations for grasping at power & control - beyond just saving her sister. Her relationship with Solmir is as multi-faceted and complicated as he is, and while I do wish things had gone differently for them, I understand why it ended the way it did. Red & Eamonn have their own struggles but are determined to work through them together. I was also surprised at how much I enjoyed Raffe's storyline - how he took a hard look at his feelings for Neve and what he himself wanted. It was a great series and one I'd recommend to any fantasy fan!
This was a great finish to Red & Neve's story. While the first book focused more on what made them different, this part of the story examined the ways they mirrored one another. I enjoyed Neve as a protagonist more than I thought I would and appreciated the way she examined her motivations for grasping at power & control - beyond just saving her sister. Her relationship with Solmir is as multi-faceted and complicated as he is, and while I do wish things had gone differently for them, I understand why it ended the way it did. Red & Eamonn have their own struggles but are determined to work through them together. I was also surprised at how much I enjoyed Raffe's storyline - how he took a hard look at his feelings for Neve and what he himself wanted. It was a great series and one I'd recommend to any fantasy fan!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Sexual content
readwithria's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? Yes
4.0
For the Throne is the conclusion that the Wilderwood duology deserved! It’s full of love and magic, and I enjoyed it so much.
This book has a bit of a different feel compared to For the Wolf, but not in a bad way. It takes the world that the first book set up and expands upon it. There’s so much learning that happens, both for the characters and the reader.
I really enjoyed getting more of Neve’s perspective, and am glad that we still got Red’s pov as well. I also really liked learning more about the shadowlands. There’s still so much of the world that we didn’t get to explore, and I do wish there was a map, but this story wasn’t about those places so they didn’t feel missing from the books.
Hannah Whitten writes such great dark fantasy, I can’t wait to read more from her. 4 stars.
This book has a bit of a different feel compared to For the Wolf, but not in a bad way. It takes the world that the first book set up and expands upon it. There’s so much learning that happens, both for the characters and the reader.
I really enjoyed getting more of Neve’s perspective, and am glad that we still got Red’s pov as well. I also really liked learning more about the shadowlands. There’s still so much of the world that we didn’t get to explore, and I do wish there was a map, but this story wasn’t about those places so they didn’t feel missing from the books.
Hannah Whitten writes such great dark fantasy, I can’t wait to read more from her. 4 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
katievallin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
Minor: Vomit
blissofalife's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I don’t often enjoy multiple POV but this series was done well. It wasn’t jarring to change narrators, and it was nice to be given the whole picture without any one character knowing everything. (Love me some dramatic irony) But where the first book seemed to be building building building, this one felt a little weighed down. Like there was too much exposition in order to make the climax make sense. (I’m still not sure what exactly happened in the end) but it was an enjoyable read with plenty of grey characters. I liked where everyone ended up, at the very least all characters were accounted for in the epilogue.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content
More fade-to-black implied sex than the first bookmckiheather's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The story did a great job resolving what was left over from the first book, and it was very interesting to get to see so much from the “villain” characters (relatively speaking). It keeps your attention when stories don’t exist in black and white and this one is basically all in gray.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Body horror, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction and Toxic relationship
emilytheninth's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I was so uncertain about the beginning of this book. I didn’t feel connected to Neve (and didn’t particularly like her after the first novel), the pace was feeling slow, wasn’t sure if I should keep up with it, was feeling like For the Wolf could’ve been a stand-alone… and I am SO glad that I didn’t put it down. The slow start is absolutely worth the story that Hannah Whitten spun in the duology. The tale was dark, adventurous, heroic, and unexpected. The characters were complex, sometimes morally grey, and interesting. The ending swept together into something even more epic than I thought the story could handle, and made me cry several times. I loved it—possibly more than Wolf—and can’t wait to read more from Hannah Whitten.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content
kelanor's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Violence
Moderate: Body horror
Minor: Sexual content
sirkeili's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Because this book's plot is a direct recap and continuation of the first novel, I immediately jumped back into the world of the Wildwood Wolves and the Shadowland Kings.
Neve's strength throughout the book was unmeasurable, and her wit really drew me her as a character entirely. I could see how much she and her sister's fierce and deep love for one another was a driving force. Yet she comes to terms with her own shortcomings, and embraces who she is, and ultimately I found her development and growth to be the most compelling.
I had initially suspected Solmir would have a bigger part to play, as they seemed to really focus on his possession of Arrick towards the end of the first book, and his relationship to Eammon's parents fate as the Wildwood Wolf and Second Daughter throughout. He became a surprise favourite, as I started out sort of expecting this redemption arc, but still kind of wary of his method to begin with. As he slowly became more vulnerable to Neve, I slowly found myself being won over by him, and he ultimately pulled a Eugene and I was a goner.
I also really enjoyed Red and Eammons flirty behavior, when they were not intently focusing on helping Neve. It was nice to see their relationship flourish and grow, and it felt organic and yet fortified all the same.
I wasn't as interested in the Raffe segments, but I was happy to see that he too was able to find happiness in Kayu. He deserves it for the hell he was put through, honestly, that and a solid nap.
Overall, it was heartwrenching to watch Neve fight her way back to her sister from the Shadowlands, and Red doing the same from above, and both aching to just be together again. The fact that they sacrificed something so precious to be reunited with their loved ones was a bittersweet victory, but a victory nonetheless.
The surprisingly sweet meet-cute ending for Solmir and Neve makes me hope they can finally experience peaceful life together now. I hope to see them again someday soon. ❤️
Neve's strength throughout the book was unmeasurable, and her wit really drew me her as a character entirely. I could see how much she and her sister's fierce and deep love for one another was a driving force. Yet she comes to terms with her own shortcomings, and embraces who she is, and ultimately I found her development and growth to be the most compelling.
I had initially suspected Solmir would have a bigger part to play, as they seemed to really focus on his possession of Arrick towards the end of the first book, and his relationship to Eammon's parents fate as the Wildwood Wolf and Second Daughter throughout. He became a surprise favourite, as I started out sort of expecting this redemption arc, but still kind of wary of his method to begin with. As he slowly became more vulnerable to Neve, I slowly found myself being won over by him, and he ultimately pulled a Eugene and I was a goner.
I also really enjoyed Red and Eammons flirty behavior, when they were not intently focusing on helping Neve. It was nice to see their relationship flourish and grow, and it felt organic and yet fortified all the same.
I wasn't as interested in the Raffe segments, but I was happy to see that he too was able to find happiness in Kayu. He deserves it for the hell he was put through, honestly, that and a solid nap.
Overall, it was heartwrenching to watch Neve fight her way back to her sister from the Shadowlands, and Red doing the same from above, and both aching to just be together again. The fact that they sacrificed something so precious to be reunited with their loved ones was a bittersweet victory, but a victory nonetheless.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Grief