A review by anjushere
The Stolen Heir by Holly Black

dark emotional sad medium-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

4.0

wren’s story is soothing and shattering at the same time the part of me that’s still lonely and love starved. those last chapters were painful to read— i found so much of myself in wren. her rage is mine, as well as her desperation. i love to find pieces of myself in the books i read.

My greatest weakness has always been my desire for love. It is a yawning chasm within me, and the more I reach for it, the more easily I am tricked. I am a walking bruise, an open sore. If Oak is masked, I am a face with all the skin ripped off. Over and over, I have told myself that I need to guard against my own yearnings, but that hasn’t worked.