A review by saguaros
The Wood Wife by Terri Windling

5.0

It's always a bit of a gamble to re-read an old favourite that you haven't read in years (over a decade for me in this case). I didn't like it as much as I remember liking it which is a bit disappointing, but the same urgency was there to read it, to know what happens, the same enchantment with its mystery and spirit, the same delight in its inner folklore. I think only other aspects of the book displeased me this time around, but it still has this hold on me, perhaps because of what it represents to me more than anything else. I'll probably always cherish it. Perhaps I'll re-read it in 10 years and see how I feel then :)