The Darkest Part of the Forest is a magical book full of new love, shifting loyalties, and the fresh sting of betrayal. It was a healing moment in the book that stuck with me long after the story ended. I liked seeing them actually share the secrets they had kept from each other for years. The bond between Ben and Hazel had grown frayed over the years, but they came together in the book to save not only each other, but their town and the fae who called it home.

'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. The Darkest Part of the Forestis bestselling author Holly Blacks triumphant return to the opulent, enchanting faerie tales that launched her YA career.

I was invested in her story from the beginning, especially as she recounted her days of knighthood with her brother during their turbulent childhood. As the world turns upside down, Hazel has to become the knight she once pretended to be. It’s fun to see authors connect their stories this way. It was even better to see the connection between the fae in this book and those in The Folk of the Air series. Black completely drew me in from page one as I followed Hazel’s journey as she was drawn deeper and deeper into the faery world. I fell in love with Black’s writing style when I read The Cruel Prince, so I had high expectations when I picked up Darkest Part. The boy has slept there for generations, never waking. Hazel and Ben were both in love with him as children. It rests right on the ground and in it sleeps a boy with horns on his head and ears as pointed as knives. At the center of it all, there is a glass coffin in the woods. The faeries’ seemingly harmless magic attracts tourists, but Hazel knows how dangerous they can be, and she knows how to stop them.

Hazel knows the horned boy will never wake.Until one day, he does.As the world turns upside down, Hazel has to become the knight she once pretended to be.The Darkest Part of the Forest is bestselling author Holly Black's triumphant return to the opulent, enchanting faerie tales that launched her YA career.In Holly Black’s The Darkest Part of the Forest, Hazel lives with her brother, Ben, in the strange town of Fairfold where humans and fae exist side by side. But as Hazel grows up, she puts aside those stories. Since they were children, Hazel and Ben have been telling each other stories about the boy in the glass coffin, that he is a prince and they are valiant knights, pretending their prince would be different from the other faeries, the ones who made cruel bargains, lurked in the shadows of trees, and doomed tourists. It rests on the ground, and in it sleeps a boy with horns on his head and ears as pointed as knives.Hazel and her brother, Ben, live in Fairfold, where humans and the Folk exist side by side. A girl makes a secret sacrifice to the faerie king in this lush New York Times bestselling fantasy by author Holly BlackIn the woods is a glass coffin.

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