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For the Wolf

For the Wolf

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  • Author：Hannah Whitten
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Summary

The first daughter is for the Throne。
The second daughter is for the Wolf。

As the only Second Daughter born in centuries， Red has one purpose - to be sacrificed to the Wolf in the Wood in the hope he'll return the world's captured gods。

Red is almost relieved to go。 Plagued by a dangerous power she can't control， at least she knows that in the Wilderwood， she can't hurt those she loves。 Again。

But the legends lie。 The Wolf is a man， not a monster。 Her magic is a calling， not a curse。 And if she doesn't learn how to use it， the monsters the gods have become will swallow the Wilderwood - and her world - whole。

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Definitely Maybe ，

I love this so much 💚💚I won't classify it as a red hiding hood or beauty and the beast retelling because it is its own story。 Sure， it takes inspiration from these tales but the author has been able to weave some elements of them seamlessly into the story without it reading like a rip-off。 I have so much love for the characters， all of them。 They are simple but still feel real because I can understand their motives clearly， ranging from the villains to our main protagonists。 Every character feel I love this so much 💚💚I won't classify it as a red hiding hood or beauty and the beast retelling because it is its own story。 Sure， it takes inspiration from these tales but the author has been able to weave some elements of them seamlessly into the story without it reading like a rip-off。 I have so much love for the characters， all of them。 They are simple but still feel real because I can understand their motives clearly， ranging from the villains to our main protagonists。 Every character feels carefully placed。 The major parts of the book follow Red and the Wolf and how she learns to be in control of the power。 And I am completely swooning over the wolf。 Their romance is utterly endearing。 It doesn't feel rushed。 I have completely fallen for the wolf too。 And oh when he customised the red cloak into a bridal cloak， I feel so giddy。 That scene was absolutely cute！ I really liked the world building and Whitten has done a formidable job in describing the Wilderwood in a way that makes it feel alive and sentient and not just them being killer trees like in The Happening。 I love this book so much 。。。more

Jennifer ，

Thought it was going to be more Red Riding Hood， but it's actually more Beauty and the Beast。 And also， SPOILER （kind of）， but man who is also forest， he/forest， if you will， is a love interest I didn't know I needed。 Thought it was going to be more Red Riding Hood， but it's actually more Beauty and the Beast。 And also， SPOILER （kind of）， but man who is also forest， he/forest， if you will， is a love interest I didn't know I needed。 。。。more

Claudia ，

3。5*I didn't really know much about this going in to it， but the cover looked gorgeous and like something that I would enjoy and it was an entertaining read even though it was nothing groundbreaking or new。Just from the cover and the title， I thought this would be a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood， but it's more Beauty and the Beast via Uprooted with nicer characters and more autonomy for our heroine。The thing is， nothing much happened in the story。 There was a lot of exposition throughout a 3。5*I didn't really know much about this going in to it， but the cover looked gorgeous and like something that I would enjoy and it was an entertaining read even though it was nothing groundbreaking or new。Just from the cover and the title， I thought this would be a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood， but it's more Beauty and the Beast via Uprooted with nicer characters and more autonomy for our heroine。The thing is， nothing much happened in the story。 There was a lot of exposition throughout and a bit of plot but， for me， it worked mostly through its setting and the mood the story conveyed。 The writing was also very laid-back and unagitated which I actually really enjoyed。 It fit the book perfectly。I saw that there will be a second book in this series， bt I'm not entirely sure that I will read it。 The story wrapped up quite nicely with only a bit of story that is left open ended。 But I could imagine， that the second story is more focused on Neve's story。 But maybe I will。 Who knows。 。。。more

Kateri ，

Kind of a Beauty and the Beast meets Little Red Riding Hood retelling with a slow-burn romance， fraught family ties， and religiopolitical intrigue。 Oh， and a morally ambiguous magical forest。 V cool concept， but the execution was not all the way there。 For one， it’s billed as adult fantasy， but reads very much like YA to me， which wasn’t what I was looking for。 Writing style aside， the world Whitten built was definitely interesting， if at times a little confusing or unfinished feeling。 I also fo Kind of a Beauty and the Beast meets Little Red Riding Hood retelling with a slow-burn romance， fraught family ties， and religiopolitical intrigue。 Oh， and a morally ambiguous magical forest。 V cool concept， but the execution was not all the way there。 For one， it’s billed as adult fantasy， but reads very much like YA to me， which wasn’t what I was looking for。 Writing style aside， the world Whitten built was definitely interesting， if at times a little confusing or unfinished feeling。 I also found myself becoming quickly invested in the romance plot。 Unfortunately the Valleydan chapters didn’t hold up to the lushness of the Wilderwood passages， and I think the last scenes of the book left much to be desired。 It was a nice fairytale escape， but if you’re looking for something more， this is one to skip。 。。。more

Garret Roberts ，

“For the Wolf” is a book with a really interesting premise and is full of potential， but is ultimately healed back by its writing and times that it plays it too safe。 In fantasy， it can pay to have a soft magic system to explain away elements and treat things as whimsical。 The Wilderwoods attempts to take a slice of the hard magic and soft magic pies to often， however， leading to a confusing logic for how the worlds magic works。 Yes， the Wilderwoods magic happens because of the connection people “For the Wolf” is a book with a really interesting premise and is full of potential， but is ultimately healed back by its writing and times that it plays it too safe。 In fantasy， it can pay to have a soft magic system to explain away elements and treat things as whimsical。 The Wilderwoods attempts to take a slice of the hard magic and soft magic pies to often， however， leading to a confusing logic for how the worlds magic works。 Yes， the Wilderwoods magic happens because of the connection people have， but sometimes it just doesn’t and that isn’t really explained。 The world building and plot weave well， making an interesting story， but the lack defined rules for the magic and repeated failure of its use makes it hard to really get engaged。 The book seems to go for an “edgy vibe” as well。 While slicing hands for magic is something that works well with a sacrifice motif （see A Darker Shade of Magic and that series for how to illustrate that well）， it comes across as pointless in this story。 Yes， it takes longer， but the magic system they have could supposedly save the self harm characters do。 Every response is “X sighed，” “X let out a deep sigh，” or “X sighed but did something else。” I don’t think normal people sigh this much， it feels extremely angsty。 Characters are genuinely interesting， but it feels like they don’t really develop fully and often act for the plot。 Redarys is a very well written character until she begins to rely on Eammon to do anything。 Eammon comes across as an interesting and mysterious figure willing to tell the truth， but repeatedly doesn’t share info that the audience has likely already figured out 100 pages before he deflects the questions。 Neve is supposedly an important character， but her entire character relies on Redarys and we don’t learn much about her as an individual。 While I disliked a lot of the story， it was still an enjoyable read。 I wouldn’t recommend it as often as some of the better fantasy genre contemporaries out there， but for a debut novel in a tough industry， it could have been a lot worse。 。。。more

Lucy ，

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC。Whitten has created a dark retelling of two classic fairy tales， Red Riding Hood and Beauty and the Beast。 I though the relationship between Red and Eammon was done realistically and tastefully， and that involving Neve in an important part of the plot was a good way of adding a new element to the old tales。 The character of the Wilderwood was also very interesting。 The plot was good and had enough new elements to still be gripping， despite the f Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC。Whitten has created a dark retelling of two classic fairy tales， Red Riding Hood and Beauty and the Beast。 I though the relationship between Red and Eammon was done realistically and tastefully， and that involving Neve in an important part of the plot was a good way of adding a new element to the old tales。 The character of the Wilderwood was also very interesting。 The plot was good and had enough new elements to still be gripping， despite the familiar notes。 I'll definitely read the next book。 。。。more

chrissy ，

definitely a new all-time favorite！ such an enchanting fairytale with a magical forest， so much political intrigue， philosophical explorations of what monstrosity is （done so well！）， and lovable characters that you are rooting for！

Lea M ，

DNF @ 27%One of my most anticipated books of 2021。 I started it while on a plane and absolutely loved it at first， but it quickly fell flat for me and just didn't pick up。 I had no interest in returning to it when I had other options to read。 Not a fault of the book， though。 It's an interesting retelling， lush writing， and enjoyable dialogue， but it just wasn't for me afterall。 DNF @ 27%One of my most anticipated books of 2021。 I started it while on a plane and absolutely loved it at first， but it quickly fell flat for me and just didn't pick up。 I had no interest in returning to it when I had other options to read。 Not a fault of the book， though。 It's an interesting retelling， lush writing， and enjoyable dialogue， but it just wasn't for me afterall。 。。。more

natasha ，

Special thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an arc of the book。3。5 starsThis was one of my most anticipated reads of the year and while it was full of beautiful and sharp prose， it left me horribly confused in so many places。 I keep reading more and more in hopes that there was more explanation for pretty much everything， but the worldbuilding and magic system left me wanting more。 That said， I adored the relationships between characters and， more so， the complicated and messy ties that bi Special thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an arc of the book。3。5 starsThis was one of my most anticipated reads of the year and while it was full of beautiful and sharp prose， it left me horribly confused in so many places。 I keep reading more and more in hopes that there was more explanation for pretty much everything， but the worldbuilding and magic system left me wanting more。 That said， I adored the relationships between characters and， more so， the complicated and messy ties that bind sisters。 This is definitely a book that will need a reread， and I hope that doing so will provide some more clarity。 I really liked Red and Eammon's relationship， but it felt less like a slow burn and more like something that just happened rapidly。 Still loved it though。 I'm really looking forward to reading more of Hannah Whitten's work in the future。 I'm pretty excited for 'For the Throne' and I hope that a lot of the questions and things that left me wanting in this novel are answered。 。。。more

Jill Smith ，

The entirety of this book could be in about two chapters。 A rare occurrence for me but this book was a DNF。 I just didn't care about the characters and the plot was repetitive。 I thought the book had a lot of potential and the subject matter and ideas presented were interesting but I just couldn't take the repeat of the same things over and over again。 Red loses control， Eammon sacrifices his blood to save Red。。。。repeat。 I think I read about Eammon's extra inch of height about a million times。 The entirety of this book could be in about two chapters。 A rare occurrence for me but this book was a DNF。 I just didn't care about the characters and the plot was repetitive。 I thought the book had a lot of potential and the subject matter and ideas presented were interesting but I just couldn't take the repeat of the same things over and over again。 Red loses control， Eammon sacrifices his blood to save Red。。。。repeat。 I think I read about Eammon's extra inch of height about a million times。 。。。more

Jannetje Sparks ，

To those who hold anger too deep to extricate， to those who feel too knife-edged to hold something soft， to those who are tired of holding up worlds。 Have you ever read a book that just felt like it was written for you？ As ridiculous as that sounds; as if the words that formed sentences that formed chapters that formed an entire book were hand-selected with you in mind。 That's how I feel about For the Wolf。 I told Hannah Whitten that I loved this book and she said that it's the book o To those who hold anger too deep to extricate， to those who feel too knife-edged to hold something soft， to those who are tired of holding up worlds。 Have you ever read a book that just felt like it was written for you？ As ridiculous as that sounds; as if the words that formed sentences that formed chapters that formed an entire book were hand-selected with you in mind。 That's how I feel about For the Wolf。 I told Hannah Whitten that I loved this book and she said that it's the book of her heart but clearly it's so much more than that because it's also the book of my heart and I feel like I might be ruined for all other books from here on out。I don't know how to fully convey how beautiful this book is， how wonderful the reading experience was or how desperate I am for the sequel to come out despite the fact that this one has literally been out less than a month。 I also don't even know where to begin with giving spoiler-free bullet points as to what it was that I loved about the book because to sum it up - it's literally everything。I'll start with the characters。 Each one had their own battle they waged within themselves throughout the story and each one had different sort of progressions throughout。 I sometimes think that characters can be written in unbelievable ways， especially when an author is trying to convey internal struggles but Hannah Whitten made each and every single character feel so believably human with their emotions and feelings and struggles even throughout the end of the book。 The relationships within the book were all beautiful and I loved how some were introduced as something existing before but in a way that flowed seamlessly and I loved getting to watch others develop up until the very last page。 Each character was complex and layered and their relationships reflected that in all the different ways every relationship throughout our lives do。And then there is the worldbuilding and the way that Hannah Whitten pens her storytelling。 This book was unlike anything I've ever read with a magic system that was also unlike anything I've ever read。 Her writing style has you feeling as though you're physically there experiencing these things alongside the characters。 I felt nervous and anxious in so many parts but also elated and excited。 To be frank， she's a new autobuy author for me and I hope that For the Wolf & For the Throne are only just the beginning of her road as an author。 Seriously， please go and read this book and then feel free to hit me up to talk about it because I'm all up in my feelings over these characters and this beautiful story。 It's one of my new favorite books of all time and Hannah Whitten is now one of my new favorite authors。 。。。more

perfectlyamberb ，

For the wolf was one of my most anticipated books of the year and it did not disappoint me。 Hannah Whitten’s writing is both immersive and atmospheric。 Pitched as a dark Little Red Riding Hood retelling this honestly felt more like a Beauty and the Beast retelling then a Red Riding Hood one but I loved it all the same。 I was hooked from page one and I became so invested in the story。 I wanted to know why Red had to be sacrificed to the wilderwood？ Why Eammon was cursed？ Was Neve going to find a For the wolf was one of my most anticipated books of the year and it did not disappoint me。 Hannah Whitten’s writing is both immersive and atmospheric。 Pitched as a dark Little Red Riding Hood retelling this honestly felt more like a Beauty and the Beast retelling then a Red Riding Hood one but I loved it all the same。 I was hooked from page one and I became so invested in the story。 I wanted to know why Red had to be sacrificed to the wilderwood？ Why Eammon was cursed？ Was Neve going to find a way to get her sister back？The story centers around twin sisters Red and Neve who have been torn apart because of a centuries old curse upon their town in which the second born daughter of the royal family has to be sacrificed to the wolf of the woods on the border of town in order to stop a curse upon the land。 The story is told in alternating points of view。 Switching from both Red and Neve and while I loved Red’s chapters because the romance was one of my favorite things; I found that I enjoyed Neve’s POV just a little more， because we get to see the political workings of the world。 We also get to see Neve hurting and missing her sister and because of this she is easily manipulated and while it was at times frustrating to read it was also very interesting。 Red on the other hand is alone in a dangerous place with people she doesn’t trust all the while falling for a boy she doesn’t think she should be falling for。 I loved the juxtaposition of both Red and Neve’s different experiences during the time period and I felt like Hannah Whitten did an excellent job showcasing how dedicated they both were to each other。 This book has quite a few things going for it that I didn’t quite expect but were a pleasant surprise。 I expected a romance with fantasy elements and this book definitely delivers that but I was also pleasantly surprised with the intrigue of the world and the political turmoil。 I also enjoyed how this book tackles not only the bonds of sibling relationships but also ties to faith and religion， and begs the question how long should we uphold long-standing traditions even if they are harmful。 On another note， a potential negative aspect of this book can be the sometimes difficult to understand magic system。 I felt like I was more than half way through the book and still didn’t quite understand it。Overall， this was a fantastic debut and I anxiously await the sequel。 Thank you to NetGalley and Orbit publishing for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Illia Portas ，

Upon finishing For the Wolf， I originally thought “hmm ok， two stars should be enough”， but then I sat on it for a little bit longer。 I just cannot find a single redeeming quality in this book。 In fact， I realized the only thing I love about this is what I’ve weaved in my head to be the synopsis of this book。 I was supposed to love this。 Fantasy Romance with both a nature and religion elements？？？？ I’m weak for this sort of book。 So the only aspect that I love is the exact reason for my hatred。 L Upon finishing For the Wolf， I originally thought “hmm ok， two stars should be enough”， but then I sat on it for a little bit longer。 I just cannot find a single redeeming quality in this book。 In fact， I realized the only thing I love about this is what I’ve weaved in my head to be the synopsis of this book。 I was supposed to love this。 Fantasy Romance with both a nature and religion elements？？？？ I’m weak for this sort of book。 So the only aspect that I love is the exact reason for my hatred。 Let me list off my grievances。The characters are as flat as a cutting board。 Their emotions are matter-of-factly thrown around with no rhyme or reason。 They all have a role within the story and they only exist to fulfil it。Here are your character descriptions:Red？ Different Neve？ Loves Red。Raffe？ Loves Neve。Arick？ Loves Red。Wolf？ Lonely misunderstood pup。Fafe？ Loves Lyra。Lyra？ Loves fafe。Kiri？ Sus。That’s it。 That’s all you get。 The writing is simply abysmal。 Most times it’s overly convoluted and therefore hard to read。 Other times， it’s contrived to produce some kind of flowery language to fit the atmosphere。 Then the dialogue jumps in and it is as jarring as all hell。 They talk like they live in the 21st century， apart from the not-so-occasional “horseshit” or “kings and shadows”。 This is extremely petty of me， I admit， but at one point， she talked about how her adrenaline was pumping。 What a medically advanced universe。 But the biggest bone to pick with For the Wolf lies in all the lost potential。 The atmosphere could’ve been the saving grace， and yet， we get little to no description。 Not setting， not appearances。 Nothing。 More to that degree， fanaticism？？ Superstitious religion？？ Where is it？？ Why didn’t you build up on it？？ Tragic。The plot went nowhere and spun in circles all at once。 The pace was unbalanced to say the least。 I don’t even think I can tell you what happened in between the “important” last 50 pages， and the first 20。 （view spoiler）[except they get married， and they really like each other， and I was expected to swoon。 Ugh， as if。 （hide spoiler）]In conclusion。 This is the rejected first draft of Bear and the Nightingale that never made it to a publisher， but the library of the unwritten thought it was too much of a waste and sent it Katherine Arden’s way instead。 But please stop comparing it to that masterpiece， it's highly offensive。 。。。more

Danielle ，

⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 in 5"I am for the Wolf， and the Wolves are for the Wilderwood。""Because the monsters are real，" she said。 "And even the Wolf needs help sometimes。"I loved this book！ Dark fantasy and fairytale/myth retold。 The characters were well-developed and the story intriguing; I thought I knew what to expect and it kept surprising me， especially the twist at the end。 （There's a sequel in the works - For the Throne - and I am there for it！）This story also explores some powerful themes such as the natu ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 in 5"I am for the Wolf， and the Wolves are for the Wilderwood。""Because the monsters are real，" she said。 "And even the Wolf needs help sometimes。"I loved this book！ Dark fantasy and fairytale/myth retold。 The characters were well-developed and the story intriguing; I thought I knew what to expect and it kept surprising me， especially the twist at the end。 （There's a sequel in the works - For the Throne - and I am there for it！）This story also explores some powerful themes such as the nature of sacrifice， power， victimhood and choice。 Redarys and Eammon are both victims of choices made by others， yet they refuse to let this define them - choosing rather to allow their own choices to shape their characters and circumstances。 In contrast， others with greater freedom and apparent power allow themselves to be crippled by circumstances and stronger wills， becoming the victims themselves。 Sacrifice and power are themes throughout。 On one side sacrificing for selfish gain， giving something of greater cost to others in order to benefit oneself， the results always corrupted。 On the other， the cost and the fruit of sacrificing of oneself in order to benefit others。 With power， some start with good intentions and others overtly selfish， but the result of seeking to wield power for their own benefit ultimately causes destruction。 While those consistently laying down their will for a greater purpose ultimately rise more powerful。I was captivated！ Such a good read。 。。。more

mikayla gabrielle ，

“I want the roots…I understand what it means， and I want them anyway， because I am for the Wolf， and the Wolves are for the Wilderwood。”This book， where do I even begin？Retellings have become extremely popular these last few years， and after reading this one， I would say this is one of my favorite。 Whitten does a phenomenal job of weaving a complex world through the plot and perspectives of all of her characters （Eammon being my favorite， what can I say， I love angst）。 I adored the relationship “I want the roots…I understand what it means， and I want them anyway， because I am for the Wolf， and the Wolves are for the Wilderwood。”This book， where do I even begin？Retellings have become extremely popular these last few years， and after reading this one， I would say this is one of my favorite。 Whitten does a phenomenal job of weaving a complex world through the plot and perspectives of all of her characters （Eammon being my favorite， what can I say， I love angst）。 I adored the relationship between Red and Eammon， and Red has become one of my all time favorite protagonists。 I love her fierceness and willingness to sacrifice anything for the people she loves。And the writing style？ HELLO。 Whitten’s writing is absolutely gorgeous - the prose seeming almost lyrical and poetic。 The beautiful and breathtaking imagery truly made this book as alive as the magical forest within its pages。This is one heck of an incredible debut; I look forward to the sequel， “For the Throne”， and anything else that Whitten writes in the future。 🖤 。。。more

Jenna Griffin ，

DNF at 35% - no rating unless I pick it up later and read to at least closer to the end。 Did not hold my interest， could not connect with characters， plot and dialogue felt repetitive。

Samantha ，

One of my most anticipated reads for this year。 This was nothing like what I expected， but it was everything I needed。

Alyssa Palombo ，

A beautifully written and imaginative dark fantasy！ Can't wait for the next book！ A beautifully written and imaginative dark fantasy！ Can't wait for the next book！ 。。。more

drey ，

Hannah Whitten’s For the Wolf is a story of sacrifice and the lengths to which some will go to for love。 I picked it up thinking it’s another sort-of retelling of The Red Riding Hood。 I mean， who wouldn’t？ There’s a girl in a red cloak on the cover， and a wolf in the title。 But it’s not。It’s a story of a girl raised to be a sacrifice。 Can you imagine knowing all your life that your entire existence is to be sacrificed to a “monster in the magical woods that ate up all the other previous sacrific Hannah Whitten’s For the Wolf is a story of sacrifice and the lengths to which some will go to for love。 I picked it up thinking it’s another sort-of retelling of The Red Riding Hood。 I mean， who wouldn’t？ There’s a girl in a red cloak on the cover， and a wolf in the title。 But it’s not。It’s a story of a girl raised to be a sacrifice。 Can you imagine knowing all your life that your entire existence is to be sacrificed to a “monster in the magical woods that ate up all the other previous sacrifices”？ I’m somewhat amazed that Red isn’t halfway crazy， actually。 It’s a story of a boy who thinks he’s a monster。 Ok， so maybe he’s not quite a boy anymore。 But he’s not a monster， either。 （Spoiler: he’s not a wolf， either。 Literally or figuratively。） It’s a story of gods who got locked away when they became too power hungry – and are trying to worm their way out。 Because everyone who gets locked away protest their imprisonment， don’t they？But I think most of all it’s a story of love。 Of a sister for her twin。 Of a friend who wants to be more than friends。 Of a girl who’s afraid of hurting those she cares about。 And of a man who’s carrying the burden of saving the world by himself， so another isn’t taken by the woods。For the Wolf is a “good enough” read。 I enjoyed the world-building – it’s so vividly described I can see it in my mind。 But it gets slow and repetitive at times， as if I needed to be reminded why x can or can’t happen。 It puts some of its characters through actions and decisions that don’t seem real – they’re not in dire enough circumstances to choose the path they do， especially when people die。 I found it hard to understand how they justified doing the things they did。All in all， pick this up for an enchanting world with a purpose and an entertaining-enough storyline。drey’s rating: Pick it up！ 。。。more

kadijaaa ，

thank you to netgalley and orbit books for providing me a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

Alexis | whatlexreads ，

“I’d let the world burn before I hurt you。”First off， I’m absolute TRASH for retellings， especially ones with elements of Beauty and the Beast // Little Red Riding Hood。 So naturally， I loved this！ Add in the dark fantasy aspect？ *chefs kiss* The romance， the world building， the interludes featuring Red’s sister Neve， the struggle in “good versus evil” （and all the grey area in between） made for a really outstanding debut。 I’ll be heavily anticipating the final book in the series， For the Throne “I’d let the world burn before I hurt you。”First off， I’m absolute TRASH for retellings， especially ones with elements of Beauty and the Beast // Little Red Riding Hood。 So naturally， I loved this！ Add in the dark fantasy aspect？ *chefs kiss* The romance， the world building， the interludes featuring Red’s sister Neve， the struggle in “good versus evil” （and all the grey area in between） made for a really outstanding debut。 I’ll be heavily anticipating the final book in the series， For the Throne。 。。。more

Anna 🐝🍯 ，

3。5

taylor ，

this book truly kicked my reading slump in the ass， 10/10 would die for Red

Emme ，

3 stars ⭐️Red is a princess and second born daughter， which means she is a sacrifice to be given to the Wolf， a monster who rules over the Wilderwood， in order to prevent monsters from escaping。 After entering the Wilderwood for her own reasons and as a sacrifice， Red learns that the Wolf is a man who needs help， and that the power she possesses is what keeps the monsters from being freed。I’m all for beauty and the beast tropes no matter how overdone they are， and I love a good creepy forest and 3 stars ⭐️Red is a princess and second born daughter， which means she is a sacrifice to be given to the Wolf， a monster who rules over the Wilderwood， in order to prevent monsters from escaping。 After entering the Wilderwood for her own reasons and as a sacrifice， Red learns that the Wolf is a man who needs help， and that the power she possesses is what keeps the monsters from being freed。I’m all for beauty and the beast tropes no matter how overdone they are， and I love a good creepy forest and fairy-tale like setting， so I had high hopes going in。 Unfortunately For the Wolf just fell flat for me。None of the characters were very interesting。 Red was irritating and kind of bratty; she wants to go to the Wilderwood so she can’t hurt anyone with her magic， but once there she refuses to learn to control it？ And NEVE！ She was infuriating。 I wanted to skip the Valleydan Interlude chapters because she irritated me so much。 She goes down a dark path to get Red back which is all fine， except Red WANTED to go， and Neve knew this。 And *SPOILER* how did she not immediately know it was Kiri responsible for Isla and Zophia’s deaths when she saw the woman killing plants？ Valleyda is screwed with her as queen。 It felt like the plot happened to the two sisters， rather than them steering it。 Fife， Lyra， Arick， and Raffe were all boring， too。 Kiri was probably the most interesting side character， in a love-to-hate-her kind of way。 Eammon was interesting， but I had no idea why he was so set on Red when she was bland as hell。 The backstory was interesting and the Wilderwood and Shadowlands plot was unique， and as bored as I was at times I do plan on reading For the Throne because the idea of Solmir being the hero of book 2 is really interesting。 。。。more

adya ，

this was so bad。。。 please stop comparing awful books to the bear and the nightingale it’s actually embarrassing at this point

Bronte-Marie Wesson ，

Firstly， thank you to Net Galley for providing me with an EARC of this book。I'm afraid to say this book just wasn't for me。 I've spent three weeks trying to read this and every time I'd push through a few pages and lose interest。 So， I'm DNFing it at about 30% in。 If it's worth pushing on， do let me know and I'll continue slogging on but I can't commit anymore time to this book on its own。I kept waiting for the story to pick up and it just didn't catch in the way I hoped it would。 I found Red's Firstly， thank you to Net Galley for providing me with an EARC of this book。I'm afraid to say this book just wasn't for me。 I've spent three weeks trying to read this and every time I'd push through a few pages and lose interest。 So， I'm DNFing it at about 30% in。 If it's worth pushing on， do let me know and I'll continue slogging on but I can't commit anymore time to this book on its own。I kept waiting for the story to pick up and it just didn't catch in the way I hoped it would。 I found Red's characterization lacking and though I had high hopes， the atmospheric writing I was hoping for wasn't there。 The established relationships in the first few chapters seemed unimportant in the greater scheme of things， described very factually but not always shown on the page。 The only one I found convincing was the relationship between Red and her sister。Half of the issue of seeing Book Bloggers raving about this book is that it really got my hopes up for it。 In a way that I don't think Hannah Whitten could have met。I suspect that this will work far better for a younger reader， as an introduction to the YA genre rather than a reader who's seen many a retelling through the years。 。。。more

Erica ，

Very fast read。 At first I was all， “this is too YA for me， a little too cliche…” but honestly， who am I kidding？ I’m a kid at heart and the questions and adventures drew me in。 Their were also moments about grief and guilt and connection and vulnerability that I related to。 Add the steamy， fraught romance and I was in。 （Who knew I was still into that？） YA-ish or not， it was yummy。 I want another one。

Susan ，

More like 2。5 stars。。。SO much repitition， this should have been a much shorter book。 A bit boring in parts， the world building was interesting， the characters not so much。 I guess I wanted to like it a lot more than I actually did。。

annabutgonerogue ，

As a self proclaimed slut for folklore inspired fiction， I am disappointed。 This book was okay， but just okay。 I wouldn’t pick it up again， but will I read the next book in the series？ Yeah， because I have Stockholm syndrome when it comes to book series。

Peyton ，

Wowowow the premise and ending to this are killer！ Red is the second daughter of the queen and poised to be a sacrifice to the Wolf who rules over the haunted Wood。 Her sister， Neve， first daughter and future queen， begs her to run， but Red has been given strange and deadly powers by the Wood already。 Once she enters the Wilderwood， she meets Eammon， the Wolf， and learns more about the blood and magic needed to keep the world safe。 For there are dark schemes trying to harm the Woods and free the Wowowow the premise and ending to this are killer！ Red is the second daughter of the queen and poised to be a sacrifice to the Wolf who rules over the haunted Wood。 Her sister， Neve， first daughter and future queen， begs her to run， but Red has been given strange and deadly powers by the Wood already。 Once she enters the Wilderwood， she meets Eammon， the Wolf， and learns more about the blood and magic needed to keep the world safe。 For there are dark schemes trying to harm the Woods and free the monsters and gods kept trapped。This was fabulous！ In the beginning， I kind of wanted to skip Neve's sections to get back to Red， but by the end， I was fascinated by Neve's path。 Can't wait to read the next book about her！！ 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=For the Wolf

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=For the Wolf&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,For the Wolf&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0