For the Wolf
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Summary
The first daughter is for the Throne。
The second daughter is for the Wolf。
For fans of Uprooted and The Bear and the Nightingale comes a dark fantasy novel about a young woman who must be sacrificed to the legendary Wolf of the Wood to save her kingdom。 But not all legends are true， and the Wolf isn't the only danger lurking in the Wilderwood。
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。
The author has provided a list of content warnings here。
The second daughter is for the Wolf。
For fans of Uprooted and The Bear and the Nightingale comes a dark fantasy novel about a young woman who must be sacrificed to the legendary Wolf of the Wood to save her kingdom。 But not all legends are true， and the Wolf isn't the only danger lurking in the Wilderwood。
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。
The author has provided a list of content warnings here。
Reviews
Skye
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This should have been a standalone。There were things about this book that I really liked， but unfortunately those things were severely diluted by inexpert attempts to build a broader story and add a hook for a sequel。 It's a huge shame， because there was a lot of potential here。It's not as dark as it wants to be。 It's not as romantic as it wants to be。 It doesn't have the found family vibe it wants to have。 The ingredients for all of those things are here， but they just aren't given enough time This should have been a standalone。There were things about this book that I really liked， but unfortunately those things were severely diluted by inexpert attempts to build a broader story and add a hook for a sequel。 It's a huge shame， because there was a lot of potential here。It's not as dark as it wants to be。 It's not as romantic as it wants to be。 It doesn't have the found family vibe it wants to have。 The ingredients for all of those things are here， but they just aren't given enough time to make them shine。 The constant cutaways from the main plot for 'interludes' that serve to build up the secondary plotline made all of the more interesting aspects feel watered down and underdeveloped。 The forest and its ambience were a strong point， but the constant back-and-forth from this setting meant that by page 250 the descriptions were just repetitive rather than evocative。The author's style is clearly still in the developmental phase （which isn't the worst thing; it's a debut， after all）， but it could have benefited from more careful editing。 There's a LOT of repetition here， both of certain phrases， and sometimes of entire scenes。 There are also times when the tense is inconsistent between paragraphs。 I'm not sure if this is deliberate or just an oversight。 I think it may have been deliberate because it's usually accompanied by Sarah J Maas-style sentence fragments。。。 in which case， it certainly wasn't used masterfully， and only served to make me re-read the affected sentences because I thought I had missed a word or two。Perhaps you've noticed that I haven't mentioned any of the characters yet。 That's because each character has one （1） personality trait， and for most of them that trait is "I am fierce because I am willing to do anything to protect the person I love most"。 The one exception to this rule （view spoiler）[ Eammon， who I found mostly pretty bland， but I was at least interested in his dedication to protecting the Wilderwood （hide spoiler）] ends up also succumbing to it by the end of the book。If they had committed to a standalone and tightened up the story to focus on Red and her crew （rather than devoting 10-15% of the page count to Neve's particularly dry storyline）; if they had leaned a bit more into the found-family dynamic and given the characters some more meaningful interactions; if they had been a bit more thorough and/or brutal with the line edits。。。 then this could have been a strong debut。 But as it is it's just mediocre。I'm not going to pick up the sequel， but if/when the author releases a brand new story I am cautiously optimistic about giving her another try。 。。。more
Carole （Carole's Random Life）
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Initial ThoughtsI enjoyed this book。 I expected a Little Red Riding Hood retelling but it was more of a Beauty and the Beast story。 I liked Red and the Wolf quite a bit and thought that the Wilderwood was interesting and unique。 I will definitely be picking up the next book in the series。ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley。 Full review to be posted soon。
Aliy Louie
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Amazing storytelling， well written。 I was thrown off by the random "f-bombs" towards the end of the book。 Took away from the magic of a fantasy land by throwing in the modern words。 The rest of the book reads like a period piece， completely in a different time and world。 Otherwise， looking forward to book #2！！ Amazing storytelling， well written。 I was thrown off by the random "f-bombs" towards the end of the book。 Took away from the magic of a fantasy land by throwing in the modern words。 The rest of the book reads like a period piece， completely in a different time and world。 Otherwise， looking forward to book #2！！ 。。。more
Rebecca
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I fell in love with the characters half way through， but the bond between Red and Eammon was weakly developed。 I did enjoy my evening reading this story and the escape to the enchanted Wilderwood。 I agree with other reviews that the book seems at first to be written for young adults， however， the story transitions to include more adult content towards the end。
Hallie Winschuh
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This is a really fun take on Little Red Riding Hood！ It was suspenseful and kept me turning pages and I will definitely be reading the next book in the series！
Madison Anderton
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i LOVED this book。 probably one of my favorites of the year。
Nightbird Novels
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4。5 StarsThe first daughter is for the Throne。The second daughter is for the Wolf。Redarys "Red" Valedren was born as a sacrifice for the wolf of the Wilderwood。 As the second daughter to the queen of Valleyda， the day is fast approaching when Red will take her place among the dark forest which holds so many terrible secrets。。。~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~For the Wolf was an epic and sweeping， fantasy romance about a young woman who is about to face the destiny she never wanted， yet is inexplicab 4。5 StarsThe first daughter is for the Throne。The second daughter is for the Wolf。Redarys "Red" Valedren was born as a sacrifice for the wolf of the Wilderwood。 As the second daughter to the queen of Valleyda， the day is fast approaching when Red will take her place among the dark forest which holds so many terrible secrets。。。~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~For the Wolf was an epic and sweeping， fantasy romance about a young woman who is about to face the destiny she never wanted， yet is inexplicably drawn to。 Red has spent her whole life being raised as a sacrifice for the people of Valleyda， but when the time comes for Red to meet the wolf。。。 she finds out that she has been fearing the wrong thing all along。。。This story was a brilliantly written， heart pounding tale of a woman who is fighting against her destiny。 Red refuses to share the fate of so many second daughters before her who were lost to the Wilderwood， and the wolf who controls it。 But when Red arrives in the mysterious forest she finds not a wolf， but a man。I was absolutely addicted to this fascinating story。 With it's ensnaring plot and fantastically rich writing， it was an impossible book to put down。 Red was a character who has faced her entire life with the knowledge that she will someday serve as only a sacrifice， while her sister is destined to be queen。 And while Red has come to accept her fate， the people who love her refuse to lose her to the wolf。 From a twisted and menacing forest， to a hidden corruption， and the monsters who have threatened centuries of Valleydan people， when it comes to the truth of the Wilderwood。。。 it may be too late to save。。。 anyone。I received a complimentary copy of this book for my honest and unbiased review。Check out the Blog！www。nightbirdnovels。comFollow Me on InstagramFollow Me on FacebookFollow Me on Twitter 。。。more
kelsey
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Very Uprooted
Priscilla R。
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Whew！ I have no idea what just happened but I liked it a lot！！！
Lindsay
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This book had elements of my favorite type of stories， but the execution was muddied。 Not the worst book I ever read， but it certainly could have been improved。 The world building was one of the weakest elements of this novel。 The beginning of the book had some clunky exposition that really slowed down the pace of the story。 I wanted to enjoy the whole vaguely sentient， magical forest， but the magic system and history was never properly explained。 It's a concept I generally like， but being kept This book had elements of my favorite type of stories， but the execution was muddied。 Not the worst book I ever read， but it certainly could have been improved。 The world building was one of the weakest elements of this novel。 The beginning of the book had some clunky exposition that really slowed down the pace of the story。 I wanted to enjoy the whole vaguely sentient， magical forest， but the magic system and history was never properly explained。 It's a concept I generally like， but being kept in the dark about the rules stopped me from fully embracing it。 I will say that if you liked the general vibe of Naomi Novik's Uprooted， you'll probably get some enjoyment out of this story。 I don't think that was a bad comp。 This story definitely draws more elements of Beauty and the Beast than Little Red Riding Hood。 Rest assured the Wolf， Eammon， doesn't act like the typical Beast character。 He's more brusque and contrite than disagreeable。 He's a likeable character。 Red fell a little flat for me， but I still mostly enjoyed her。 She's brave and determined。 As for their romance， I found it to be satisfying。 I wish we had more scenes of them together， but it wasn't bad。 Eammon's the monstery and magic boyfriend character trope that I unashamedly love and Red is the plucky and also magical girlfriend type that I appreciate。The side characters in this book I found to be pretty forgettable。 They really didn't add much to the story。 Whitten also failed to make me believe in the strength of Red and Neve's relationship which is making me wary about reading the sequel。 All in all， I'm disappointed that the book didn't live up to my expectations， but I'm not sure I'm ready to write this author off just yet。 。。。more
Shelly Carman
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The plot develops slow and rushes to the end。
Samantha Ania
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CW: blood， self harm in a big way， death， blood rituals Hmmmmm。 This one is kinda tough。 My main issue with it is that the first half， at least， needed more editing。 It got verrrry repetitive。 I love a sentient forest and the lore of this world is really cool。 It took me a long while to get emotionally attached to anyone， I think because of the lack of scene variety？ Not sure。 But I did end up liking everyone and being intrigued and stuff。 I probably skim read like 90 pages in the middle。 Still， CW: blood， self harm in a big way， death， blood rituals Hmmmmm。 This one is kinda tough。 My main issue with it is that the first half， at least， needed more editing。 It got verrrry repetitive。 I love a sentient forest and the lore of this world is really cool。 It took me a long while to get emotionally attached to anyone， I think because of the lack of scene variety？ Not sure。 But I did end up liking everyone and being intrigued and stuff。 I probably skim read like 90 pages in the middle。 Still， its a neat fantasy world and ill probably check out the sequel to see where it all goes。 。。。more
Patience Perry
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4。5 stars Finally， I finished it。 It had a bit of a slow start for me but I was in a huge reading slump。 I preferred Reds POV out of her and Neves。 This took some turns and twists I wasn't expecting but I really enjoyed it and I can't believe that ending。 I don't want to have to wait until book two！ I'd say this is definitely in my top 5 books of the year。 4。5 stars Finally， I finished it。 It had a bit of a slow start for me but I was in a huge reading slump。 I preferred Reds POV out of her and Neves。 This took some turns and twists I wasn't expecting but I really enjoyed it and I can't believe that ending。 I don't want to have to wait until book two！ I'd say this is definitely in my top 5 books of the year。 。。。more
Bethany
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I kept going back and forth on whether to give this 3 or 4 stars。 In the end， I tend to be more positive than not so I went with four。 It was a very slow start。 I had trouble connecting with Redarys and Neve， but as the story wore on Redarys certainly won me over。 The world that Hannah Whitten has created is A+ honestly。 It is very original and I absolutely loved it。 I loved Eammon。 I wish we had more Lyra & Fife。 I'm not sure if I'm going to want to read the second one because it's supposed to I kept going back and forth on whether to give this 3 or 4 stars。 In the end， I tend to be more positive than not so I went with four。 It was a very slow start。 I had trouble connecting with Redarys and Neve， but as the story wore on Redarys certainly won me over。 The world that Hannah Whitten has created is A+ honestly。 It is very original and I absolutely loved it。 I loved Eammon。 I wish we had more Lyra & Fife。 I'm not sure if I'm going to want to read the second one because it's supposed to be more Neve focused and she just wasn't it for me。 Overall， a great read！ 。。。more
Tala
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angst & atmosphere off the charts， u love to see it
Shiv Harris
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It gets three stars because the first 150 pages felt entirely too much like Naomi Novik's Uprooted。 Once it shook that off， however， it started going at a gallop。 Off now to scour the internet for information about its upcoming sequel。 It gets three stars because the first 150 pages felt entirely too much like Naomi Novik's Uprooted。 Once it shook that off， however， it started going at a gallop。 Off now to scour the internet for information about its upcoming sequel。 。。。more
Margaret Brunton
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2。5/5 StarsI'm a huge fan of any type of fairy tale retellings， in particular Beauty and the Beast。 So I for sure thought I would love this book。 However， I thought it was just okay。 It wasn't bad， but I didn't connect with the characters at all。 The characters were flat and didn't really grow or stick out much to me。 The book says it's for fans of The Bear and the Nightingale and Uprooted。 I enjoy both of those books， however， in my opinion this book was not similar （at least writing style wise 2。5/5 StarsI'm a huge fan of any type of fairy tale retellings， in particular Beauty and the Beast。 So I for sure thought I would love this book。 However， I thought it was just okay。 It wasn't bad， but I didn't connect with the characters at all。 The characters were flat and didn't really grow or stick out much to me。 The book says it's for fans of The Bear and the Nightingale and Uprooted。 I enjoy both of those books， however， in my opinion this book was not similar （at least writing style wise） to either of those。 I just felt like everything was moving too fast and the explanations weren't very great for some fo the things in the world。 This book isn't very memorable， so I don't see myself wanting to continue the series。 There are plenty of other fairy tale retelling books that are better than this， but if your like me and feel like you've read them all， I'd say give this one a go！ One sentence opinion: While this book may not be very memorable， I did enjoy the plot and mystery behind the wolf and the Wildwood and would recommend it for those that enjoy fairy tale retellings。 I was given a NetGalley eARC courtesy of the publisher and author in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Louise
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I tried really hard to love this book， but unfortunately there was a lot of confusion for me because of some missing plot developments。Some examples:1） What are the god kings supposed to do when they are released？ Why do people praise them？ 2） Before their first encounter， why did Eammon allow Red to barely find her way to his fortress when he didn’t want any more death on his hands and knew that the forest wanted to eat her as a Second Daughter？ He was expecting her and it doesn’t make sense th I tried really hard to love this book， but unfortunately there was a lot of confusion for me because of some missing plot developments。Some examples:1） What are the god kings supposed to do when they are released？ Why do people praise them？ 2） Before their first encounter， why did Eammon allow Red to barely find her way to his fortress when he didn’t want any more death on his hands and knew that the forest wanted to eat her as a Second Daughter？ He was expecting her and it doesn’t make sense that he would just let her wander on her own in this deathly forest。 3） I didn’t realize why the priestesses were dying one by one in the climax of the novel。 It was only revealed chapters later that they were killing themselves as blood tribute， whereas I thought that Raffe was killing them one by one with Lyra’s weapon which she had thrown outside the forest earlier。 I think the author made assumptions about the reader’s assumptions， so little things just didn’t make sense or it just seemed like opportunity missed to give the reader a surprise。I wish there was more development of the inter-personal relations among all the characters before all the major action took place。 I didn’t care that Arrick died because I didn’t have a glimpse of his childhood or his romance with Red in a way that made him interesting。 I believed him to be a jerk from the beginning scene where he is forcefully attempting to make Red verbalize her love for him。 Also， I was annoyed with Neve the whole time because I only saw her as a 1-dimensional character with one sole purpose， so I couldn’t have empathy for all of her blatant ignorance of the people conspiring around her。 I wanted more psychological intensity， instead of just being told that she felt guilty for being first born。 The language itself felt a little forced， as though the dark academia had to be seeping from every page in order to fulfill the dark fantasy genre。 There was one point where I became really excited about the formation of the shadow monsters。 A combination of animal skin and bones and woods tied together in a semi-human resemblance was very dark and the type of spooky I expected from how the book was hyped。 The rest of the book felt like reiterations of twisting vines for human veins and several different ways of describing blood-red lips。 This book is more closely related to Beauty and the Beast than Red Riding Hood。 If you took away her red cloak， it would have practically no ties to the Red Riding Hood Story as it’s revealed that “wolf” is just a mix-up with the word “warden。”Overall， I couldn’t stop myself from comparing this book to Naomi Novik’s “Uprooted” which had similar story structure but with a lot more whimsy and endearing characters。 。。。more
Kennedy Worley
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The romance wasn’t convincing or developed well， along with basically everything else。 Disappointing。
Libriamo3116
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Hannah
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4。5 stars:I feel like the Beauty and the Beast retelling is something that we have seen in a lot of fantasy novels lately but this one totally took me by surprise。 It was a fresh spin of the retelling filled with beautiful imagery， unique magic， and characters you can’t help but root （haha） for。 I can’t believe this is the author’s debut novel。 Although it could be confusing at times the plot and magic system were super cool and engaging。 If you loved ACOTAR， A Curse so Dark and Lonely， or The C 4。5 stars:I feel like the Beauty and the Beast retelling is something that we have seen in a lot of fantasy novels lately but this one totally took me by surprise。 It was a fresh spin of the retelling filled with beautiful imagery， unique magic， and characters you can’t help but root （haha） for。 I can’t believe this is the author’s debut novel。 Although it could be confusing at times the plot and magic system were super cool and engaging。 If you loved ACOTAR， A Curse so Dark and Lonely， or The Cruel Prince， I would highly recommend picking up this book。 I can’t wait for book 2！ 。。。more
Sarai
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was a one star until after chapter 29 when things started getting a bit interesting。 It was just so slow for me。 I feel like the romance hit hard out of nowhere with barley any ‘connection’ ， ‘tension’ or built up so when he said， “Red， I’d let the world burn before I hurt you。” I was like。。。 sir。。。 you’ve known her for a week 😭✋ calm down。 The same thing happened in “A Curse so Dark and Lonely” like it was the scene was so secluded and trapped and it felt like the plot was incredibly slow。 This was a one star until after chapter 29 when things started getting a bit interesting。 It was just so slow for me。 I feel like the romance hit hard out of nowhere with barley any ‘connection’ ， ‘tension’ or built up so when he said， “Red， I’d let the world burn before I hurt you。” I was like。。。 sir。。。 you’ve known her for a week 😭✋ calm down。 The same thing happened in “A Curse so Dark and Lonely” like it was the scene was so secluded and trapped and it felt like the plot was incredibly slow。 Then all of a sudden the two main characters will die for eachother？ Nah。 I personally did not enjoy Neves POV and Tbh I still don’t think I even understand the whole king stuff still lol。 I got the whole Wilderwood thing but idk。 What I absolutely did love was that this book had my favorite trope in it: Hidden Power Trope and following her saving the day。“ ‘I’ll take them，’ Red breathed。Three pairs of eyes shot to her， confusion in each gaze， but Red paid no attention。。。‘I want the roots，’ she said， voice bell-clear and carrying。 ‘I understand what it means， and I want them anyway， because I am for the Wolf， and the Wolves are for the Wilderwood’ “This moment was chefs kiss。 。。。more
Tashan
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"I am for the Wolf， and the Wolf is for the Wilderwood"Red Ridinghood and Beauty and the Beast like you've never read them before！ Hannah Whitten absolutely held me captivated with her writing; a story of magic and blood， shadows and bones， ice Queens and Wolves of the woods。 "I am for the Wolf， and the Wolf is for the Wilderwood"Red Ridinghood and Beauty and the Beast like you've never read them before！ Hannah Whitten absolutely held me captivated with her writing; a story of magic and blood， shadows and bones， ice Queens and Wolves of the woods。 。。。more
Ivana
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Dnf at 30%。Thank you NetGalley and Orbit for providing me with an e-ARC for review。 Because of that， I wanted to push through and finish this book but I really don’t want to force myself to read something I don’t enjoy， so I gave up at 30%。 While this is competently written and the author makes a commendable attempt at crafting a unique story in a vibrant， spooky forest setting， it just didn’t work for me。 I’ve read 30% of this book but haven’t retained much information。 I just can’t get investe Dnf at 30%。Thank you NetGalley and Orbit for providing me with an e-ARC for review。 Because of that， I wanted to push through and finish this book but I really don’t want to force myself to read something I don’t enjoy， so I gave up at 30%。 While this is competently written and the author makes a commendable attempt at crafting a unique story in a vibrant， spooky forest setting， it just didn’t work for me。 I’ve read 30% of this book but haven’t retained much information。 I just can’t get invested in the story， its lackluster characters nor what I presume is their slow burn romance。 I was initially intrigued by the first chapter but then the pace slowed down in favour of very drawn out worldbuilding and exposition dumps that felt very heavy handed。 This book is simply unable to hold my attention and I don’t care to find out what happens next。The beautiful cover and title imply this is a Red Riding Hood retelling （or at least inspired by） but the plot is actually more similar to Beauty and the Beast and frankly， I’m tired of that formula。 In my opinion， very few books actually do it well and do something original with that premise， but I think fans of the trope may enjoy this book。 。。。more
Amanda
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3。5 stars。 The plot is relatively simple at first glance。 Whenever two sisters are born， the second must be sacrificed to the Wolf in the hopes of keeping monsters at bay and returning the five Kings （gods of the world）。 We follow second daughter Red as she learns that the Wolf is actually a man-and a guardian of the forest。 Red has magic of her own that can help the forest fight against the strange darkness infecting it but soon learns that it all comes at a sacrifice。 I thought the ideas were 3。5 stars。 The plot is relatively simple at first glance。 Whenever two sisters are born， the second must be sacrificed to the Wolf in the hopes of keeping monsters at bay and returning the five Kings （gods of the world）。 We follow second daughter Red as she learns that the Wolf is actually a man-and a guardian of the forest。 Red has magic of her own that can help the forest fight against the strange darkness infecting it but soon learns that it all comes at a sacrifice。 I thought the ideas were there， but everything just lacked the depth and detail to really take it to the next level。 Side characters were very one-note （will do anything for love of the girl， etc。） and relationships developed at the blink of an eye。 I think it really could have just been stronger with more attention to the little things and one or two less dramatic blood-letting scenes that end in tearful arguments。 Still going to pick up the next one as I have hopes for the plot。 。。。more
Lise。Books
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4。5/5 StarsThe moment I saw the cover， I knew that I had to read this！ I was immediately drawn into the world and I thought that the plot was really engaging。 The real highlight for me though， was the writing style。 The descriptions were vivid and the prose was rich。 I never got into the romance， but the rest of the book was so good that I can easily look past that。 Overall， I really enjoyed the book and would recommend it！Thank you to Orbit Books and NetGalley for providing me with an eARC in 4。5/5 StarsThe moment I saw the cover， I knew that I had to read this！ I was immediately drawn into the world and I thought that the plot was really engaging。 The real highlight for me though， was the writing style。 The descriptions were vivid and the prose was rich。 I never got into the romance， but the rest of the book was so good that I can easily look past that。 Overall， I really enjoyed the book and would recommend it！Thank you to Orbit Books and NetGalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
smalltownbookmom
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I REALLY enjoyed this dystopian reimagined fairy tale that's sort of a cross between red riding hood and beauty and the beast but also gave a lot of Shannara Chronicles and The Grace year vibes。 If any of those books appeal to you there's a high chance you're going to enjoy this new book by Hannah F。 Whitten。 I'm already eagerly anticipating the next book that features Red's （Redarys's） sister， Neve。 The premise in this book is that peace in the kingdom depends on honoring a bargain made long ag I REALLY enjoyed this dystopian reimagined fairy tale that's sort of a cross between red riding hood and beauty and the beast but also gave a lot of Shannara Chronicles and The Grace year vibes。 If any of those books appeal to you there's a high chance you're going to enjoy this new book by Hannah F。 Whitten。 I'm already eagerly anticipating the next book that features Red's （Redarys's） sister， Neve。 The premise in this book is that peace in the kingdom depends on honoring a bargain made long ago， wherein second daughters are sacrificed to the wolf in the Wilderwood。 As it turns out the 'scary' demonized wolf， is just a man， Eamon， who is trying to save the forest by sacrificing himself。 When Red is sent to him， he tries to let her go， but she soon realizes she has powerful magic of her own and Eamon is going to need her help if they hope to win the battle against the real evil in the woods。 Is it time for the second book yet？？？？ I'm totally hooked on this story and can't wait for more！ This did read more YA than not， even though it's being marketed as an adult fantasy。 I found it pretty PG and the 'romance' between Red and the Wolf honestly wasn't my favorite part of the story， I much preferred Neve and Raffe's characters and the other fantastical elements like the disembodied voices and evil trees。 I'm also not a huge fan of the comparisons that are being made to this book and The bear and the nightingale/Winternight trilogy （I'm a HUGE fan of that series and to me they are completely different）。**Lost one star， because the male narrator in the audiobook really annoyed me - I feel like this will be one where I actually prefer the print edition and who wouldn't with that gorgeous cover！ 。。。more
Knave
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It’s been a long time since a book hooked me like this one！ The more I read， the harder it was to put down！ I absolutely adored the take on the classic fairy tale。 It was dark and twisted and unique。 So unique that it didn’t even feel like a retelling。 I loved how the forest was integrated and how it interacted with the characters。 Red and Eammon’s relationship was dynamic and realistic。 I was so scared of how this book was going to end， and I’m really glad there will be a sequel！Beautiful writi It’s been a long time since a book hooked me like this one！ The more I read， the harder it was to put down！ I absolutely adored the take on the classic fairy tale。 It was dark and twisted and unique。 So unique that it didn’t even feel like a retelling。 I loved how the forest was integrated and how it interacted with the characters。 Red and Eammon’s relationship was dynamic and realistic。 I was so scared of how this book was going to end， and I’m really glad there will be a sequel！Beautiful writing with a fantastic flow！ 。。。more
Shay （Book Shy）
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I was interested in For the Wolf because I like stories that take place in a forest setting。 I had also never read a Little Red Riding Hood retelling， so I was interested in that。 This book has an audience that I think will eat this book up。This takes place in a world where the old Gods who used to rule are a trapped in the Winterwood。 The second noble daughters must always be sacrificed to the wolf of the woods in hopes that the woods will release the Gods。 This follows Red， who is a second dau I was interested in For the Wolf because I like stories that take place in a forest setting。 I had also never read a Little Red Riding Hood retelling， so I was interested in that。 This book has an audience that I think will eat this book up。This takes place in a world where the old Gods who used to rule are a trapped in the Winterwood。 The second noble daughters must always be sacrificed to the wolf of the woods in hopes that the woods will release the Gods。 This follows Red， who is a second daughter。 Is the wolf really a monster？ What happens when Red is sacrificed？My first issue with this book is that it reads very young adult。 This is supposed to be an adult novel。 I also think the story was a little too drawn out。 I didn't really understand the magic system。 I didn't really get a good connection to the characters。However， the writing was still good。 The story certainly has potential。 The premise reminds me of ACOTAR。 If you like that， you may enjoy this one。 Overall， I gave this 3 stars。 。。。more
Laine
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The plot was weak， the first part of the story slow， and the romance a little。。。 dull。 I didn't dislike any of it， which is why it's still a four star ready to me， but I definitely feel it could be a stronger book as a whole。That said， I enjoyed the concept and writing （though I'll never understand why one bares their teeth for anything but the biggest smile。） I was certainly anxious and drawn in by the end。 I'll readily buy the second book and may even re-read this some day。 It's not a masterpi The plot was weak， the first part of the story slow， and the romance a little。。。 dull。 I didn't dislike any of it， which is why it's still a four star ready to me， but I definitely feel it could be a stronger book as a whole。That said， I enjoyed the concept and writing （though I'll never understand why one bares their teeth for anything but the biggest smile。） I was certainly anxious and drawn in by the end。 I'll readily buy the second book and may even re-read this some day。 It's not a masterpiece， but I found it a nice break from the rest of the more "classic" fantasies I've been reading。 。。。more
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