Among the Beasts & Briars
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Summary
Ashley Poston， acclaimed author of Heart of Iron， returns with a dark， lush fairy tale-inspired fantasy for fans of Sara Raasch and Susan Dennard。
Cerys is safe in the Kingdom of Aloriya。 Here there are no droughts， disease， or famine， and peace is everlasting。 It has been this way for hundreds of years， since the first king made a bargain with the Lady who ruled the forest that borders the kingdom。 But as Aloriya prospered， the woods grew dark， cursed， and forbidden。
Cerys knows this all too well: When she was young， she barely escaped as the woods killed her friends and her mother。 Now Cerys carries a small bit of the curse--the magic--in her blood， a reminder of the day she lost everything。
As a new queen is crowned， however， things long hidden in the woods descend on the kingdom itself。 Cerys is forced on the run， her only companions a small and irritating fox from the royal garden and the magic in her veins。 It's up to her to find the legendary Lady of the Wilds and beg for a way to save her home。
But the road is darker and more dangerous than she knows， and as secrets from the past are uncovered amid the teeth and roots of the forest， it's going to take everything she has just to survive。
Cerys is safe in the Kingdom of Aloriya。 Here there are no droughts， disease， or famine， and peace is everlasting。 It has been this way for hundreds of years， since the first king made a bargain with the Lady who ruled the forest that borders the kingdom。 But as Aloriya prospered， the woods grew dark， cursed， and forbidden。
Cerys knows this all too well: When she was young， she barely escaped as the woods killed her friends and her mother。 Now Cerys carries a small bit of the curse--the magic--in her blood， a reminder of the day she lost everything。
As a new queen is crowned， however， things long hidden in the woods descend on the kingdom itself。 Cerys is forced on the run， her only companions a small and irritating fox from the royal garden and the magic in her veins。 It's up to her to find the legendary Lady of the Wilds and beg for a way to save her home。
But the road is darker and more dangerous than she knows， and as secrets from the past are uncovered amid the teeth and roots of the forest， it's going to take everything she has just to survive。
Reviews
Jonathan
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“The leaves on the trees we approached were a molten gold， like an artist had taken a sunset and poured it over the forest。” I really enjoyed this YA fantasy， and I felt like it was a perfect middle-of-spring read for me。 It’s a whimsical fairy-tale consisting of magical cities， lost kingdoms， blossoming romance and creepy creatures lurking in the dangerous forest of Wildwood。 The actual plot wasn’t overly complex， and even with the “twists and surprises” near the end， the overall story still f “The leaves on the trees we approached were a molten gold， like an artist had taken a sunset and poured it over the forest。” I really enjoyed this YA fantasy， and I felt like it was a perfect middle-of-spring read for me。 It’s a whimsical fairy-tale consisting of magical cities， lost kingdoms， blossoming romance and creepy creatures lurking in the dangerous forest of Wildwood。 The actual plot wasn’t overly complex， and even with the “twists and surprises” near the end， the overall story still felt fairly linear and predictable。 Having said that， I do find that at times， simpler stories can work just as well， if not better than ones that tend to be quite complicated， especially those that focus on multiple subplots and timelines。 After all， as the saying goes， there is beauty in simplicity。The characters in the story are actually really cute， in particular Cerys and Fox。 The way they communicate with each other and their overall chemistry was just so heartwarming it certainly made me smile more than once throughout the book。 There’s just something about animals in fairy-tales that is quite uplifting and makes the whole story extra special。 If I ever write a fairy-tale of sorts， I certainly know what characters to include。 I appreciated the alternating POVs in each chapter and it was both interesting and helpful to be able to get into the minds of each character and see things from their perspectives。 It certainly gave me a better understanding of why they decided to make the particular choices they did。 I felt the ending was also really well done， it definitely answered any questions I had， but at the same time， I see the possibilities of the story going on further， or at least in subsequent spin-offs。 It’s funny that the last book I read before this was “For the Wolf”。 Although the stories are quite different， I felt like I was reading a lighter junior version of it， especially during the moments in the story where I was taken along the characters’ journey into the depths of the forest。 I even got momentarily confused when I read “Wildwood” as “Wilderwood”， the latter being the forest in “For the Wolf”。 There were a few other similarities I noticed， but I’ll leave those out for now in case of potential spoilers。 All in all， I think “Among the Beasts & Briars” is a really enjoyable fairy-tale that most readers would enjoy， especially if you are into a quicker and lighter read of the YA fantasy genre。 。。。more
Lindsey
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3，5 sterrenIk ben niet zo overdonderd als dat ik had verwacht te zijn door dit boek。 Ik weet niet zo goed wat ik ervan moet vinden。 Soms had ik ook gewoon geen zin meer om verder te lezen en pas naar het einde toe ervoer ik de drang om verder te lezen。 Maar jammer genoeg bleef ik daarna op mijn honger zitten。 Ietsje meer achtergrondinformatie over Vrouwe Wildernis， de vloek， waarom Cerys immuun blijkt te zijn en de kroon zou welkom zijn geweest。 Nu ging op het einde alles heel snel， ietsje te sn 3，5 sterrenIk ben niet zo overdonderd als dat ik had verwacht te zijn door dit boek。 Ik weet niet zo goed wat ik ervan moet vinden。 Soms had ik ook gewoon geen zin meer om verder te lezen en pas naar het einde toe ervoer ik de drang om verder te lezen。 Maar jammer genoeg bleef ik daarna op mijn honger zitten。 Ietsje meer achtergrondinformatie over Vrouwe Wildernis， de vloek， waarom Cerys immuun blijkt te zijn en de kroon zou welkom zijn geweest。 Nu ging op het einde alles heel snel， ietsje te snel voor mij。 Dat had echt wel beter mogen uitgewerkt worden。 Het verhaal lijkt ook afgelopen te zijn， tot je de allerlaatste pagina leest， waardoor er toch nog een opening is naar een vervolgdeel （waarin hopelijk Vrouwe Wildernis， de vloek en de kroon beter worden toegelicht）。Gelukkig was het boek wel origineel， de karaktergroei was ongelofelijk mooi beschreven en de schrijfstijl was zeker ook oké。 En die cover。。。 😍 Hij past echt perfect bij het verhaal！En ook de geïllustreerde kaart in het begin en einde van het boek was zeker een must。 Hierop staat het continent Vaiyl， waar het koninkrijk Aloriya gelegen is。 Ik vond het soms moeilijk volgen met alle namen van dorpen， dus die kaart was zo'n groot pluspunt！（view spoiler）[Toen Cerys jonger was， is ze haar moeder， beste vriend prins Lorne en zijn lijfwacht Seren kwijtgeraakt in het Wildwoud。 Cerys heeft zich daar altijd schuldig over gevoeld omdat zij als enige levende uit het Wildwoud is gekomen。 Sinds die dag heeft Cerys ook de vloek in zich， waardoor ze bloemen sneller kan laten bloeien dankzij haar bloed。 Er heerst een vloek over het Wildwoud en door de macht van de kroon van de koning van Sunder wordt de vloek buiten het Dorp-in-de-Vallei gehouden waar Cerys en haar vader wonen。 Wanneer de koning van Sunder sterft， wordt zijn dochter prinses Anwen （of gewoon Wen， zoals Cerys haar beste vriendin noemt） gekroond tot koningin。 Maar het Wildwoud wordt sterker en verstoren de kroning van Anwen。 De ouden， botteneters （die komen uit het Wildwoud） eisen de kroon en de zaadjes uit het Wildwoud veranderen de Aloriyanen in botteneters。 Gelukkig lukt het Cerys om met de kroon te ontsnappen en blijft ze ongedeerd van de zaadjes uit het Wildwoud。 Samen met Vos （iemand die al jaren in haar tuin woont en met wie ze een band heef gekregen） trekt ze het bos in in een poging om de vloek te verbreken。 Daar komt ze ook Seren tegen， die veranderd is in een botteneter en die de kroon wil afpakken van Cerys。 Het lukt Cerys te ontsnappen dankzij Beer。 Samen met Vos en Beer onderneemt Cerys een poging om Vrouwe Wildernis te vinden zodat ze haar dorpje kan redden。 Ze trekken naar Voryn， een stadje in het Wildwoud。Onderweg komen ze nog heel wat hindernissen tegen， waarbij ze worden tegengehouden door botteneters en ouden uit het Wildwoud， maar ook door Anwen en Cerys' vader die zijn veranderd in botteneters komen ze tegen。 Ze worstelen ook met zichzelf， waarbij Vos vooral de drang heeft om weg te lopen als er zich problemen voordoen。Als ze aankomen in Voryn （Vos is inmiddels door de woudvloek besmet geraakt en verandert geleidelijk aan） blijft de geschiedenis anders in elkaar te zitten dan haar is verteld。 Zo is de eerste koning van Sunderland niet naar het bos gegaan en een kroon gekregen van Vrouwe Wildernis om zijn dorpje veilig te houden voor het woud。 Nee， hij heeft Vrouwe Wildernis en haar magie opgesloten in de kroon en dan een deel van het bos platgebrand。 Doordat er nu een kroon was， is het evenwicht zoek en ontstaat de Woudvloek。 Als Cerys de kroon breekt en zo Vrouwe Wildernis bevrijdt， verbreekt ze ook de vloek。Vos blijkt prins Lorne te zijn， iets wat ik halverwege het boek begon door te krijgen。 Toen hij het Wildwoud in liep， is hij veranderd in een Vos。 Hij heeft Seren toen niet geholpen。 Als Vos Cerys in het Wildwoud bijt， verandert hij terug in een mens maar hij herinnert zich niets van zijn leven ervoor。 Hij heeft het moeilijk als mens， omdat hij zo gewend was als vos waarbij hij niet zoveel moest nadenken en weinig gedachten had。 Maar geleidelijk aan begint hij het gewoon te worden。 In Voryn wordt hij terug veranderd in een vos en als je het laatste hoofdstuk begint te lezen， dacht ik eerst dat Vos niet terug veranderd was in een mens， maar gelukkig was hij dat wel！Ik hou echt van de karakters， die helemaal niet zo vanzelfsprekend zijn。 Zo is Vos helemaal niet heldhaftig， is Cerys maar een gewone hoveniersdochter en maken ze beide fouten。 Ook de interactie & chemie tussen Cerys en Vos was geweldig， en hoe ze geleidelijk aan verliefd worden。 Het laatste hoofdstuk vindt 6 maanden later plaats。 Anwen wordt gekroond tot koningin （ditmaal zonder problemen） en wordt verliefd op Petra， de vertegenwoordigster van Voryn。 Seren dient nu voor 7 jaar Vrouwe Wildernis， omdat hij eigenlijk zo goed als dood is。 Magie houdt hem levend。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Samantha Paterson （Magic。between。pages_za）
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4。5 Stars
Cathinca Sprundel
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Wil je een sprookjesachtig verhaal lezen？ Pak dan dit verhaal op， want het is genieten。 Dit boek ademt oerverhaal uit， bekende tropes， heerlijke magie， bloemen， dieren， transformatie。 De plotwendingen had ik al snel door en aan het einde werden de bijpersonages ook amper uitgewerkt。 Niet elk plotgat is perfect opgevuld of verklaard， niet alles is afgewikkeld。 Want waarom mocht het woud de kroon echt niet in handen krijgen？ Toch werkte het， en trok dit boek me in een sprookjesachtige leescoma en Wil je een sprookjesachtig verhaal lezen？ Pak dan dit verhaal op， want het is genieten。 Dit boek ademt oerverhaal uit， bekende tropes， heerlijke magie， bloemen， dieren， transformatie。 De plotwendingen had ik al snel door en aan het einde werden de bijpersonages ook amper uitgewerkt。 Niet elk plotgat is perfect opgevuld of verklaard， niet alles is afgewikkeld。 Want waarom mocht het woud de kroon echt niet in handen krijgen？ Toch werkte het， en trok dit boek me in een sprookjesachtige leescoma en wilde ik doorlezen tot het eind。 Blijkbaar had ik dat nodig。 Dit zijn de verhalen die ik ook graag schrijf en dus met plezier lees。 。。。more
Jamie Meinsen
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This was a very charming novel with likable characters and vivid imagery。 While the style definitely calls back to many classic Grimm fairytales， the story still engages the modern reader。
Anna Trott-Herdrich
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I liked the Fox character。 I liked the premise。 I just wasn't a huge fan of how things were carried out。 I suppose too many people not questioning things the way they have always been and the way they will always be。 I liked the Fox character。 I liked the premise。 I just wasn't a huge fan of how things were carried out。 I suppose too many people not questioning things the way they have always been and the way they will always be。 。。。more
Apoorva Ranade
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3。5 stars。 Feels like reading a Disney Movie script。Not bad but did not enjoy it as much as I expected to。
Hayley
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A young girl touched by a curse。 A tragic disappearance。 A magical wood with a sinister secret。 Among the Beasts and the Briars is a fairytale for the lovers of love and YA。—————————This was a solid 3 stars until the ending。 So rushed， so many plot holes， so many questions。 The author tried to tie up loose ends but it did not feel finished。 The rest of the book is mediocre。 The dialogue and character interactions feel a little childish at times。 The best part of the book is the thriller/monsters A young girl touched by a curse。 A tragic disappearance。 A magical wood with a sinister secret。 Among the Beasts and the Briars is a fairytale for the lovers of love and YA。—————————This was a solid 3 stars until the ending。 So rushed， so many plot holes， so many questions。 The author tried to tie up loose ends but it did not feel finished。 The rest of the book is mediocre。 The dialogue and character interactions feel a little childish at times。 The best part of the book is the thriller/monsters aspect。 Great descriptions， very creepy。 That’s pretty much the only thing that kept me engaged。 Easy read， just not great。 。。。more
Lumi
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It was good
Bobby Hannafey
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4。5 STARS | MAGICAL and BEAUTIFUL， this book was STUNNING！ I very much enjoyed this fantasy novel which to me had a retelling vibe of THE PRINCESS & THE FROG！ Plus this was a perfect read for April during the spring season！ Cerys is safe in the Kingdom of Aloriya。 There， peace is everlasting。 It has been this way for hundreds of years。 But then the woods grew dark， cursed， and forbidden！ Cerys knows this all too well when she was little and barely escaped as her friends and mother were killed。 N 4。5 STARS | MAGICAL and BEAUTIFUL， this book was STUNNING！ I very much enjoyed this fantasy novel which to me had a retelling vibe of THE PRINCESS & THE FROG！ Plus this was a perfect read for April during the spring season！ Cerys is safe in the Kingdom of Aloriya。 There， peace is everlasting。 It has been this way for hundreds of years。 But then the woods grew dark， cursed， and forbidden！ Cerys knows this all too well when she was little and barely escaped as her friends and mother were killed。 Now she carries a small bit of the curse and magic in her blood。 As a new queen is crowned， things long hidden in the woods descend on the kingdom itself！ Cerys is forced to run， along with her only companion， a fox。 It’s up to her to find the legendary Lady of the Wilds to save her home。 But the road is darker and dangerous than she knows， and as secrets are uncovered， it’s going to take everything she has to survive in woods！ A addictive page turner， filled with adventure and love。 A MUST READ for FANTASY LOVERS！ 。。。more
Donna Brown
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3。5*
Amal Zayat
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3。5/5Okay hear me out on this one。This book had one of the strongest start I've ever read: "It is said that the first king of Aloriya was born with fire in his blood"。 Those 2 pages really gave the ambiance of a perfect YA fantasy book that would be right up my ally。There was a lot of potential with this book。 It had an intriguing premise as the the beginning was riveting and gripping。 But then it just fell into the "totally predictable plot-line"。The plot twist was so obvious。 The entire progre 3。5/5Okay hear me out on this one。This book had one of the strongest start I've ever read: "It is said that the first king of Aloriya was born with fire in his blood"。 Those 2 pages really gave the ambiance of a perfect YA fantasy book that would be right up my ally。There was a lot of potential with this book。 It had an intriguing premise as the the beginning was riveting and gripping。 But then it just fell into the "totally predictable plot-line"。The plot twist was so obvious。 The entire progression was very obvious and the ending was rushed。 There are still so many questions left unanswered。 And I didn't get the closure I wanted。Nevertheless， it was a light read; a very fluffy one。 Vala the bear remains my favorite character in this entire standalone fantasy book。 。。。more
Katelyn
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I love a good find yourself story and the twists and turns and plot twists made it all the more enjoyable。
Kathryn Ford
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Ugh， I'm sorry， but this book just wasn't very good。 There were a few scenes that showed promise， but it wasn't enough to save this book。 One of the biggest problems was the numerous editing mistakes。 I remember this being a problem in Dorothy Must Die， the editing was shocking。For instance in this book we have Fox walking through the forest。 He says that he took his uncomfortable boots off and left them behind， because he would rather go bearfoot。 Then in the very next scene Fox is nudging Cari Ugh， I'm sorry， but this book just wasn't very good。 There were a few scenes that showed promise， but it wasn't enough to save this book。 One of the biggest problems was the numerous editing mistakes。 I remember this being a problem in Dorothy Must Die， the editing was shocking。For instance in this book we have Fox walking through the forest。 He says that he took his uncomfortable boots off and left them behind， because he would rather go bearfoot。 Then in the very next scene Fox is nudging Caris with the toe of his boot to wake her up。 And these mistakes just went on and on， making me really frustrated， because these mistakes could have been avoided。 Then the whole fox/prince thing was so obvious， that you saw it coming from a mile away。 If I had a gold coin for every time Caris said "I'm just a gardener's daughter" I would have been rich， it really grated on my nerves。 There were so many plots that were begun， and then just left abandoned， instead choosing boring or nonsensical conclusions。What I disliked the most was that the one thing you really really want to know， the book doesn't bother to tell you。And the ending was extremely bland with there being no real cost for the horrific events that took place in the book。 I found this book on a top 10 stand alone fantasy novels。 I can assure you that sadly it does not belong on that list。 My advice is to not bother with this book。 。。。more
Christina
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This was an absolute joy to read！ It’s such a well written story with tragic pasts （one of them actually made me cry） to propell the plot and motives， terrifyingly visceral， heart-pounding action scenes， balanced out with fluffy romance， fun dialogue， and of course: Disney level rapport between a girl and her fox。 Also… the eventual introduction of a new narrator had me downright squealing。 Sure some “plot twists” weren’t so surprising， but they made sense， they held serious weight， and even onc This was an absolute joy to read！ It’s such a well written story with tragic pasts （one of them actually made me cry） to propell the plot and motives， terrifyingly visceral， heart-pounding action scenes， balanced out with fluffy romance， fun dialogue， and of course: Disney level rapport between a girl and her fox。 Also… the eventual introduction of a new narrator had me downright squealing。 Sure some “plot twists” weren’t so surprising， but they made sense， they held serious weight， and even once I predicted them I was so desperate to get to their reveal and see the fallout。 Which is really all I can ever ask as a reader！ I haven’t read YA in years， but Poston just reminded me why I never should have stopped。 Honestly， **Among the Beasts & Briars might be my most enjoyable read so far this year。**🦊 。。。more
Kirsten Zornado
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4。0 It truly did read like a fairy tale， I quite enjoyed it！ Loved how the prose was so different depending on who had the POV。 The vibes were immaculate as well。
Kate
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very interesting。
Laura
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My rating is 3。5 stars。This fairytale was really interesting and fast paced。 I liked all the characters but this story had many typical young adult fantasy tropes which I have seen too often。 Some of the tropes were well done but some of the tropes made this story little bit predictable。
Sydney
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rtc！
Wayward Rose
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Ok， look man look dudeIt wasn't a good bookSure the title sounds fancy and was relevant;But other than the first chapter， it was a story of no importance。 Nothing to tug me by my heartstrings， the roman ce was blah and the heroine was so redundant， I could have closed my eyes and predicted everything。 The characters were not special; other than the fact that one was constantly demeaning herself for being a gardener's daughter though her blood could blossom forests。 And a fox that was somehow a p Ok， look man look dudeIt wasn't a good bookSure the title sounds fancy and was relevant;But other than the first chapter， it was a story of no importance。 Nothing to tug me by my heartstrings， the roman ce was blah and the heroine was so redundant， I could have closed my eyes and predicted everything。 The characters were not special; other than the fact that one was constantly demeaning herself for being a gardener's daughter though her blood could blossom forests。 And a fox that was somehow a prince。The girl， thought herself low but did things anyway。 wozzah。The boy grinned and made giggles。 what a dreamboatliterally how can two characters be so streamlined to EVERY YA character hero and heroine I don't know。Secondly，ALL THROUGHOUT THE BOOKShe does the same dumb thing again and again and again - Know what it is？ Gets lost in the woods after running to save someone who screamed。 Not even going to lie， it's just such a lazy journey book since every chapter ended with one not being able to find the other。 That's it。 That's the book。 A long winded down trek through the forest and getting lost constantly despite promising to do better。 Every chapter end was just 'He suddenly didn't see her！' and the next began with 'wham， there she is。 Screaeming and throwing her blood everywhere。'Second thing， this author knows absolutely nothing about chemistry。 It was so dreary and wasteful to write a romance this grey。 He just makes puns because。。 and the readers weren't even shown this earlier。。 she loves it。 And puns are never to be mentioned again。 The jokes are cheesy and all about turning foxes into hats and whether someone likes fox and that he eats too much。 Dude， who even could SHIP Them in the first place？Honestly， it felt like beastiality to me when the prince first turned， rather than 'oh-kiss-a-frog-get-a-prince' type storiesKnow why> Cause the author made him so much like a fox， and so sure that he was never human。 That all his life， he was just a fox that even the THOUGHT of shipping a fox that Daisy cared for was disgusting and humiliating to any character。 This 'Fox' guy would constantly moan that he's a fox and shouldn't do etc etc that turning him back would be a mercy and better storyline。 Yet he would say 'fuck' and 'shit' and t think in this weird way that shouldn't be in a foxees vocabulary。 Only half-way， or 3/4， was there any care into thinking that wow， maybe he was the prince。And honestly， WHY would the woods turn anyone into a fox just because？The storyline of the main crown being lost and some lady of the Wilds was just written off with no care; the questions raised were not even from the reader's POV and just pushed in。 Honestly， ain't it。 。。。more
Kierra
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The author created some great moments between the main characters in terms of chemistry guilt through witty humor— my favorite kind of banter and relationship-builder。 In terms of plot pace， it felt slow but when there was action， it felt incredibly rushed…so I did not see a great sense of rhythm。 I wish we could have had more time to see the relationship between the two main characters build…there wasn’t much left to be revealed to the reader as any mystery felt quickly unraveled。 Overall， I di The author created some great moments between the main characters in terms of chemistry guilt through witty humor— my favorite kind of banter and relationship-builder。 In terms of plot pace， it felt slow but when there was action， it felt incredibly rushed…so I did not see a great sense of rhythm。 I wish we could have had more time to see the relationship between the two main characters build…there wasn’t much left to be revealed to the reader as any mystery felt quickly unraveled。 Overall， I did think the premise of the story was good and enjoyed some of the dialogue。 。。。more
Jessica
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This had a good， entertaining story overall， but lagged towards the middle/end。 Not bad but nothing super wow either， but it's an easy， quick read。 This had a good， entertaining story overall， but lagged towards the middle/end。 Not bad but nothing super wow either， but it's an easy， quick read。 。。。more
MazieBelle
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ooo this was yummy
Jennah KO
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The only reason Im giving 4 stars instead of 5 is because I wanted more。 After she destroyed the crown I wanted a follow up and not an immeadiate 6 months later。 I also really just wanted more on the main relationship。Its still a wonderful book and I enjoyed every bit of it。 The 6 months later definately filled all the holes and answered all the questions I had。 I hated the 'What if' feeling when the fox and its babies were mentioned。 I couldve sworn the author pulled a mean one and made Lorne a The only reason Im giving 4 stars instead of 5 is because I wanted more。 After she destroyed the crown I wanted a follow up and not an immeadiate 6 months later。 I also really just wanted more on the main relationship。Its still a wonderful book and I enjoyed every bit of it。 The 6 months later definately filled all the holes and answered all the questions I had。 I hated the 'What if' feeling when the fox and its babies were mentioned。 I couldve sworn the author pulled a mean one and made Lorne a fox forever。 THANK GOD SHE DIDNT。 This book had a great mix of fantasy and horror - two of my favorite things。 Would def read again。 。。。more
Uvi
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This was an audiobook for me and therein might’ve lied the problem。 Completely confused about what happened with this story。 I did really like listening to Fox’s POV。 That’s probably the only good part about this book for me。
Tori Meade
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Rating: 4/5I was really drawn into this book from the beginning。 I loved all the aspects of this story from the characters to the world building。 I really enjoyed the feel of a fairytale/Disney feel of this book。 I think the dark woods setting really gave this book a dark and spooky feel， but I also felt that there was so much more to them， and we just did not get to see that until the ending。 I Loved the YA romance in this book。 It was so sweet and innocent， the perfect friends to lovers。 I enj Rating: 4/5I was really drawn into this book from the beginning。 I loved all the aspects of this story from the characters to the world building。 I really enjoyed the feel of a fairytale/Disney feel of this book。 I think the dark woods setting really gave this book a dark and spooky feel， but I also felt that there was so much more to them， and we just did not get to see that until the ending。 I Loved the YA romance in this book。 It was so sweet and innocent， the perfect friends to lovers。 I enjoyed watching all the characters in this book develop throughout the book and I think that it was done very well。 The author's writing style is what really brought this book to a new level and made me fall in love with it 。 。。。more
Rachel Holmes
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I expected this book to be a little more exciting than it was。 It was pretty predictable to me。 Still， I enjoyed the characters and story。
Zoey Violet
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I thought the world building had promise， but how some of the plot lines resolved and how the magic worked did not work for me。 Also some of the antagonists that were zombies that used to be friends or family with the protagonist are the ones she always seemed to run into out of a hoard of them。
Carly222
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I loved everything about this book and find it very possibly in my top ten of all time。
Myra Sullivan
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