Title: For The Wolf (by Hannah Whitten) Media: It's a book! Approx length: like 400 pages Where to find it: It's at most booksellers! Barnes & Noble for sure, maybe your library? What is it, in summary? I'll just copy over the official summary! 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.
I will also say that while the aesthetics are very Little Red Riding Hood, the plot is actually more like Beauty and the Beast? Someone somewhere* said "If you ever wished Beauty and the Beast had more eldritch forest monsters and political machinations, this is the romance for you." and that is accurate. Content warnings: Provided by the author! And are very important Please Read What do you love about it? I mean I personally am a sucker for fantasy romance, but I loved the worldbuilding as well! I also just. Love all the characters. They're very compelling and you get attached super quickly. It's also got quite a bit of dramatic irony? There's a certain subset of chapters (interludes) spread throughout the book and every time you hit one you're like, "Oh dear god, what now". It's a very fun experience. What sort of things are you likely to request for it? Romance, with both the main canonical couple and also some other couples that were just implied/sidelined. Also a lot of platonic relationships, since this book showcases quite a number of very interesting and driving platonic relationships (the two sisters being the main one). Most likely my prompts will be either for backstory or like, "post-canon" (which is in quotes because the duology is not yet complete).
*Someone somewhere is "Alix E. Harrow, author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January", the quote itself is from one of the blurbs that the author?/publisher gets for the book
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For The Wolf - Hannah Whitten
Date: 2021-08-15 05:05 am (UTC)Media: It's a book!
Approx length: like 400 pages
Where to find it: It's at most booksellers! Barnes & Noble for sure, maybe your library?
What is it, in summary? I'll just copy over the official summary!
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.
I will also say that while the aesthetics are very Little Red Riding Hood, the plot is actually more like Beauty and the Beast? Someone somewhere* said "If you ever wished Beauty and the Beast had more eldritch forest monsters and political machinations, this is the romance for you." and that is accurate.
Content warnings: Provided by the author! And are very important Please Read
What do you love about it? I mean I personally am a sucker for fantasy romance, but I loved the worldbuilding as well! I also just. Love all the characters. They're very compelling and you get attached super quickly. It's also got quite a bit of dramatic irony? There's a certain subset of chapters (interludes) spread throughout the book and every time you hit one you're like, "Oh dear god, what now". It's a very fun experience.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it? Romance, with both the main canonical couple and also some other couples that were just implied/sidelined. Also a lot of platonic relationships, since this book showcases quite a number of very interesting and driving platonic relationships (the two sisters being the main one). Most likely my prompts will be either for backstory or like, "post-canon" (which is in quotes because the duology is not yet complete).
*Someone somewhere is "Alix E. Harrow, author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January", the quote itself is from one of the blurbs that the author?/publisher gets for the book