Summary
Alice’s seventeen years have been spent with her mother, Ella, jumping between homes, always running from the bad luck that seems to chase them everywhere. Then, out of the blue, Ella receives a mysterious letter informing her that her mother, the reclusive author of a book of dark fairy tales, Althea Proserpine, has died in her estate, The Hazel Wood. After that, Alice’s unnatural bad luck only gets worse.
Ella is kidnapped by someone who seems to be from the Hinterland, the brutal fairy tale world where Althea’s stories are set. Along with her classmate Ellery Finch, one of Althea’s devoted fans, Alice is plunged into a search for Ella that leads the two of them not only to the mysterious Hazel Wood but the Hinterland itself.
Review
The Hazel Wood is a wonderful book that is equal parts dark fantasy and mystery. I absolutely love the unexpected plot twists, unique characters and interesting settings. Melissa Albert’s The Hazel Wood is a book that fans of Frances Hardinge’s Cuckoo Song and dark fairy tales should not miss. I hope you enjoy reading The Hazel Wood as much as I did!
Info
- Ages 13/14 and up
- Author: Melissa Albert
- 355 pages
- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Buy local via IndieBound
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