It makes the story unique and compelling, this unique spin on the fairy tale genre, and captures something of the Grimm Fairy Tales within it. There is a mystery lingering, this wonder of the fairy tales coming to life, this darkening sensation that puts the reader on edge alongside Alice. There is something sinister lingering on the fringes of the story that makes it so eerie but captivating as well. Dark fairy tales, the ones that are richly described and full of malevolent and hauntingly beautiful richness, are always the best, and Albert achieves that to perfection. You want to know why you feel so unsettled.Published by Flatiron Books, The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert is the first in a dark and creepy-cool series.Ī fantastic fairy tale. It’s done so well that you want to be rapid-fire turning the pages. This isn’t horror! But it certainly has a unsettling vibe to it. Not only is the concept of this story original (read the synopsis y’all), but this story has a lot more darkness than your average fantasy novel.Ģ.
If you’re looking for a traditional fantasy story, this isn’t the book for you. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. To retrieve her mother, Alice must venture first to the Hazel Wood, then into the world where her grandmother's tales began―and where she might find out how her own story went so wrong. But now she has no choice but to ally with classmate Ellery Finch, a Hinterland superfan who may have his own reasons for wanting to help her. Alice's only lead is the message her mother left behind: “Stay away from the Hazel Wood.”Īlice has long steered clear of her grandmother’s cultish fans. But when Alice’s grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate, the Hazel Wood, Alice learns how bad her luck can really get: her mother is stolen away―by a figure who claims to come from the Hinterland, the cruel supernatural world where her grandmother's stories are set. Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels.
Published by Flatiron Books on January 30th 2018īuy on Amazon, Buy on Barnes & Noble, Buy from The Book Depository I am very excited to have had the opportunity to read The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert, which is released tomorrow (January 30), because now I get to convince all of YOU to go read it.
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