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The Hazel Wood Review

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REVIEW FOR THE HAZEL WOOD   First I want to say that this was one of my favorite books this year, so far. I had the pleasure of reading this book before my loan was expired. . . . 🌹1. SUMMARY 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. 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. Alice's only lead is the message her mother left behind: “Stay away from the Hazel Wood.” 🌹Alice has long steered clear of her grandmother’s cultish fans. 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 he

The Shadow Queen Review

First and foremost, I went in this reading journey not knowing what this book was about. I knew right away it was a retelling of one of my favorite stories, Snow White. Overall, it was a great turn with no dwarves, but there were dragons. So anything with dragons has to be good. I would recommend this book to anyone who want a different experience with Snow White.