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The Darkest Part of the Forest

by Holly Black

2015 · 328 pages · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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The Darkest Part of the Forest Hazel grew up in Fairfold, a town where fae and humans coexist in a delicate, dangerous dance—and she's spent years perfecting the art of monster hunting alongside her brother Ben. But when the gorgeous, mysterious boy trapped in a glass coffin in the woods suddenly wakes up after generations of sleep, everything Hazel thought she knew about her purpose, her loyalties, and her heart gets turned upside down. As the line between fae magic and human morality blurs, she has to figure out whether she's destined to be the hero of this story or if she's been playing the wrong role all along. With lush faerie intrigue, complicated romance, and a protagonist learning that childhood certainties don't survive in the messy real world, this is a hauntingly beautiful tale about growing up and discovering that the monsters—and the love interests—aren't always what they seem.

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