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The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert Published by Macmillan on January 30, 2018
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy
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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 her. 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.
Coming from Flat Iron Books in January, The Hazel Wood just seems to hit on all of my favorite elements. It has a mysterious estate, family secrets, and fandoms! As an added bonus, the cover is detailed and gorgeous.
What do you think?
I’m dying to get my hands on a copy of this book. I love the cover and the synopsis has be hooked already. I hope we both enjoy this one when it comes out 🙂
This looks so great!
Definitely looks and sounds appealing. Reminds me a little of Inkheart but obviously different and much darker. Putting this on my Too Read list!