The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

The townspeople party around him and tourists come to gawk and take selfies, but nothing ever rouses him from his enchanted sleep. 'Like a true fairy tale, Black's story weds blinding romance and dark terrors, but her worthy heroes are up to the challenge of both.'- The Horn Book, * 'With rapid-fire dialogue, lavish details, and a wildly imagined world, this will enthrall Black's fans from start to finish and leave them hoping for another bone-chilling vicarious tour of Coldtown.'- Booklist, starred review, *'Black returns here to the dark faery realm that spurred her initial success, and if anything, she's only gotten better, writing with an elegant, economical precision and wringing searing emotional resonance from the simplest of sentences.'- The Bulletin, starred review, 'Black's stark, eerie tone propulsive pacing and fulsome world building will certainly delight her legion of fans.'- Booklist, A Kids' Indie Next List Book of the Year An ALSC Notable Book for Children A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults A YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 'This edgy, dark fantasy will be a hit with young adults who like their magical creatures to live in a recognizably contemporary world.'- Library Media Connection, *'Black returns to the realm of faerie for her latest novel, and the results, as any of her fans would expect, are terrific.'- VOYA, starred review, 'Lush settings juxtapose the wild, alien nature of Faerie against the normalcy of mortal existence.For generations, the horned boy has lain in his glass coffin deep in the woods outside Fairfold. The Darkest Part of the Forest is bestselling author Holly Black's triumphant return to the opulent, enchanting faerie tales that launched her YA career. As the world turns upside down, Hazel has to become the knight she once pretended to be. Hazel knows the horned boy will never wake. But as Hazel grows up, she puts aside those stories.

Since they were children, Hazel and Ben have been telling each other stories about the boy in the glass coffin, that he is a prince and they are valiant knights, pretending their prince would be different from the other faeries, the ones who made cruel bargains, lurked in the shadows of trees, and doomed tourists. Hazel and her brother, Ben, live in Fairfold, where humans and the Folk exist side by side. It rests on the ground, and in it sleeps a boy with horns on his head and ears as pointed as knives. A girl makes a secret sacrifice to the faerie king in this lush New York Times bestselling fantasy by author Holly Black In the woods is a glass coffin.

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black