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Lauren Fortgang
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Holly Black
About this listen
A girl makes a secret sacrifice to the faerie king in this lush New York Times best-selling fantasy by author Holly Black.
In the woods is a glass coffin. It rests on the ground, and in it sleeps a boy with horns on his head and ears as pointed as knives...
Hazel and her brother, Ben, live in Fairfold, where humans and the Folk exist side by side. 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. But as Hazel grows up, she puts aside those stories. Hazel knows the horned boy will never wake.
Until one day, he does...
As the world turns upside down, Hazel has to become the knight she once pretended to be.
The Darkest Part of the Forest is best-selling author Holly Black's triumphant return to the opulent, enchanting faerie tales that launched her YA career.
©2015 Holly Black (P)2015 Hachette AudioListeners also enjoyed...
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"Teens with a yen for dark, futuristic novels, and maybe even a few Anne Rice readers, will find this a refreshing take on vampire lit. As always, Black's writing is quick paced and thought-provoking. A must-have for any teen collection." (School Library Journal)
"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)
"You may be ready to put a stake in vampire lit, but read this first: It's dark and dangerous, bloody, and brilliant." (Kirkus)
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- Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
- Length: 14 hrs and 36 mins
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When Margaret Welty spots the legendary hala, the last living mythical creature, she knows the Halfmoon Hunt will soon follow. Whoever is able to kill the hala will earn fame and riches, and unlock an ancient magical secret. While Margaret is the best sharpshooter in town, only teams of two can register, and she needs an alchemist. Weston Winters isn’t an alchemist—yet. He's been fired from every apprenticeship he's landed, and his last chance hinges on Master Welty taking him in. But when Wes arrives at Welty Manor, he finds only Margaret.
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Good Romance book, but fantasy? So so
- By SOLIJA on 02-17-23
By: Allison Saft
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A Sorceress Comes to Call
- By: T. Kingfisher
- Narrated by: Eliza Foss, Jennifer Pickens
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
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Cordelia knows her mother is . . . unusual. Their house doesn’t have any doors between rooms—there are no secrets in this house—and her mother doesn't allow Cordelia to have a single friend. Unless you count Falada, her mother's beautiful white horse. The only time Cordelia feels truly free is on her daily rides with him. But more than simple eccentricity sets her mother apart. Other mothers don’t force their daughters to be silent and motionless for hours, sometimes days, on end. Other mothers aren’t sorcerers.
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Brilliantly creepy
- By Joella Berkner on 08-14-24
By: T. Kingfisher
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Mistress of All Evil
- A Tale of the Dark Fairy
- By: Serena Valentino
- Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
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What is the story of the dark fairy, Maleficent? Why does she curse the innocent princess? What led to her becoming so filled with malice, anger, and hatred? Many tales have tried to explain her motives. Here is one account, pulled down from the many passed down through the ages. It is a tale of love and betrayal, of magic and reveries. It is a tale of the mistress of all evil.
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The last book is the best
- By Tantie on 03-26-18
By: Serena Valentino
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Together We Burn
- By: Isabel Ibañez
- Narrated by: Ana Osorio
- Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
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Eighteen-year-old Zarela Zalvidar is a talented flamenco dancer and daughter of the most famous Dragonador in Hispalia. People come for miles to see him fight in their arena, which will one day be hers. But disaster strikes during one celebratory show, and in the carnage, Zarela’s life changes in an instant. With the Dragon Guild trying to wrest control of her inheritance from her, Zarela has no choice but to train to become a Dragonador.
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storyline was interesting
- By awej on 04-21-25
By: Isabel Ibañez
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The Courting of Bristol Keats
- A Novel
- By: Mary E. Pearson
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 17 hrs and 56 mins
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After losing both their parents, Bristol Keats and her sisters struggle to stay afloat in their small, quiet town of Bowskeep. When Bristol begins to receive letters from an “aunt” she’s never heard of who promises she can help, she reluctantly agrees to meet—and discovers that everything she thought she knew about her family is a lie. Even her father might still be alive, not killed but kidnapped by terrifying creatures to a whole other realm—the one he is from.
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Not what I expected
- By CC on 11-22-24
By: Mary E. Pearson
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Atalanta
- A Novel
- By: Jennifer Saint
- Narrated by: Beth Eyre
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
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When Princess Atalanta is born, a daughter rather than the son her parents hoped for, she is left on a mountainside to die. But even then, she is a survivor. Raised by a mother bear under the protective eye of the goddess Artemis, Atalanta grows up wild and free, with just one condition: if she marries, Artemis warns, it will be her undoing. Although she loves her beautiful forest home, Atalanta yearns for adventure. When Artemis offers her the chance to fight in her name alongside the Argonauts, the fiercest band of warriors the world has ever seen, Atalanta seizes it.
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Action and intrigues
- By Stefan Filipovits on 05-10-23
By: Jennifer Saint
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Servant of Earth
- The Shards of Magic, Book 1
- By: Sarah Hawley
- Narrated by: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw
- Length: 16 hrs and 48 mins
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Kenna Heron is best known in her village for being a little wild—some say half feral—but she’ll need every ounce of that ferocity to survive captivity in the cruel Fae court. Trapped as a servant in the faeries’ underground kingdom of Mistei, Kenna must help her new mistress undertake six deadly trials, one for each branch of magic: Fire, Earth, Light, Void, Illusion, and Blood. If she succeeds, her mistress will gain immortality and become the heir to Earth House. If she doesn’t, the punishment is death—for both mistress and servant.
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The only thing disappointing about this book is
- By Ben Campbell on 02-12-25
By: Sarah Hawley
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Talon
- The Talon Saga, Book 1
- By: Julie Kagawa
- Narrated by: Caitlin Davies, MacLeod Andrews, Chris Patton
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
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Long ago, dragons were hunted to near extinction by the Order of St. George, a legendary society of dragon slayers. Hiding in human form and growing their numbers in secret, the dragons of Talon have becomestrong and cunning, and they're positioned to take over the world with humans none the wiser. Ember and Dante Hill are the only sister and brother known to dragonkind. Trained to infiltrate society, Ember wants to live the teen experience and enjoy a summer of freedom before taking her destined place in Talon.
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Doctor's Notes Review
- By Doctor's Notes on 12-28-14
By: Julie Kagawa
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The Grandest Game
- By: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Narrated by: Anjali Kunapaneni, Christine Lakin, Zachary Webber
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
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Welcome to the Grandest Game, an annual competition run by billionaire Avery Grambs and the four infamous Hawthorne brothers, whose family fortune she inherited. Designed to give anyone a shot at fame and fortune, this year’s game requires one of seven golden tickets to enter. With millions on the line, those seven players will do whatever it takes to win. Some of the players are in it for the money. Some for power. Some for reasons all their own. Every single one of them has secrets.
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Narrators!!
- By Anonymous User on 09-26-24
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The Shadow Key
- A Novel
- By: Susan Stokes-Chapman
- Narrated by: Richard Harrington
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
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On an isolated estate in late-eighteenth-century rural Wales, a young English doctor uncovers dangerous secrets that may threaten his own life in this spellbinding Gothic tale from the bestselling author of Pandora.
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So fun!
- By Lauren Brumsted on 12-08-24
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This Fatal Kiss
- By: Alicia Jasinska
- Narrated by: Kristyna Ruth Zaharek
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
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Cursed to haunt the river running through the magical spa town where she drowned, Gisela is a water nymph who dreams of returning to the living world and the family she left behind. All it takes to regain her humanity is a kiss from a mortal...but everyone sees her as a monster. And then there’s Kazik, the brooding, interfering, spirit-hunting grandson of a local witch. He's determined to rid the world of unholy creatures like Gisela. After Kazik botches Gisela’s exorcism, she strikes up a deal.
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Actually shocked how much I loved!!
- By Dayra on 05-01-25
By: Alicia Jasinska
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The Spellshop
- By: Sarah Beth Durst
- Narrated by: Caitlin Davies
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
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She and her assistant, Caz, a magically sentient spider plant, have spent the last eleven years sequestered among the empire’s most precious spellbooks, preserving their magic for the city’s elite. But when a revolution begins and the library goes up in flames, she and Caz save as many books as they can carry and flee to a faraway island Kiela was sure she’d never return to: her childhood home.
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My Soul Needed This Book
- By Ms.Me on 08-30-24
By: Sarah Beth Durst
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Royally Screwed
- By: Emma Chase
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Shane East
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
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Nicholas Arthur Frederick Edward Pembrook, Crowned Prince of Wessco, aka His Royal Hotness, is wickedly charming, devastatingly handsome, and unabashedly arrogant - hard not to be when people are constantly bowing down to you. Then, one snowy night in Manhattan, the prince meets a dark-haired beauty who doesn't bow down. Instead she throws a pie in his face.
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A TRUE ADULT FAIRYTALE
- By mrsvicki on 10-24-16
By: Emma Chase
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- Kate
- 02-02-15
Beautiful
This is my favorite book of all time. I reread it every year. Highly recommended!!
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- Ginny
- 12-04-20
UGH!!
Okay, so I only discovered the author because of my friend, but I love how she writes.
I didn't want to read this book because it didn't really relate to Carden and Jude, but I am glad I did. I feel as if this needs a second book to help explain a bit more about Jack...
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- Anonymous User
- 12-19-22
Amaizing Book
This was a great book. Holly Black never ceases to amaze me and this work was no exception.
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- V. May
- 03-26-15
Cute Story- Awesome Narration!
Fans of YA fiction like Mortal Instruments and Divergent will love this cute fairytale re-telling! This narrator is fantastic- 2nd series I've heard by her and she's still surprising me with new accents!
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- eao
- 05-23-15
typical Holly Black
it was alright. lots of Black cliches. story was alright, and not really entertaining until the ending climax.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-07-19
Enchanting!
I read this book years ago when it came out and it stuck with me. Now, re-reading it after reading Holly Black's later series Folk of the Air, I am so pleased to see story elements crossing over from both series, and it makes the story feel more tangible and caught me completely in its grasp.
Though this was an earlier book by the author, their story telling is still beautiful and clever, and makes the world of fae feel like it's right outside, nearly in your grasp. Anyone who grew up enjoying stories of fairies and things that go bump in the night will love this book and author.
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- Kavi
- 04-10-19
Totally beat my expectations!
When I first started listening to this, I was afraid this would be like every other young adult fantasy book that is more about a love triangle than a plot. I am happy to say this book beat all my expectations! I really enjoyed the descriptions and the mystery. I would recommend!
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- Karen
- 05-07-18
LOVED IT
The raving reviews didn’t lie! Loved this book, finished it in a weekend! Loved the creative twists and turns in the plot and loved that it didn’t take us to cliched outcomes!
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- Michele Karsk
- 08-23-24
A beautiful story told beautifully
I always enjoy listening to Lauren Fortgang and generally adore Holly Black, so I am not surprised that I had a good time listening to The Darkest Part of the Forest. This story hit perfectly, interesting and dark but not traumatizing or triggering. It was engaging. I loved the characters. I figured things out as I was meant to. no notes.
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- kathrine
- 03-08-15
A Fantastic Dream
Wonderfully written fairytale with excellent world building! I was hooked from the very first paragraph. Excellent narration! I'm looking forward to reading more from this author.
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