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The Forest King’s Daughter by Elly Blake
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Publishing date: February 11, 2025
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SYNOPSIS
For fans of Sarah J. Maas and Holly Black, The Forest King’s Daughter is an enemies-to-forbidden-lovers romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Frostblood.
Once upon a time, among the bloodred trees of Thirstwood, a young forest princess became friends with a lonely demon boy. He gifted her an amber ring, a worthless trinket…or so he thought…because no sooner did he slide it onto her finger than the demon queen and forest king declared war.
Years later, Cassia is a crucial force in her father’s army, wielding her ring of light that can blind and disorient hundreds of demons at a time. Then battle-hardened Zeru abducts her, planning to steal the ring back to fix his costly childhood mistake. Exhausted, terrified, and more than a little mistrusting, Cassia is forced to travel with Zeru to a place they both believed only existed in storybooks, one where their childhood friendship slowly rekindles into something much more. But it’s only a matter of time before the war they’ve escaped comes for them, and a hidden threat to forest folk and demons alike grows in the shadows.
From the author of the Frostblood Saga comes the first book in an enchanting, adventure-filled fantasy series about the daughters of the powerful forest king, sure to leave readers breathless and desperate for more.
REVIEW
This book was received from the Author, and Publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.
This is a non spoiler review, because you as reader need to read this book. Also, I feel sometimes I have in the past gave away to much of the plot line. This has diminished the pleasure for would be readers..
The Forest Kings’s Daughter is the first instrument in the Thirstwood book series
Zeru from Dracu, an unground civilization, loves sneaking above ground to the forest of the Sylvans. There in the forest he has befriended Cassia, and he secretly awaits with a special gift, a ring.
This events sets into motion a long a grilling war that last ten years. Where Zeru and Cassia who were once childhood friends became sworn enemies. Cassia needs to save her people only if she can master the rings magic. Zeru needs the ring back so kidnaps Cassia only they find themselves catapulted to somewhere else entirely.
Blake delivers an immersive reading experience. I enjoyed the world building and fantastical creatures, along with the lively banter between the two MC’s. Some twist and the slow burn kept me reading from start to finish.
An Engaging YA Fantasy
AUTHOR
Elly Blake is the NYT bestselling author of FROSTBLOOD. After earning a BA in English literature, she held a series of seemingly random jobs including project manager, customs clerk, graphic designer, reporter for a local business magazine, and library assistant. She lives in Southwestern Ontario with her husband, kids and a Siberian Husky mix who definitely shows Frostblood tendencies.
Her work is represented by Suzie Townsend of New Leaf Literary & Media.
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