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Aug 20, 2023amberkt3 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This is one of two books I’ve ever DNF. I got to about 170 pages in and I just couldn’t get past the sinister stories. I expected some dark stories like brother Grimm but it didn’t really feel like there was a moral of the story. While I…
Apr 26, 2023zimmleanna rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The Hazel Woods is a whimsically dark fantasy, a fairytale thriller. I couldn’t put it down! It’s also a beautiful mother-daughter tale. The theme of the story is a mom who sacrificed everything for her daughter. The story is written in…
Jan 26, 2023
I love books that have fairy tail stories come to life, and The Hazel Wood checked off every box I was looking for. It was dark, creepy, and had really well-developed characters.
Nov 21, 2021
This book is full of adventure and fairy tale stories where the reader will be rooting along with Alice and want to help her on her journey. Alice grew up on the run with her mom and they can never seem to run away from something they…
Oct 22, 2021TeenFantasyFanatic rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I'm out of words. I don't know if I want to say if it was great or if it wasn't. I loved it and hated it. A bit dark and whimsical at times. Definitely didn't see half the stuff that happened coming. So many twists and turns that are so…
Oct 20, 2021penelopegomez rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I was really on the fence about this book the ENTIRE time I was reading it. This book was rather chaotic and there were moments in this book that were really, really, good and well-written and absolutely enthralling and then there were…
Jul 30, 2021RazeenaM rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
One day, 17 year old Alice Proserpine receives a letter stating the death of her grandmother. Alice had never even met her grandmother before. The only thing that she knew about her was that she was an author of a collection of dark…
Jul 22, 2021BPLTeenVolunteers rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert is a New York Times bestseller and a fascinating fantasy novel. Albert seamlessly blends realistic fiction and fantasy into a compelling story. Readers fond of dark fairytales will absolutely enjoy this…
Jun 28, 2021Sophia127 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I’m not normally one for first person but I can’t imagine this story being told any other way. The writing is captivating and will suck you in. The story deeply satisfied the part of me that used to spend ages and ages looking up the more…
Apr 26, 2021ArapahoeJulia rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
If you are in the mood for a more Grimm-style read, a whimsical tale with a darker undertone, then this book would be a great fit for you!
Feb 22, 2021fantasyqueen rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A bit of a creepy story about what it could be like to be a character in a dark fairy tale; one who wants out of their story. The story has had a hold on Alice since she was born and it followed her everywhere after the daughter of the…
Jul 17, 2020RM_9 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The first half of this book was fabulous and then the second part was confusing and difficult to figure out who was where, doing what, felt like Alice in Wonderland on a bad acid trip (a not good acid trip). As soon as Alice went into the…
May 26, 2020Brontina66 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I decided to get this book after reading raving reviews and seeing it popping up several times in my recommendations. At first I was not convinced I was going to like it, it seemed to me to be a young adult novel and so not something I was…
May 15, 2020
The woods in this modern-day fairytale/fantasy knockout of a YA novel hide some very strange things, indeed. Seventeen-year-old Alice, who is the granddaughter of a famously reclusive author of a cult-classic book of creepy fairytales,…
May 02, 2020Happy_Endings rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Creepy enough to hook a bored teenager aching to escape the absurdities of one world for the mind-bending cruelties of another. Good writing was the only thing that kept me reading as I prefer...happier endings.
Apr 23, 2020JCLAlisonS rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, though the main protagonist is thoroughly unlikable (read: self-centered). This title offers true escapism, world-building, elements of dark fantasy and adventure. You won't be able to put it down because…
Apr 06, 2020sjpl_DanaLibrariana rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
While this isn’t one of those books that will stay lodged in my brain for a while, it was an enjoyable fantasy escape. I’m a sucker for fairy tales and for scary stories and this novel has a nice blend of both. I appreciated the writing…
Feb 29, 2020susan_findlay rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I like the concept of this book; I thought it was quite original, and I loved the darkness of all the fairy tales (even if some of them didn't make much sense or have any of the "moral of the story" that most of the traditional fairy tales…
Feb 03, 2020kaleighc rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The Hazel Wood provides a brief but enthralling look into the world of twisted fairytales. The author creates effective suspense in the beginning but the short length of the book is its biggest downfall. The latter half is too fast-paced…
Jan 22, 2020SidheWrites rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Most of the reviews that I have encountered for this book were not entirely positive, so I wasn't sure if I wanted to read it. But when I saw it at the library, I decided to give it a chance and am so glad I did. This was an original…
Oct 08, 2019happycanuck rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Some people may love it. I found it went too far into a fantasy world.
Aug 26, 2019sjpl_rebekah rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is an example of a fairytale done right. In the same fashion as the Brothers Grimm, Albert weaves together a series of dark and twisted tales with no morals and a whole lot of death. I can honestly say that I never knew what to…
Jul 21, 2019Javonna rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Alberta is about a young girl named Alice has always been chased by bad luck. One day she meets a fan of her Grandmothers dark fairytales : Ellery Finch. The two adventure straight into the hazel wood where the…
May 24, 2019NerdyKitty815 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I highly enjoyed the creepy, original plot line with all its dark twists and turns.
May 21, 2019ashleykirkham rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Great dark fairytale!