Aeris, a shapeshifter of the Wild, steals children from unloving homes and raises them as his own in an enchanted grove deep in the Woods. Under the protective eye of their new guardian, the children absorb the forest's magic and grow more fey-like than human: some of them sprout mushrooms or flowers while others develop scales or wings. But the reserve of magic that keeps Aeris and his forest home alive is inexplicably running dry. With his life waning and the dangers of the Wild creeping closer and closer, Aeris will do anything to protect his family, even set his hopes on an unlikely new arrival in the Woods: a human stranger.
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I liked this book. For what it was, I really liked it. But the problem is that it feels like half of a story. Not that there are more adventures for our people to go on - which I would be totally okay with - but that this story is severely abridged.
I have so many questions at the end: who are the Tall Ones, why do they want Aeris' children, why do they seem to hate Aeris, who is Aeris, where does he come from and how did he get where he is, who has Will been living with. ... Those are the main ones.
This story feels like it was just plucked up and set down with absolutely no past or backstory beyond what we need to explain why Will was so willing to pack it all in. (Also, never having Will's POV was a disservice.)
