Wildwood Dancing
Ratings25
Average rating4
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Ratings25
Average rating4
High in the Transylvanian woods, at the castle Piscul Draculi, live five daughters and their doting father. It's an idyllic life for Jena, the second eldest, who spends her time exploring the mysterious forest with her constant companion, a most unusual frog. But best by far is the castle's hidden portal, known only to the sisters. Every Full Moon, they alone can pass through it into the enchanted world of the Other Kingdom. There they dance through the night with the fey creatures of this magical realm. But their peace is shattered when Father falls ill and must go to the southern parts to recover, for that is when cousin Cezar arrives. Though he's there to help the girls survive the brutal winter, Jena suspects he has darker motives in store. Meanwhile, Jena's sister has fallen in love with a dangerous creature of the Other Kingdom--an impossible union it's up to Jena to stop.When Cezar's grip of power begins to tighten, at stake is everything Jena loves: her home, her family, and the Other Kingdom she has come to cherish. To save her world, Jena will be tested in ways she can't imagine--tests of trust, strength, and true love.From the Hardcover edition.
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3 primary booksWildwood is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2006 with contributions by Juliet Marillier and Lola Glass.
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I'd most accurately give this a 4.5. It took me a little while to get drawn into this book but once I was I loved it. I really loved the characters and the other kingdom. Months later I still miss the world this book created. I'd love to go back and read this book again.
I so so hoped to love it, but unfortunately the fairy tale-like magic was completely destroyed by the characters that I disliked all to various degrees :(
This is a super close 4 stars but I'm being a selective gal with my stars and this was genuinely so good. Lola Glass has a way of writing extremely addictive and bingeable stories. You immediately become enthralled in the story and character, you can't wait to see how they end up. Love is a blood wolf who has been hiding out from the clan that turned her. Madd is the alpha shifter who immediately feels the mate bond the second he meets Love. Unfortunately, Love reveals herself as a vampire and it goes down hill from there. BUT very quickly it goes up hill with lots of caretaking, groveling, and pinning from Madd. Their love was infectious and the effort Lola's MMCs put in is absolute perfection.
My only complaints are I wish wish wish there was more world building. The politics of the feud between supernatural beings was superficial, I feel it would have propelled the story to get more information and to see some of the action! The romance was perfect, lighthearted but enough depth to keep you intrigued.
I received this as an arc but leaving my review completely voluntarily!
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