My rating: 4/5
From Amazon: “Cinderella is dead and one
of Odin's hellhounds has gone rogue. The Woodcutter, protector of peace between
Man and Fae, is charged with finding the beast and returning him to the Wild
Hunt.
“Unfortunately, the forces of evil have other plans.
“Leaving the comforts of his quiet home, he finds a pixie dust
trade raging out of control and a power hungry Queen who will stop at nothing
to take over the world. The lives of Snow White, Rapunzel, and Little
Red Riding Hood are at stake in this dark fairytale. It is a race against
time as the Woodcutter travels east of the sun and west of the moon, up
beanstalks and down to the bowels of the earth to unravel a mystery that can
only be described as Grimm.”
I’m not into stories about fairies, but this was actually a
really good read and one of the most unique books I’ve read. The story is written as if it were a fable
passed down through the centuries, and the style is pulled off very well. Nothing is overdramatic and some things just
“are,” without need of explanation, the way a fairy tale is told to a child.
And in spite of not being written in an overly dramatic fashion, the reader
becomes very attached to the Woodcutter, and the author includes some beautiful
imagery. I was honestly in tears near
the end, and that does not happen to me often with books. I also enjoyed how almost every fairy tale I
remember was woven into this story. Though this seems to be a trend lately (a
la Once Upon a Time), The Woodcutter stands apart, and I would recommend it to
almost anyone.
The only reason I didn’t rate it higher than a 4 is that the
last half seemed to drag a bit for me.
Personal opinion, but I think the book could have been a little shorter
and still been just as good.
I purchased the Kindle version and plan to buy a paperback
just to have for my collection.
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