The Hazel Wood
young-adult

The Hazel Wood

by Melissa Albert

A girl's grandmother — the reclusive author of a cult fairy tale collection — dies, and the book's dark stories start bleeding into reality. The girl must go into the Hazel Wood to save her mother from a story that wants her back.

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Tropes & themes

fantasy Dark Academia 8/10
thriller Dark Secrets 6/10 Whodunit 7/10
character Unreliable Narrator 7/10

Moods & vibes

Can't Stop Thinking About ItDark and TwistyEdge of Your SeatMind-Bending

Reader alerts

🌀Plot Twist Incoming Sleep? What Sleep? 💔Ugly Cry