Daughter of the Forest

Okay, I'm giving this four stars for what it is–a very in-depth retelling of a fairy tale in a historical setting. Good for folks interested in Irish or British lore, especially!

[slight spoilers]

But for me personally, I won't be continuing the series. I found some of the violence to be unnecessary to the plot and off-putting, and got a bit tired of the main character, who spends a lot of time being angry (understandable) but also not doing much more than patching other people up or sewing (also completely understandable, but just not the sort of storyline I'm into). It was very dramatic, which is fine, but I'm a more cozy kind of gal.

I will say the ending was sweet, when we eventually got there (it all happened a bit suddenly, but it was nice). And I get the feeling that the sequels will be about other siblings, which is cool, but I wasn't quite invested in them enough to continue.