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YA novel about alternative fairy tales' encroachment on our world – Quite good

The Hazel Wood - Melissa Albert

 

This novel, aimed at the Young Adult readership, involves Alice trying to find out more about a book of fairy tales written by her grandmother. When the fairytale world and ours inter-mingle, problems arise and Alice ends up on a voyage of self-discovery. The characterisation is good with a fair amount of introspection and some of the descriptions are original and well thought-out. The plot takes a bit too long to develop and to reach its end. Quite good but I feel that there are better examples of this genre.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.