MARCH 2021 - AudioFile
Julia Whelan narrates the third audiobook in Forest’s ambitious Black Witch fantasy series. Her steady seriousness reflects the many dangers facing Earthia. The intricate, magical world is in the grip of darkness. Whelan conveys the dilemmas characters face as they grapple with commitments impossible to keep, large sacrifices, and unfathomable losses. Whelan continues to meet the challenge of managing increasingly complex storylines and multiple characters, whom she nicely distinguishes through nuances of pitch, pacing and tone. This is a long audiobook in an expansive series, and Whelan takes time to let the characters’ struggles and circumstances unfold. While her pace may unsettle fans invested in hearing about Elloren’s love interests, Whelan ensures that fans stay tuned for what is to come next. J.C.G. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
From the Publisher
"...Fans will be delighted and begging for the next title-and the cliff-hanger ending promises us there will be one." -Booklist on The Iron Flower
"An amazing second installment to the series... I highly recommend this book." -YA Books Central on The Iron Flower
"I absolutely loved The Black Witch and will have a very hard time waiting for the second book! Maximum suspense, unusual magic-a whole new, thrilling approach to fantasy!" -Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"The Black Witch is a refreshing, powerful young adult fantasy. This strong debut offers an uncompromising glimpse of world-altering politics amplified by a magical setting in which prejudice and discrimination cut both ways." -Robin Hobb, New York Times bestselling author
"This briskly paced, tightly plotted novel enacts the transformative power of education, creating engaging characters set in a rich alternative universe with a complicated history that can help us better understand our own. A massive page-turner that leaves readers longing for more." -Kirkus Reviews on The Black Witch, starred review
"Forest uses a richly-imagined magical world to offer an uncompromising condemnation of prejudice and injustice...With strong feminist messages, lively secondary characters, and an especially nasty rival (imagine a female Draco Malfoy), fans of Harry Potter and Tamora Pierce will gobble down the 600-plus pages and demand the sequel." -Booklist on The Black Witch, starred review
"Exquisite character work, an elaborate mythology, and a spectacularly rendered universe make this a noteworthy debut, which argues passionately against fascism and xenophobia...the thrilling conclusion will leave readers eager for the next book in this series." -Publishers Weekly on The Black Witch, starred review
