Needless to say, when researching upcoming book releases for 2020, I was surprised to find The Night Country coming out in January.

She continues to be strong and independent but also possesses very human weaknesses, and her perseverance and growth is amazing.A few years ago I stumbled across Albert’s fascinating, but dark debut fantasy novel, The Hazel Wood, whose ending left the reader wanting more, albeit concluding in a way that didn’t leave one anticipating a sequel. She paces the story well and Alice’s character does a great job of walking that line between independent woman and romantic interest that many books often struggle with. I think Tales from the Hinterland is skyrocketing its way up to being one of my favorite book series, I really want to buy the book with all the fairy tales and the novella that tells Finch’s story between The Hazel Wood and The Night Country.Īlbert’s writing is just so colorful and descriptive–she really puts you into the moments and the characters seem so tangible, their emotions visceral. I also liked the way that Alice and Finch’s stories were woven together until they connected at the end, and if you were sad that they ended up separated at the end of The Hazel Wood, well, guess what…you’re gonna get some satisfaction. It’s been a couple of years since the first book in this story, and the way Alice’s character has grown and changed yet retained some of the old self is so interesting. I ended up reading it one sitting because I just couldn’t put it down. I often worry with sequels that they won’t be as good as the first book or won’t do the plot justice, but with this book, I did not have that problem. Well, in March I bought the sequel, The Night Country, and I finally got around to reading it last week. Y’all may remember that back in January I devoured The Hazel Wood because it was just so.

Meanwhile, in the winking out world of the Hinterland, Finch seeks his own adventure, and-if he can find it-a way back home…

But something is stalking the Hinterland’s survivors-and she suspects their deaths may have a darker purpose. Now she and the rest of the dregs of the fairy tale world have washed up in New York City, where Alice is trying to make a new, unmagical life. With Finch’s help, Alice escaped the Hinterland and her reclusive grandmother’s dark legacy. In The Night Country, Alice Proserpine dives back into a menacing, mesmerizing world of dark fairy tales and hidden doors of The Hazel Wood. Follow her and Ellery Finch as they learn The Hazel Wood was just the beginning, and that worlds die not with a whimper, but a bang.

The night country melissa albert