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Silver in the Wood
by Emily Tesh
dark
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Tree magic people, well deserved spotlight on tree magic - I snuggled right up to this novella and was utterly satisfied with the resolution. Usually I want more and more pages but this one just hit the spot in a bittersweet way.
Worldbuilding/Plot/Storyline/Themes:
There's a gentle sweet romance subplot laying on top of a dark obssesive past "love". It's interesting seeing the modern day wooing of Tobias with stories (looking at you Henry Silver) compared to centuries ago, a man obssessed and possessive and Tobias stuck forever.
"Clever fellow, Tobias thought with a sudden bitter fondness. Clever, generous, good-looking fellow, who kept coming back to show him the stories he’d found like a child with a butterfly trapped in a jar." - This crisscross stitching leading up to something tragic was woven so well.
Character Development/Favorite Character:
Henry Silver is lighthearted, loving, open, kindness, naivety, adventurer and blushing cutie oh and adorable.
Tobias is steady, patient, powerful, imposing but not in the physical way one would expect of his size. I was fascinated with his resignation to emotionally adopt Henry without realizing it.
It's a tender haunting story.
Favorite/Curious//Ludicrous/Unique Scene::
●Bramble protecting an injured Tobias.
●Henry Silver singing folk songs to a bewildered Tobias.
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Quotes:
♡"Leave people things to people, dear heart.” (Tobias on counselling a Dryad )
♡"Tobias had no doubt that whatever he said next was getting written down in that little notebook, pinned on the page like a winged thing dying" (Tobias on Henry Silver )
♡"Bramble was strong, but it was tree-strength, patience and slow growth, and the thing that was waking in Greenhallow by the week’s end was beyond her power" (On the limitations of a tree )
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Concepts: The Protector of the woodland is nurtured and sustained by the woodland and ultimately is it's prisoner. Symmetry for the win
StoryGraph Challenge: 1800 Books by 2025
Challenge Prompt: 150 Fantasy books by 2025
Worldbuilding/Plot/Storyline/Themes:
There's a gentle sweet romance subplot laying on top of a dark obssesive past "love". It's interesting seeing the modern day wooing of Tobias with stories (looking at you Henry Silver) compared to centuries ago, a man obssessed and possessive and Tobias stuck forever.
"Clever fellow, Tobias thought with a sudden bitter fondness. Clever, generous, good-looking fellow, who kept coming back to show him the stories he’d found like a child with a butterfly trapped in a jar." - This crisscross stitching leading up to something tragic was woven so well.
Character Development/Favorite Character:
Henry Silver is lighthearted, loving, open, kindness, naivety, adventurer and blushing cutie oh and adorable.
Tobias is steady, patient, powerful, imposing but not in the physical way one would expect of his size. I was fascinated with his resignation to emotionally adopt Henry without realizing it.
It's a tender haunting story.
Favorite/Curious//Ludicrous/Unique Scene::
●Bramble protecting an injured Tobias.
●Henry Silver singing folk songs to a bewildered Tobias.
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Quotes:
♡"Leave people things to people, dear heart.” (Tobias on counselling a Dryad )
♡"Tobias had no doubt that whatever he said next was getting written down in that little notebook, pinned on the page like a winged thing dying" (Tobias on Henry Silver )
♡"Bramble was strong, but it was tree-strength, patience and slow growth, and the thing that was waking in Greenhallow by the week’s end was beyond her power" (On the limitations of a tree )
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Concepts: The Protector of the woodland is nurtured and sustained by the woodland and ultimately is it's prisoner. Symmetry for the win
StoryGraph Challenge: 1800 Books by 2025
Challenge Prompt: 150 Fantasy books by 2025