To be sure, there is far more violence in this book than in the Serafina series, although there is a lovely nod to Serafina in the form of a gorgeous panther. This, of course, leads to a break with the clan and a new beginning for Willa but not without some death and destruction. She is curious about the “day-folk” and begins to question the hardline social structure of her clan, led by the god-like padaran. She is a girl who thinks for herself despite living in a brutal patriarchy, clinging to and preserving the old ways of wood magic taught to her by her Mamaw. Willa is a wholly original character, a member of a Faeran clan living in the Great Smoky Mountains.
I have come to expect lush description, clever plotting, and memorable characters from Beatty, but I was unprepared for the flat-out gorgeousness of Willa of the Wood.
Beatty’s debut, Serafina & the Black Cloak, was at the top of my “Best Of” list for 2015 and I have devoured the two sequels, so picking up Willa of the Wood was a no-brainer for me.
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