Silver in the Wood

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There is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow, and he listens to the wood Tobias, tethered to the forest, does not dwell on his past life, but he lives a perfectly unremarkable existence with his cottage, his cat, and his dryads.When Greenhollow Hall acquires a handsome, intensely curious new owner in Henry Silver, everything changes Old secrets better left buried are dug up, and Tobias is forced to reckon with his troubled past both the green magic of the woods, and the dark things that rest in its heart. New Download Kindle ePUB Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh – kino-fada.fr Silver in the Wood reads like a forest fairytale It could be seen like a loose m m retelling of the Green Man myths, so it s fitting that this is a story about rebirth and reawakening, not only of nature after spring but of people after toxic relationships.It s a quiet, slow story, and if at first I thought that the pacing was odd things happen too quickly, but the book is still slow I realized that in a way it was a reflection of how the main character, who is part of the wood, experience Silver in the Wood reads like a forest fairytale It could be seen like a loose m m retelling of the Green Man myths, so it s fitting that this is a story about rebirth and reawakening, not only of nature after spring but of people after toxic relationships.It s a quiet, slow story, and if at first I thought that the pacing was odd things happen too quickly, but the book is still slow I realized that in a way it was a reflection of how the main character, who is part of the wood, experienced time himself.This is also one of the best plant magic stories I ve ever read Not only it s about a vaguely creepy wood, it actually talks about which trees there are in detail elms, oaks, and even a mention of gorse I love gorse and there are scenes in which roots and vines are weapons.What didn t work for me as much was the romance, as this is barely longer than 100 pages and the characters interact for on...Silver in the Wood is a lyrical dream of a book In just over 100 pages Tesh transports you to a whole other world, where magic lives deep within the forest and other worldly beings walk.This was such a gorgeous little volume I fell in love with Tesh s descriptions of Greenhollow, and Tobias It s lush and vibrant It s a spell that is woven around you slowly, bring you into the deep dark green.The relationship between Tobias and Silver lovely to watch unfold It s a subtle thing and creeps up Silver in the Wood is a lyrical dream of a book In just over 100 pages Tesh transports you to a whole other world, where magic lives deep within the forest and other worldly beings walk.This was such a gorgeous little volume I fell in love with Tesh s descriptions of Greenhollow, and Tobias It s lush and vibrant It s a spell that is woven around you slowly, bring you into the deep dark green.The relationship between Tobias and Silver lovely to watch unfold It s a subtle thing and creeps up due to it being a short story but it was done well We also get some quality moments like Tobias having a moment when he realises Silver is in his bed and wearing his clothes.Part of me wishes it had been longer but I m not going to hold that against it since it s a short story So I am hoping this is not the last we ll see of Tobias, Silver and Greenhollow And Pearl and Silver s mother of course, who are some of the best supp... 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Silver in the Wood is a charming novella, filled with beautiful prose and imagery It s a sweet, quick read and leaves you feeling happy The characterization was ...A sweet, shortish m m fantasy romance novella, with a folklore ish background Fans of T Kingfisher will like this, though it doesn t quite have the bite under the kindness that makes Kingfisher exceptional It s a very nice read, though I have to admit the cover and publisher pri...Slow and green he felt the life of it, the life that had been his life as well these four centuries past It poured around him thick and steady, binding all together the long patient strength of the trees that anchored, the deep bright power of the handful of dryads Tobias felt Bramble clear as day among them, young and strong and then the small and necessary, the bracken and ferns, the mosses and mushrooms Here were the songbirds and ravens and solemn wide winged owls, shy deer and burrowi Slow and green he felt the life of it, the life that had been his life as well these four centuries past It poured around him thick and steady, binding all together the long patient strength of the trees that anchored, the deep bright power of the handful of dryads Tobias felt Bramble clear as day among them, young and strong and then the small and necessary, the bracken and ferns, the mosses and mushrooms Here were the songbirds and ravens and solemn wide winged owls, shy deer and burrowing rabbits, fox and badger and snake, beetles and m...GREEN MAN FOLKLORE, BUT MAKE IT GAY This may not be perfect for everyone but it s damn well perfect for me a gorgeous, subtle masterpiece of a fairytale about green woods and old evils, which also manages to be a hilarious story about wha...listen LISTEN this book is the Book Of My Heart and i wish i could give it 6 stars because it deserves it in this house, we stan TWO 2 idiot morons tobias i m a very, very, very tired homosexual and i just wish to rest finch and henry oh wow so convenient how there s only one bed have i mentioned that my resume reads certified monster fucker lol i love tropes silver LEGENDS ONLY this book is EVERYTHING i love about myth and faery and the power of story mixed with okay b listen LISTEN this book is the Book Of My Heart and i wish i could give it 6 stars because it deserves it in this house, we stan TWO 2 idiot morons tobias i m a very, very, very tired homosexual and i just wish to rest finch and henry oh wow so convenient how there s only one bed have i mentioned that my resume reads certified monster fucker lol i love tropes silver LEGENDS ONLY this book is EVERYTHING i love about myth and faery and the power of story mixed with okay but what if these characters acted like real people tho aka what DWJ did so well, and what the world has been desperately missing for almost 10 years i do not make the comparison lightly, but emily tesh has a way with words and characters that i haven t seen since the death of DWJ as someone who s beenor less in a constant state of mourning since 2011, and has finally found someone or something that strikes the same complex and beautiful chords in my...3 StarsReview I received an ecopy of this book via NetGalley This has not influenced my review I liked certain elements of this novella, but others just didn t work for me.I think this was just too short for anything to be very developed or for me to feel any connection to or between the characters It s not that novellas can t be good, just that maybe this particular idea needed a longer book The main character Tobias didn t have much personality, the two characters hardly interacted much 3 StarsReview I received an ecopy of this book via NetGalley This has not influenced my review I liked certain elements of this novella, but others just didn t work for me.I think this was just too short for anything to be very developed or for me to feel any connection to or between the characters It s not that novellas can t be good, just that maybe this particular idea needed a longer book The main character Tobias didn t have much personality, the two characters hardly interacted much on page, a lot of things weren t explained, I was just kinda told that some things happened, and then the book was over I felt very distanced from all of it It was almost like a fairy tale though, now that I think about it, and maybe that was the point.I liked the myth folklore fantasy element though Tobias had an interesting connection to the woods I also enjoyed learning the story behind the woods and...This was a fun and imaginative debut novella I read it in one sitting and it was pretty good But, like with most novellas, I felt like there waslore stuffed in here for this short of a story I wantedand I felt like a longer story would have gotten meattached to Tobias and Henry Along with fully fleshed out their relationship because I wasn t that into it being romantic They barely had chemistry as friends for me.In the end, a good story but there were things that could hav This was a fun and imaginative debut novella I read it in one sitting and it was pretty good But, like with most novellas, I felt like there waslore stuffed in here for this short of a story I wantedand I felt like a longer story would have gotten meattached to Tobias and Henry Along w...

Silver in the Wood
  • English
  • 03 November 2018
  • Paperback
  • 112 pages
  • 1250229790
  • Emily Tesh
  • Silver in the Wood