The Hazel Wood
The Hazel Wood is a 2017 dark fantasy and fae fiction novel by Melissa Albert. Key subjects include mothers and daughters, fairy tales, magic and imaginary places.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 43 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Young Adult Hardcover bestseller list in 2018.
At about 368 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.
About The Hazel Wood
When the scary, magical world in her grandmother's book of dark feminist fairy tales becomes real, seventeen-year-old Alice, partnered with Ellery, an obsessed fan of the fairy tales, must enter the world to rescue Alice's kidnapped mother.
Awards & lists
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Young Adult Hardcover, 2018
Quick answers
Who wrote The Hazel Wood?
The Hazel Wood was written by Melissa Albert and first published in 2017.
What genre is The Hazel Wood?
It is usually shelved as Dark Fantasy and Fae & Fairy Fiction.
How long is The Hazel Wood?
The median edition has 368 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Hazel Wood?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Cruel Prince, Fragile Eternity and The Ballad of Never After.
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