Silver in the Wood & Drowned Country
The Greenhollow Duology
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This ebundle includes: Silver in the Wood and Drowned Country. "A true story of the woods, of the fae, and of the heart. Deep and green and wonderful.” —New York Times bestselling author Naomi Novik Emily Tesh’s World Fantasy Award-winning Greenhollow Duology takes place in a gaslamp, Victorian-inspired secondary world that calls on the rich folklore of pastoral England, particularly the Green Man legends, with a light touch and a modern sensibility. It’s a compelling blend of myth, mystery, romance, action, and heartbreak, all wrapped up in beautiful, polished prose. Silver in the Wood: 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. Drowned Country: Even the Wild Man of Greenhollow can’t ignore a summons from his mother, when that mother is the indomitable Adela Silver, practical folklorist. Henry Silver does not relish what he’ll find in the grimy seaside town of Rothport, where once the ancient wood extended before it was drowned beneath the sea—a missing girl, a monster on the loose, or, worst of all, Tobias Finch, who loves him. Also by Emily Tesh Some Desperate Glory At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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The Greenhollow Duology is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2019 with contributions by Emily Tesh.
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Delightful short novella duo, great fantasy with excellent world building over the span of about 6 hours. A great light read, great narrator, adorable couple. Highly recommended!
Listened to this. The narrator was absolutely trolling with the voices for all the unnatural creatures. Could barely make out wtf he was saying. Well done good sir, I will be wary of any books you read in the future.
More than halfway through the first book I went off to the interwebs to search for spoilers. Got nothing. Furiously returned to finish it.
With about an hour left for the second book, I discovered Optic had lost game 1 to fucking Legion. I checked in on the stream, saw them losing the second game, and furiously returned to this book.
All that to say, it dragged. My God, it dragged. The first one was better; I like Tobias more. Henry though, ugh. And I can't imagine why Tobias would want to date Henry again. Literally nothing changed? And how convenient was the ending? Like fucking lovely. This book is lucky Optic won game 2 with 10 mins left, or I would've given it a 0.25 rating with 0 explanation.
Henry is unlikeable. He is never sorry for deceiving Tobias, and he really doesn't care about his mother. She literally came to the wood to save his life but he barely reacted when he heard she'd hurt her hip.
Maud is unlikeable at first, as a person. As a character she's a cliche. The hotheaded young'un who will need saving.
And what a cliche all round. I read a review recently of this author's latest book and it had a checklist for sff in 2022, which included an mm relationship between a good giant and a little bitch. Paraphrased. Well this fits, doesn't it.
Henry's whole schtick is being sunshine. How lovely they make up for no reason.
Also I'm so fucking confused because why does Fabian make Tobias the Green Man? He does right?
Also my God, I know it's about right for the time period, but if I have to listen to hearing Henry's mind blowing at all Maud's “unladylike” behavior one more time, I will lose my fucking mind.
