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The Wolf and the Woodsman

by Ava Reid

Our rating

Spice 2/5 Darkness 4/5

Spice: mild. Darkness: very dark.

Évike is the one girl in her pagan village with no magic, so she's the one handed over to the king's zealot soldiers. Then she ends up stranded in the woods with their one-eyed captain. Hungarian and Jewish folklore, a lot of body horror and a slow, prickly romance.

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Is The Wolf and the Woodsman spicy?

A little. There are one or two intimate scenes in The Wolf and the Woodsman, but they aren't very explicit. We rate it 2 out of 5.

How dark is The Wolf and the Woodsman?

We rate The Wolf and the Woodsman 4 out of 5 for darkness (very dark). The big content warnings are gore, torture, physical or emotional abuse, genocide. The full list is further down the page.

Is The Wolf and the Woodsman part of a series?

No, The Wolf and the Woodsman is a standalone. You can pick it up without reading anything else first.

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Content warnings

Show 4 content warnings for The Wolf and the Woodsman
  • Gore
  • Torture
  • Physical or emotional abuse
  • Genocide

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Details

Series status
Standalone
Pages
432
First published
2021
Genre
Dark Fantasy

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