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Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
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Winner of the 2020 World Fantasy Award!
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.
MY REVIEW
I don’t believe I’ve ever read a romance story based on the Greenman mythos before, but this works wonders. And Silver in the Wood is definitely a paranormal romance story (M-M), despite being marketed as a straight-up fantasy story.
Rich and layered, this story develops both Tobis and Henry into fully realized human beings, well, at least sentient beings. And follows their paths, both of individual growth and growth as a couple, with barely a kiss exchanged.
Short at 112 pages, it is also a quick read and worth every moment.
(read for bookclub)