I can't remember when was the last time when I read a book in which the whole plot was 100% equal to what was written in the blurb and nothing more. Not all monsters can be slain, and not all nightmares are confined to the dark.

Together, he and Winnie will discover a danger lurking in the forest no one in Hemlock Falls is prepared for. While Jay might be the most promising new hunter in Hemlock Falls, he also seems to know more about the nightmares of the forest than he should. Or die trying.īut in order to survive, Winnie enlists the help of the one person who can help her train: Jay Friday, resident bad boy and Winnie’s ex-best friend. But on her sixteenth birthday, she can take the deadly Luminary hunter trials and prove herself true and loyal-and restore her family's good name. Winnie Wednesday wants nothing more than to join the Luminaries, the ancient order that protects Winnie's town-and the rest of humanity-from the monsters and nightmares that rise in the forest of Hemlock Falls every night.Įver since her father was exposed as a witch and a traitor, Winnie and her family have been shunned. You won't find it on a map, your phone won't work here, and the forest outside town might just kill you. From Susan Dennard, the New York Times bestselling author of the Witchlands series, comes a haunting and high-octane contemporary fantasy about the magic it takes to face your fears in a nightmare-filled forest and the mettle required to face the secrets hiding in the dark corners of your own family.

The forest of the hands and teeth