By Mineli Kahanda   Book 1 of the Wilderwood series   The First Daughter is for the Throne The Second Daughter is for the Wolf And the Wolves are for the Wilderwood.   “To those who hold anger too deep to extricate, to those who feel too knife-edged to hold something soft, to those who are tired of holding up worlds.” - Author’s dedication   Synopsis From a new voice of fantasy comes the masterful debut – ‘For The Wolf’. Redarys has known that as the kingdom’s second daughter, her sole purpose is to be sacrificed to the Wolf in the Wilderwood in the hope he’ll return the world’s captured gods. Though her sister Neve rages against her fate, Red has accepted it, plagued by an unknown power and determined to never hurt those close to her again. As the only second daughter born in centuries, Red has all the more reason to go, but when the day arrives and she feels the woods pulling her forward, she finds that the legends she’s been told are not entirely true. For one, the protection offered by the Wilderwood is weakening, and the Wolf is just as much of a captive as she is. Red is exactly what the woods have been waiting for, and her power is the key to set them free. That is if Red can learn to control it before the forest weakens and the gods overtake it and destroy her world for good.   The writing style Whitten does an incredible job of seamlessly weaving together two famous and age-old fairy tales. ‘For the Wolf’ is written in the third person limited point of view. Though we mainly read through the perspectives of the protagonist Red, we also see through the eyes of her sister Neve and other supporting characters and this provides a refreshing contrast from Red's perspective. It also adds to the suspense and tension of the overall plot. ‘For the Wolf’ is a tale about love: romantic, platonic, and familial. However, it is also a story about the lengths we go to preserve that love. If everything comes at a price, what is the value of love? Is any love worth the loss of life, the betrayal of a comrade, or the fall of a kingdom? Whitten grapples with these difficult, deeply personal decisions of her characters and considers their effect on both the individuals making them and society as a whole. This plays a vital role in the reader’s perspective of the characters. With the deep themes of religion and obsession, ‘For the Wolf’ is a novel shrouded in political turmoil and rooted in folklore. With complicated familial bonds and a slow-burn romance, Hannah Whitten unapologetically carves out her place in young adult (YA) and adult fantasy with rich prose and detailed imagery that leaves very little to the imagination.   Reviews and ratings “I loved it! I was completely swept away by the world-building, the characters, and the delicate gorgeousness of the writing” – Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Small Great Things “A glorious journey through woods deep and so very dark. A stunning debut” – Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times best-selling author of House of Salt and Sorrows “A masterful debut from a must-read new voice in fantasy” – Kirkus   PHOTOS © CDNB.ARTSTATION, KBIMAGES1.AKAMAIHID, ORBITBOOKS, TENDERCURIOUSITYDOTCOM, PBS.TWIMG