Holly Black’s writing is so, so engrossing – she is just absolutely magical. So this book was just an absolutely wild ride. Everyone is completely awful, everyone makes really big mistakes, and you cannot look away.
Upon running into a troll named Ravus, she finds herself falling deeper and deeper into the faerie world – and maybe in love. Valiant is a Beauty and the Beast retelling following Val, who, upon running away from home, falls in with some pals on the subway. I adored this story even more than her earlier Tithe. Holly Black has, apparently, been crafting marvelous worlds and characters for quite a long time now. “But nothing can stop you from being terrible once you've learned how.”
Brave and stupid.” Ravus smiled, but then his smile sagged. “I don't want to be-,” she started, but he held up his hand. “I will make you as terrible as you desire.”
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