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The Forest of Hands and Teeth

Written by Carrie Ryan

Average Score: 59(3)

In Mary's world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth. But, slowly, Mary’s truths are failing her. She’s learning things she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their power, and about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness. When the fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, she must choose between her village and her future—between the one she loves and the one who loves her. And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded in so much death?

Carrie Ryan lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. You can visit Carrie at www.carrieryan.com.


From the Hardcover edition.

Book Details

Fantasy
Paperback, 320 Pages
Published by Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers on February 09, 2010
First Published by Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers in 2009
ISBN-10 0385736827
ISBN-13 978-0385736824

Reviews


Graemes Fantasy Book Review | Graeme Flory
Review Rating: 88
'The Forest of Hands & Teeth' turned out to be one of those books that made me forget to breathe on more than one occasion...
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The Wertzone | Adam Whitehead
Review Rating: 70
The Forest of Hands and Teeth is a debut novel beset by some of the normal teething problems associated with a debut work, but Carrie Ryan's prose and pacing skills are impressive.
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Strange Horizons | Hallie O'Donovan
Review Rating: 20
All this said, neither the prose style nor the lack of engagement with the main character was my biggest problem with the book; far worse is that it so often simply doesn't make sense.
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