The Wild Huntress

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Every five years, two kingdoms partake in the Wild Hunt. Joining is a deadly risk. Even the best hunters can suffer the most gruesome fates. Still, hundreds gamble their lives to participate for a chance at the Hunt’s life-changing prize: a magical wish grated by the Otherking.

Branwen possesses a gift no other human has. She can see and slay monsters. It’s a gift that has aided her in earning a reputation as a huntress, and in the Wild Hunt, it might just give her a chance at winning that wish. She’s desperate to cure her mother’s sickness, and the Wild Hunt appears to be her only option.

Meanwhile, Gwydion is the least impressive of his magically talented family. He can control plants and has a skill for sleight of hand. It’s not much, but he’s willing to do whatever it takes to keep his cruel older brother from becoming a tyrant.

Then there’s Pryderi. Thanks to a twist of fate, he’s prince-born and monster-raised. Deep down, he has no interest in the royal crown. All he wants is to know where he belongs, to live without the expectations of others, and to be accepted as he is.

A wild huntress, a trickster, and a prince—they might be unlikely allies, but if they can band together against the monstrous creatures within the woods, they may have a chance of winning. Nothing is guaranteed, though, and all are fair game when it comes to the Hunt.

The Wild Huntress is set in the same world as The Bone Houses and The Drowned Woods, and, like its predecessors, it’s woven with Welsh folklore, specifically focusing on the wild Hunt and the Tylwyth Tag (Welsh fae). Monstrous creatures also make appearances though such as the Afanc, and the maybe-magical cat, Palug (who has a habit of stealing the show). 

Overall, the forest atmosphere and the autumn vibes make The Wild Huntress a good book to cozy up with as the leaves change. 

Rated: Mild. There are four uses of mild language. Violence includes blood, injury, death, and general peril. There is brutality in descriptions of monsters killing men and men killing monsters, though descriptions are mild. 

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