This is my second trip into Goldstone Wood and I am so eager to read the rest of the series. She has spent so many years attempting to hide her true self that she has forgotten who she really is which leaves her vulnerable to a sinister plot that has all of Southlands hanging in the balance. Daylily is a powerful female lead that more than makes up for any strength and bravery Foxbrush may lack. He is quiet, immaculate and very timid, which made for a different and refreshing character arc. I loved Foxbrush as the hero of this story. Foxbrush impulsively decides to follow her and ends up far out of his time on an adventure he could not be less thrilled about. Hiding a darker side that no one could imagine, Daylily decides to flee into the Wood Between. Daylily is being pushed into this marriage by her father, Baron Middlecrescent, who wants control of Southlands. Shadow Hand tells the story of Crown Prince Foxbrush and Lady Daylily, whose ill fated wedding days starts the novel. Unfortunately, I got a little out of order reading the series and while I was still able to appreciate the central story, I would recommend starting at the beginning and going in order. Every time I read one of her Goldstone Wood novels I'm more blown away by how intertwined her characters and legends become. Anne Elisabeth Stengl has become a staple of fantasy as far as I'm concerned.
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