Helen 2.0's Reviews > For the Wolf

All of them loved like burning, no thought for the ashes.

Hannah F Whitten is amazing at hanging out in gray spaces and making them interesting. There are no wholly good or bad entities in For the Wolf. No one is inherently evil—just empty, hungry for something, usually something that can be soothed through love. This kind of nuanced world- and character-building sets you up for a fascinating story.

This post sums it up so well:


Let me just mention what this story is not, because I had some false expectations going in:
- It’s not spicy; kissing only.
- It’s not a Red Riding Hood retelling, no matter what the cover tells you. If anything, it’s actually closer to Beauty and the Beast.
- It’s not a monster romance nor a villain romance; the love interest is withdrawn and pessimistic but ultimately human-looking and a softie at heart.

The Second Daughter is for the Wolf.

For the Wolf is a dystopian love story and coming of age story with strong fairytale vibes. The book follows Red for the most part, who is sent into a dangerous forest as a sacrifice but finds that she is actually meant to save the forest and its inhabitants with the power in her blood.

The First Daughter is for the Throne.

Red’s older sister, Neve, is also featured in a few POVs; she will be the main character of book 2, in which she falls in love with book 1’s villain. (I’m super excited for that.)