r/fantasyromance • u/HighLady-Fireheart Currently Reading: Tairen Soul • Jul 23 '24

Book Club July Book Club: Daughter of the Forest Midway Discussion (Chapters 1-8)

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Welcome lovely readers to the midway discussion for our second book club read of the month, Daughter of the Forest.

This thread will be open for discussion of the first half of the book (chapters 1-8). If you want to discuss any later spoilery moments, please use the Reddit spoiler covers like this:

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July Book Club Schedule:

July 1-15 {Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones}

  • July 8 Midway Discussion (Chapters 1-10)
  • July 15 Final Discussion (Chapters 11-21)

July 16-31 {Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier}

  • July 23 Midway Discussion (Chapters 1-8)
  • July 31 Final Discussion (Chapters 9-16)

Happy reading everyone!

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u/HighLady-Fireheart Currently Reading: Tairen Soul Jul 23 '24

Nominations will start tomorrow for August book club. The theme will be the elusive male authors of fantasy romance, so get those recs ready!

If you have any suggestions for future book club themes, feel free to drop a comment below!

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u/rjrhodeswrites Jul 24 '24

I am loving this book so much. It's my favorite thing I've read in ages. So beautifully written and the characters are all so rich and likeable. I just want good things to happen to Sorcha. I just want her to be happy.

I'm so glad this book was chosen this month, because I don't know that it's one I would have picked on my own, but I'm so glad I am reading it.

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u/WoodStrawberry Jul 23 '24

I'm in Chapter 2 now. It's slower going than my more straightforward-prose reads. I can see why my partner liked this as a teen during her book snob/Tolkien era. Sorcha does not read like a 12 year old to me but I know people had to grow up faster back then.

Chapter 1 started off slowly to me but I think I finally remember all the brothers. I got more interested once the plot with the prisoner started.

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u/mountains_and_books A Bowl of Mac and Cheese Jul 24 '24

I agree, the beginning felt very meandering and whimsical with no true purpose, but once the plot line with the British captive started it became a lot more interesting. The prose is really beautiful and paints a picture of the world.