Disclaimer: I listened to the audiobook.
Cerys is the royal gardener's daughter. When she was young, the prince, princess and her along with a royal guard went into the Wild Woods and as an Ancient attacked, her mother came in to save her. Only she and Princess Arwen made it out alive and Cerys is wood cursed and her blood can grow flowers. Now many years later the King has died and Arwen is being crowned because the Crown helps keep the Wild Woods at bay from taking over the kingdom. On the Coronation day, Seren (the royal guard), shows up and curses the whole assembly with wild seeds that attach and take over the people and turn them into Bone Eaters. Arwen tells Cerys to grab the crown and not to let her or anyone get it. As Cerys runs from the kingdom, she puts the crown on to try to fight off Seren, but the crown overtakes her and her pet fox helps save her. The fox and Cerys run into the Wild Wood to escape, but are followed by the Bone Eaters and Seren. The two of them, along with a sweet bear continue on their way to find Voryn to see if they can find the Lady of the Wild to help them break the curse.
Told in two voices of Cerys and Fox, this is a fast paced adventure and good vs. evil story. The book has closure, but leaves you wanting so much more. Has some language, self-harm, etc, so would recommend for 8th and up.
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