Brilliant! Hannah Whitten is truly a talented, soulful writer. Her atmospheric prose is transformative.

This second book in the Wilderwood Duology is even more tense, mysterious and ultimately fulfilling than the first. I loved it! I savored every piece as it’s all delicately layered and lovely.

Another home run, I give it 10/5 stars! Highly recommend!

This was all my fantasy, enemies to lovers, dreams come true. Love the world and the character development. Even though I was a little disappointed with the ending of Neve’s story, this book was a great conclusion to the duology. Highly recommend for lovers of magic, fantasy, great world-building, and beautiful writing!

Thank you to Netgalley, Hannah Whitten, and Orbit Books for this ARC in exchange for my honest review

The first daughter is for the throne

Red and Eammon have contained the threat of the Kings but at what cost? Neve has been pulled into the shadowlands which is quickly crumbling around them due to the greed of the Kings. Now Neve must find a way to work with her enemy to fix the broken worlds and save herself and her sister.


I cannot express how excited I was for this book. I absolutely loved For the Wolf and thought it was a fantastic debut fantasy novel for Hannah Whitten. Similar to many other review I was very interested in Neve as a character and was so excited she had her own journey for us to follow as reader. This was a fantastic wrap up of this duology and I enjoyed every moment.

Wow wow wow wow wow. This book was AMAZING!!!

I really enjoyed For The Wolf, and For The Throne just locked in the spot for this being my favorite adult fantasy duology. Hannah Whitten has done an amazing job of creating this world and creating all of these unique characters. There are some additional POVs in the second book that do a great job of tying the story together. The writing is just so beautiful and had me not wanting to put the book down but also not wanting it to end? If that makes sense!! It was a fantastic conclusion to this Wilderwood/Shadowlands story. I was fortunate enough to get an eArc of this book, but i know I will be buying the print copy of this book because I loved it that much.

Something that I really enjoyed about this book was the focus on Neve and Solmir. Neve was not my favorite character in the first book, and I found her very frustrating. But she has a great character arc in this 2nd book and I really came to respect her and found my own sort of love for her. Solmir is of course a villian in the story and in the stories told to these characters. But he also is very misunderstood and has also an amazing character arc in this story. The Shadowlands & the gods was super interesting to read about too, and I loved each of their different backgrounds and parts in Neve & Solmirs journey.

This was so, so GOOD! It's an epic conclusion to the Wilderwood duology, filled with lots of magic and adventure. The multiple POVs were amazing, and it expands to more characters than the first book did, giving an all-around detailed and interesting story. I loved the writing - especially the witty banter - and the history of the Wilderwood and the Shadowlands was expanded on, giving even more detail to the story of the magic that Red and Neve are intertwined with.

It was especially interesting to see Neve's POV upon her reflection of the events from the first book, to her journey home through the Shadowlands. Not only was her character growth great, but the other characters also evolved, bringing everything full circle at the end. I really enjoyed how the author touched on the aspects of good vs. evil, and the gray areas in between. It really gave more understanding to why Neve did what she did, as well as Solmir's past and present actions.

Thank you to Orbit Books and NetGalley for the ARC. This was a great conclusion to the duology. I wasn’t 100% invested in Neve’s story at first, but I grew to enjoy her adventures with Solmir in the Shadowlands. I really appreciated her as a character and her strength and determination to see things through. I’m glad we still got Red’s POV as well and the power of her & Neve’s love was very touching. I really liked how everything came together in the end, although I could have done without Kayu. I would recommend this duology if you like dark atmospheres, magic, enemies to lovers, good vs. evil, vengeful gods, and sisterly love.

I adored For the Wolf and eagerly awaited this book. I felt a connection with Neve that made me want to know more. It took me a good third of the book to really get into it, but the same thing happened to me while reading FTW so I wasn’t worried.

What I really loved in For the Throne was the creatures of the Shadowlands. It was giving me Pan’s Labyrinth vibes and I was hooked. The different types of love depicted in FTT was really refreshing to see and the growth between the sisters was beautiful to see. I also thought that the duology was wrapped up nicely.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to read For the Throne early, I throughly enjoyed it and think that others will too!

Second book of the Wilder Wood series. Red's sister, the First Daughter is lost in the Shadowlands, an inverted kingdom where the vicious gods of legend have been trapped for centuries and the Old Kings have slowly been gaining control. The rogue king Solmir wants to bring an end to the Shadowlands but to do that, he will need to journey across a dangerous landscape to find a mysterious Heart Tree, and finally to claim the gods' dark, twisted powers for themselves.
I loved the first book so much that I was dying to read this one. The book was broken up into two perspectives for the most part and I absolutely loved Red’s perspective. Neve’s part on the other hand was harder to get though, but I did love Solmir. I loved the world building that was continued after the first book. I loved the ending and I think the duology wrapped up perfectly. Thank you Netgalley for a chance to read this book.

Thank you so much for sending me an early copy in exchange for an honest review,


This felt like an unnecessary sequel, to me it just felt like a upside down version of for the wolf and I didn’t enjoy it. Not to mention, the constant changing of perspectives for characters.

This continuation of the story For the Wolf brings the reader back into the world of the Wilderwood and its battle against the Shadowlands. I enjoyed the development of the characters and the way the author brought the storylines to a close. There is a bit more mature content in this book compared to the first, which would be important to be aware of for younger readers! I really enjoyed the writing style in both of these novels and look forward to reading more from Hannah Whitten!

I absolutely loved this book; I wasn’t sure whether For The Wolf was 4 or 5 stars, but For The Throne is a definite 5 star read for me. Neve’s perspective was my favorite! I loved seeing her character development throughout this book. It was refreshing to see the power of familial love instead of romantic love, although the romance that was there was enjoyable. This was a very strong ending to the duology.

For the Throne is an epic, climactic sequel that perfect rounds off the world and plot set up in For the Wolf. Hannah Whitten has such a beautiful way with prose and For the Throne absolutely delivers on the beautiful, atmospheric vibes laid out in its predecessor. Following off where For the Wolf leaves off, FtT picks up with Neve trapped in the dangerous, backwards Shadowlands with a far too alluring enemy and a seemingly impossible battle between limitless magic and the kings who hold it.

I was initially unsure about how I would respond to Neve as a protagonist, worried I would miss Red as the main storyteller, but I found myself loving her thorny, introspective narration. Plus, we still get chapters from Red and Raffe’s POV which was an added bonus! As the dark to Red’s light; Neve was slower to act and more considerate with her speech, carefully working through her options before acting. I found myself emphasising with her sense of duty and commitment towards putting her sister first whenever possible. I loved seeing her protectiveness and love towards Red; borne from desperation and a fierce loyalty. I really enjoyed being in her head and seeing the melding of her and Red’s stories was a real treat.

Plot wise, For the Throne delivers with a tightly paced, action packed storyline. Some parts were a little too close to outright body horror for my *personal* taste, but I can see why veering towards the gruesome and visceral was necessary to truly drive home the alternate reality that was the Shadowlands. FtT reads quite a bit more adult that FtW in a few ways, which overall I enjoyed!

The romance between Solmir and Neve was more of a subplot than the relationship between Red and Eammon, but I enjoyed seeing the slow move from enemies to lovers over the course of the novel. Their banter and initial animosity was a delight and overall I really enjoyed Solmir as a character, though I wished there was a little more near the ending of the resolution between them. Not a big issue, just personal taste!

Overall, I loved For the Throne and it has cemented my love of Hannah Whitten’s beautiful, poetic prose. Atmospheric and filled with gorgeous descriptions of magic and foresty goodness, the duology will great appeal to lovers of Uprooted, the Winternigjt trilogy and The Wolf and the Woodsman. 4.5/5 stars!

A dark and dreamy fairytale, concluded satisfactorily with a gripping climax! Lovers of Whitten's style in first book will love the second; those who didn't will probably feel like it's more of the same. I did find I had to set my "shhh realism" goggles aside and view this through a fairytale lens (because really, *that* is the best way to share magic?), but once I did, I enjoyed it very much! (If I'd read it immediately after For the Wolf I might have felt less of a hiccup in that regard.) The battle against Neve's twisty antagonists kept me guessing. Lovely prose in Whitten's signature style. Thanks very much for the chance to read early! Already preordered and looking forward to having this on my shelf.

This books is incredible! In all candor, I do have a bias. Magical woods, a mirrored world of shadows, epic loves, the importance of choice, female powerhouses and a message of accepting the monster within.

Too often we're faced with a never-ending duality in stories. One is either wholly good and the other is wholly bad. In reality, all people carry both sides of light and dark. In this instance, we're faced with dual sides of a mirror -- one reflecting the threaded veins of green with the Wilderwood and the other side showcasing the all consuming black of the Shadowlands. In book one, we're left with one twin sister hell bent on controlling the destiny not only of herself, but her twin and the three worlds contained within their native land.

For the Throne takes us on Neve's journey and arguably a journey of how a villain is a character comprised of bad, good, and unshakeable sense of their perception. Neve will have to recollect over all her decisions and how they often erred drastically from those she was trying to save. It will be a story of multiple villains determining if they will accept the monstrous parts of themselves and what that will mean for their soul.

Special shoutout to Orbit books for the Advanced Readers Copy of this sequel. Thank you! I could not be more thankful this privilege!

Great conclusion to the duology! When I first read For the Wolf, I really didn’t like Neve and her choices. But she redeemed herself in this book! The sister relationship they have is amazing. I also enjoyed how Neve and Solmir were more complex, but I wish there was more relationship growth between them. This book seemed faster paced than the last one which I enjoyed, while also being unique.

Before we get to the serious review portion, allow me to gush a bit and say I ADORED this book! Before I had a chance to read an earc I had preordered 'For the Throne' and I can't promise I won't immediately reread it when my finished copy arrives. The vibes are immaculate.

Deliciously atmospheric and darkly captovating, 'For the Throne' is filled to the brim with all the folkloric horror and magic of its predecessor and more.

Whether you're in this to see Neve grapple with the consequences of her actions in 'For the Wolf,' or for the inevitable enemies-to-lovers chemistry she has with Solmir, or simply because you're foaming at the mouth for more of Red and Eammon, 'Throne' is the perfect conclusion to everything Whitten started in the first half of her 'Wilderwood' duology. The increase in points of view means the format— main pov and interlude— changes from 'Wolf' to 'Throne,' but it also means readers get a much richer helping of emotional nuance and expertly laid out dissections of love, sacrifice, and duality. The character development and romance (budding, fading, and established) were a delight in different ways for all characters involved, and I am thrilled to say that every thread ended up exactly where it felt like it should. I could jot have hoped for a more appropriate conclusion to this duology.

A hint of 'Snow White,' a dash of 'Sleeping Beauty,' and a heap of dark fantasy straddling the line between enchanting and horrifying; 'For the Throne' is exactly the sequel a gem like 'For the Wolf' deserves and an incredible novel in its own right.

Thank you so, so much to Netgalley and Orbit for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of Hannah Whitten's 'For the Throne' in exchange for an honest review!

While this began with Sleeping Beauty Vibes - and that's where I thought it was going to go - it quickly turned into something else. My favorite elements in For the Throne were the sister relationship - because duh - and also the exploration of protection. For the Throne allows us to see through many characters as the events unfold. And each of them wrestle with what does protection mean. Does it mean a lack of transparency? To hide secrets from the ones we love? What will we do in order to chase what we think is right?

Still reeling from the consequences, and sacrifices, of For the Wolf, Neve and Red are just trying to get back to each other. While I wasn't sure entirely how to feel about Neve in book one, she stole my heart in For the Throne. I love how both sisters are wrestling with their guilt, regret, and pain. But for Neve she truly has to deal with the fall out. With being stuck in a world she has no inkling of with someone she used to trust. Can trust so easily be earned back?

Going into this book, I had no idea what to expect. And that’s a good thing. In all honesty, I was just here for Eammon and Red, but in the end, I really cared about all of the characters—even Solmir. I wasn’t sure what to think of Neve’s choices in For The Wolf, but can we just appreciate the fact that she and Red would do ANYTHING for each other? I am HERE for more close sibling relationships in fantasy books!
I wasn’t sure how the author was going to wrap up all the loose threads, but I think she ended the story the only way it really could end, and I loved it soo much.

I received an advance copy from the publisher, all opinions are my own, and a review was not required.

For the Throne brings readers a strong ending to the Wilderwood Duology, by Hannah Whitten. If you enjoyed For The Wolf, book #1 in this duology, then fasten your seatbelts — it’s only going to get better now that Neverah is in town. Faster-paced, action-packed, and filled with sisterly love and devotion (AND a little romance), For The Throne had me enthralled from page one. ⁣
(Pub date: 06/07/2022)⁣
Much thanks to Orbit and NetGalley for this advanced reader’s copy for review.

3.5 stars

With Neve lost to the Shadowlands, Red is determined to do anything to save her sister. Her and Eammon are determined to find a way to free Neve from the prison she has created for herself. In the Shadowlands, Neve is also determined to not only find a way to get back to the world she knows, but also with the unlikely help of the once-King Solmir, find a way to destroy the Kings once and for all.

I think if you loved For The Wolf, you will love For The Throne. We get to explore a new realm we knew little about from the first book, and learn more about the shadow magic that Neve had only dabbled with previously. I think the magic system in this series is great, I love that there is always a cost associated with using magic and that it has a physical effect on oneself. Whitten has created a fantastical world that is alive in itself and I always love that in books. I think the writing is beautiful and descriptive and really makes the story come alive off the page.

The main issue I had with this book is the plot felt convoluted and took a while to really hit its stride. In the Shadowlands, I never really felt like Solmir or Neve were in danger until the very end and that missed the mark for me. I wish that there was more buildup to Solmir and Neve's relationship, it felt like we almost started in the middle of it in the beginning of the book. I think if I was able to connect more with the characters in the first book then I would have liked this book more!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review!