Reviews

A Walk in Wolf Wood by Mary Stewart

jenkittycatfrog's review against another edition

5.0

My 5th Grade Teacher, Mrs. Schultz read this to my class and I couldn't wait for Friday afternoons to hear what would happen next. When I told my parents about it and they told me that Mary Stewart had other books, I was in heaven!

kiisa's review

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

flick_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

nuana's review against another edition

5.0

One of my favourite books when I was a child. I fear to reread it in case it has lost it's magic.

willowthemothytoad's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

monalyisha's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

3.5

A true fairytale (complete with fairytale monsters — human and otherwise) about loyalty and how the thirst for power corrupts.

I remember, distinctly, learning the word “amulet” as kid, encountering it for the first time in Bruce Coville’s “The Unicorn Chronicles.” I know if I’d stumbled upon this book as a child, I’d be just as thrilled to encounter it here.

A Walk in Wolf Wood is no Thornyhold (another magical tale by Stewart — for adults) but I imagine 80’s kids were totally charmed by it. 🐺🌚 

lala_tour's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

This was my 1980 book pick for my 50 years/50 books challenge. I thought this was going to be more of a werewolf/spooky story... Instead it was a medieval, enchanted, fantasy adventure. The writing was competent and the pacing worked well... Just not enough character development or peril for me. Also, the language seemed a little stilted. Not sure this was a product of a British writer, the time period (1980) she was writing in, or just her choice for the subject matter? Not my fave.

zamyatins_fears's review against another edition

3.0

Two children wander away from their parent's picnic and find themselves drawn to follow a strange man in medieval dress into the woods. They end up carried back in time and involved in breaking the curse on that same man, cast by an evil sorcerer lusting after power over the kingdom. I've had this book kicking around my collection since childhood and it's only now, as an adult that I finally managed to get around to it. This is a very cute story that I would have absolutely loved if I had read it as a child. While I'm not as impressed with it as I would have been then, I did find it to be an enjoyable read. It's certainly not the most complicated or original plot, but Mary Stewart has a very charming writing style and I found myself easily engaged with it until the end.

veethorn's review against another edition

4.0

Wonderful fairy tale/children's book for older kids (or adults who like this sort of thing).

sewingdervish's review

4.0

Fun book, I think that I am going to use this as a read loud with the kids,