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Astrid Yrigollen is a self published author of young adult and children's books. Astrid started her writing career when she begun work for the international video game giant, Sega of America. Working her way up the ranks, she began writing companion guides for games. With a love for writing fiction since childhood, she took her short stories out of storage and had her first story ever written published. It was only after that she found out that first stories are never published! She has resumed writing full time and has succeeded in putting out the titles, The Doughnut Tree, Mysterious Pootkins, and The Mosswoods--to name a few. Her short stories have appeared in the literary journal of Threshold Press and Shock and Awe Magazine. 

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His Black Wings releasing in early November! 

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Poppy Mosswood like most 17 year olds wants to lead a normal life. But the Mosswood family is anything but normal. They are Keepers that protect their land from humans. In the Mosswood forest dwell wondrous creatures and dangerous beings; beings that would love nothing more than to overthrow all of mankind. Ruthless billionaire Preston Buckthorn moves to town planning to marry Poppy to his son Brad. Brad wastes no time trying to win her heart but his is a tainted love.

As Poppy is taken in by Brad's charms the appearance of a handsome stranger from the forest awakens a forbidden love. From his long dark green hair to his piercing eyes, Ashtel is beautiful and powerful. He can feel the danger that is looming. Torn between pledging herself as a Keeper, and living a normal life, Poppy is unaware of Preston Buckthorn's sinister plan--which includes much more than just owning Mosswood forest.

~ MY REVIEW ~

I have now read The Mosswoods twice and I can honestly say I love getting lost in this story.  

This was the first book my blog ever featured and I'm glad I have this opportunity to give it a proper review! It's funny how far my review writing skills have come since then!

Astrid is an immensely creative and talented writer. I really enjoy her writing style. She is able to create fantasy worlds with ease that quickly capture their reader. The Mosswoods has an original premise full of memorable and well built characters. The forest itself is an excellent example of fantasy world building. It contains really cool creatures both good and bad--the Boarman gives me chills! The societal structure of the Cathaoir and their realm is intriguing to say the least. It is definitely one I would love to explore in more depth. Ashtel, is the son of the oldest creature in the forest and becomes the love interest of Poppy Mosswood. I LOVE his character! He is slightly mysterious and I liked how his relationship with Poppy builds slowly.

Poppy is a charming and fun main character. Many of the decisions she faces are ones readers will easily relate to. Poppy is torn between the wants of her family and what she wants for herself. As she struggles to find a balance, she is confronted with a new complication. The complications of the heart. 

Astrid does an excellent job of weaving together fantasy with out modern world. The people and creatures that dwell within Mosswood forest are imaginative yet believable. 

The Buckthorns really had me guessing. I never saw the twist coming! Readers will not be disappointed when their family secret is revealed. 

The only thing I had reservations about was the time jump towards the end of the story. I was slightly disappointed by this. I wanted to know more about what happens between Ashtel and Poppy. However, I am hoping there will be a follow up to this in the sequel! 

Overall, The Mosswoods is a wonderful ya fantasy novel. Any spelling and grammatical errors can easily be overlooked because they in no way detract from the essence of the story.

I highly recommend picking up a copy of this book!