Take one of these along on your fall picnics or road trips for an added scare factor, or just grab one to snuggle up under the covers with during a night late reading sesh. The Sisters of the Winter Wood takes the rich and violent history of 19th-century Jews living in the Pale of Settlement and mixes in a bit of magic and a few fairy tale tropes to weave an engaging story of two sisters struggling to enter adulthood. Whether you're interested in witches wandering through haunted woods, fairytales filled with sinister snowy forests, or murder mysteries that take place in dark woods, you'll find tons of stories about dark magic, evil forces, and heroines who will fight all of the above. You'll be lost in the darkness in no time. Inspired by Bustle's Book Club pick for October, Uprooted by Naomi Novik, I've compiled a list of books that feature fearsome forests and magical woods. The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner ebook Hardcover Audiobook Download Unabridged Trade Paperback 4. What could be more spine-chilling than a fog-filled wood with secrets hiding behind every tree? If you can't imagine going through the fall and winter months without at least one spooky forest filling a spot on your autumn reading list, you're in luck. The Sisters of the Winter Wood Rena Rossner Buy Now Indiebound Publisher Redhook Date SeptemFantasy Fiction History In a mix of historical fiction and fantasy, Rossners debut weaves a richly detailed story of Jewish identity and sisterhood. When I think of the truly spooky aspects of autumn, the picture of a deep, dark, eerie forest is the first to come to mind. 'The Sisters of the Winter Wood is a vivid, fascinating, excellently drawn story of the fragility of peace and the resilience of love that reaches back into history, out into folklore, and forward into the present.

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