365 Days of Books

Beyond the Deepwoods is the first book of The Edge Chronicles. The blurb on the back cover says that the story is about Twig, a young wood troll, who finds out that he is a foundling and doesn't really belong to his troll family. His foster mother sends him off to safety but he wanders from the path and has adventures. In reading the book I thought that the main story was not Twig and his adventures but instead an opportunity to introduce many of the peoples and fauna of the Edge. The peoples, places, and scenery were interesting but neither they nor Twig was given sufficient attention.

I don't know if it is worth it to buy the second book in order to find out if the plots and characters deepen. Beyond the Deepwoods was $12.95 for 277 pages; the small hardback design and the price remind me of the Series of Unfortunate Events books.