This book series is going to be fantastic. Really looking forward to reading more. A great author, great story line, beautiful cover.

The first few pages of this look absolutely promising. I have read this author in the past and I cannot wait for this new tale of hers. Very excited for the book!!!

Although it's hard to get a good sense of how this book will play out in a short excerpt, I'm definitely intrigued! Holland describes an eerie, beautiful, and atmospheric setting, and introduced us to Maddie and Taya, both of whom I am looking forward to getting to know in the full novel. The intro leans a little heavily on info-dumping, but otherwise is well-written. I will read the full-length novel for sure.

Loved reading this excerpt! Even more excited for its release now that I'm also a part of a blog tour meant to hype this up <3

I only got to read an extract of the first two chapters, so my thoughts only reflect the portion I read.

That being said, those first few chapters completely drew me in. Havenfall has a lot of promise: Mystery, politics between worlds, and magic for starters.

Havenfall (the inn, not the town, or the book) exists at a magical crossroads between adjacent worlds. Only four worlds are know. To exist now and one has been magically closed due to conflict one hundred years ago, but trouble is still brewing. Haven, the only world without magic, is essentially neutral territory.

We seem to have a pretty cool heroine, Maddie, and she has an encounter with a mysterious woman on a motorcycle in the middle of the night. At the moment their relationship seems to lean heavily toward the enemy/rival side of things, so I’m interested to see where that goes in the future.

I’m also interested to explore more about her brothers death, and why her mother is on death row, and how it all ties in to Havenfall.

All in all, I’m looking forward to reading Havenfall in its entirety this coming March!

I received this extract from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

Honestly, the story is really amazing. Maddie, the main character, is the niece and hopefully the heir of the owner of Havenfall, an inn, a crossroads to different realms, even though now only three exist. Haven is the word for Earth, the only place withouth magic, so it's considered a neutral zone and the inn it's special. Since it's impossible to travel between realms, it's difficult to be in another realm for long time, they couldn't breathe, the inn is the only place where people from the realms can intermingle. Maddie, with a painful past, because her brother was killed and her mother accused of it (even though Maddie think the fault wasn't her, but a creature's), considers the inn her home, her place and in the first chapter she decided to visit his uncle and met Taya, a girl directed at Havenfall too. And stop...I won't say more, because you need to read this book! It's amazing, written beautifully!

(This is a Review of the excerpt of Havenfall, so I cannot speak for the whole novel, just the that was given to me.)

Going into reading this I was not expecting myself to enjoy this book as much as I have. Reading the first few chapters has me excited to read the whole novel once it is out, and has me pumped to continue the story in this world. There is not much I can say in terms of plot development and such, but I like the main character, and am rooting for her character development and to see where she can grow.

I am definitely intrigued by what appears to be a mix of fantasy and real life! I'm getting The Cruel Prince vibes what with the murder of a family member happening on Earth by a fantastical creature. From the two chapter preview, I am for sure interested in reading more to see the story flesh out and get to know the characters a little better.

I received a 2 chapter sample of this book from NetGalley, and already I’m hooked.

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Right off the bat, the prologue confused more than enlightened me. But I quickly caught up with the story and must say I was instantly captivated by Maddie's sinister family history.

Setting: This mysterious, chilling Mountain had me reminiscing about my family’s cabin in the woods, the descending fog and soft, cold rain was very atmospheric and spooky.

Portal / converging magical worlds is a trope that offers many possibilities and this “ Inn on neutral grounds” is a fantastic idea.

The mention of a dead body in the synopsis is what's going to make me pick up this book when it is released.

As aside note, I couldn't relate more to Maddie's discomfort regarding the creeper on the bus.

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange of an honest review.

I'm honestly hooked to this world! Thank you, NetGalley, for this extract, because it made me fall in love with this story. Maddie is an awesome and interesting main character, hopefully heir of Havenfall, that is an inn, a crossroads between realms. The idea of a safe place, where people from different realms could meet and visit is amazing and thrilling. I can't wait to read this whole book and to know more about Maddie, Taya and everything else.

I first heard about this book at BookCon 2019. Everyone was waiting in line for the extract and I just squealed when the opportunity to read it came up here. Everything about this book screams odd and dark and tempting in a way that all things are when you know you aren't supposed to do it.

The story starts with such a normal mundane act. Waiting for a bus at a lonely station. But Maddie's voice is so distinct and clear that you start to see the world as she does and when she starts to remember her mother and the taste and smell of the things that happened to her, it's so compelling that it takes effort to stop reading it. The extract stops just before she makes it to the inn but through Sara Hollands writing it almost feels like you've been there before and as a reader, it makes it easy to want to go to the inn. To live there and speak to the people who do.

I can't wait to read the full book, it's been on my list since June. I recommend this to anyone who loves stories about our world with just enough odd to make it seem like a whole new enchanting place.

While it was only an extract, it seems promising and I hopefully will enjoy the rest of it as much as I think it will. Previous reads from Sara Holland fell flat in later halves, so I am hopeful that this concept and story will be vibrant as it surely seems lively enough to keep the reader invested and excited the entire read. I am anxiously counting down the days until the book is realized.

Oh my god I am hooked. I cannot wait until I can grab the book off the store's shelves and just read it until I finish.

it was an interesting small piece, i didn't know that this was just a small piece/ some chapters. So that was sad. But i really liked the small piece i got to read :)

First: look at that cover! That would look fine on any shelf. I'm in love.
Secondly: Those two chapters in the sampler were enough to make me want to read this ASAP. I want a good magical book and I think this might be it.

This cover is gorgeous! After reading the first two chapters of "Havenfall," I can officially say that I'm hooked to the storyline. I love the darkness and mystery surrounding the town of Haven. Sara Holland does a fantastic job of crafting a new and unique world. I'm really loving Taya's character and her snarky comments. I can't wait to read the whole thing; I'm sure this book will exceed my expectations!

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Thank you, NetGalley, Bloomsbury YA, and Sara Holland, for allowing me to read this extract in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.

For Starters the cover of this novel is beautiful.

I was really excited when I saw that Sarah Holland had a new novel coming out because I loved her first two (and she herself is so sweet and I was lucky enough to meet her in 2018). My only bummer about this was that I only received part of the novel because I want to know what else happens! Even with it only being a few chapters I was still sucked into Maddie's story and I don't think I can wait another two months to see what else happens. Fingers crossed I get approved for the full novel!

First of all, this book has a wonderful cover. It's gorgeous, mysterious and it already tells a story on it's own. These first two chapters of Havenfall are really promising. Even though it’s still a little vague and it’s not really clear what’s going to happen and what the story will turn into, the mystery about Havenfall is already there. Maddie hasn’t given away too much information, but just enough to keep us wondering about more. There is a lot of information, but it’s not quite clear where it’ll lead to. I really like to unravel the secrets and the magic from Havenfall.

The cover is beautiful and mysterious, this is what initially drew me in. To be completely honest I hate that this is only an extract. After reading just the first few chapters, I feel like I HAVE to know what happens next. The MC is introduced very well. The look into her backstory gets a reader to want to know more. The mystery needs to be solved. I am excited to see her interactions with her Uncle as well as Brekken. The beginning was so well written that I found myself trying to refresh the book in hopes the rest of the book would magically appear. Now I feel like I need some Havenfall magic to get the rest of the book. This will be on my list of highly anticipated reads for 2020. WAY TO GO SARA HOLLAND!

-Stone

These preview chapters provide a good idea of the tone and plot of the book. So far Maddie seems like a good lead character and one with a story worth continuing to read about. I'm definitely intrigued enough to put this on my reading list for 2020.