They carry out their respective roles as protagonists fairly well and with a grounded mind for the most part. The main characters throughout the trilogy are Prue and Curtis. Throw in fantastical creatures and malevolent magic, and you have the makings for a perilous landscape that is just as intriguing to engage as it is watching the characters interact with it. Natural settings are mercurial environments for characters to brave as they are not only subject to the whims of antagonists but also the whims of nature itself. (Though, admittedly, there are some portions one wouldn’t want to traverse and for good reason!) I enjoyed the fact that much of the action in all three novels occurs outdoors. It operates like a sandbox environment where readers explore every nook and cranny right along with the main characters. However, as Prue and Curtis soon learn, nothing is as it seems as they find themselves at the crux of a conflict that threatens to destroy Wildwood from the inside out.įor starters, the world of Wildwood is expansive and retains a sense of realism with its own sectors, kingdoms, communities, and governments. By her side for part of the time is Curtis, who is eventually swept away under the guise of becoming a warrior. Seeing no choice but to rescue him from an unknown fate, Prue enters the Wildwood. One fateful day, Prue’s baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows who carry him off into the forbidden Wildwood, an uncharted forest outside of the Portland, Oregon city limits. Plot-wise, the Wildwood trilogy focuses on two young protagonists, Prue and Curtis, who are classmates and semi-friends.
The three novels that make up the Wildwood trilogy, which was penned by Colin Meloy (featuring illustrations by Carson Ellis), are Wildwood, Under Wildwood, and Wildwood Imperium. But I’m glad I made the effort because this hefty trilogy, while not perfect, is still worth diving into.
That led me to discover this modern-day middle grade fantasy/magical realism trilogy, Wildwood, which I had to read through twice to fully appreciate. I enjoyed his writing style as well as Carson Ellis’ illustrations, so I hunted down more of their work. The first book by Colin Meloy I perused was The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid, a historical fiction middle grade novel set in 1960s France.
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