It was The Frenzy which was a werewolf book. Let’s see the writing (felt very basic), and I felt like it was just a telling of events without ever showing or inviting me in to feel what the characters felt. One dimensional characters. Lol I’m looking at my review right now to remember!

It’s not very similar, but I do love Pamela Dean’s Tam Lin!

Did you? Even at the very end, the thing with the trees? I thought by that point it became undeniable, at least to the reader.

Oh gosh! What one was it? What didn’t you like about it?

Um, yes. I defy you to think of a grosser euphemism. Go on. Try it.

I think I didn’t realize they were fairy taley, those books, and I didn’t totally know there were more than one of them. Both of these pieces of information make me feel more interested in trying them out. (Also the strong support for them that is emerging in this comment thread.)

Anyone who uses all three of her names in a book is just asking to have it acronymed.

Oh, it should! Perhaps you will get it for Christmas, in which case, hooray!

I hope when you read this you don’t go “Ew, this sex scene is terrible.” I’d be embarrassed then! But I think you will like it — it’s a sex scene where the guy is more experienced than the girl but the girl doesn’t lack agency. Which, yay.