Everything you need to understand or teach The Forest Edge by Stefanie Chu.
The Forest Edge by Stefanie Chu is a high romantic fantasy that blends rich world-building with a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance. Set primarily in an enchanted forest teeming with life and ancient magic, Vaedan, an Ayin determined to spend the rest of his life in solitude, must team up with Uni, a Strig who lives on the other side of enemy territory, to find and destroy the source of a blight threatening to harm the Earth Mother and corrupt all life on the island. The story explores how love can heal both land and people in a society that has forgotten its meaning.