Nettle and Bone

73pctGeek reviewed Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

Chickens, curses and comeuppance

3 stars

Princess Marra needs to figure out how to rescue not only herself, but her siblings too.

Another enjoyable fantasy from T. Kingfisher. This one feels a little darker in tone than Kingfisher’s non-horror fare, and is very fairytalesque, with godmothers, and princesses, and kings. As usual, Marra the protagonist is satisfyingly down-to-earth, and works with the tools at her disposal to attain her goals. A nice, quick read about comeuppances and chickens.

Da_Gut@bookwyrm.social reviewed Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

One I'm very fond of

4 stars

It's not my favorite T. Kingfisher book, but it one that I'm very fond of. And I love the curse child - that one I use in my TTRPG games.

joachim@lire.boitam.eu reviewed Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

Lovely

5 stars

I hope you like dancing teeth though

Anna reviewed Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

Un roman de fantasy noire sans être désespérée, magnifique.

5 stars

Ce roman vient de gagner une place dans mon panthéon personnel dès la première lecture. Il est noir, mais aussi plein d'espoir, le personnage principal est fouillé, complexe et crédible, l'intrigue est parfaite.

mark reviewed Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

Another Effortless Genre Shuffle from Kingfisher

5 stars

At this point I know what I'm getting into every time I open up a T. Kingfisher book, whether it's horror, fantasy or romance - and most of her books have all three, mixed at different distillations. The writing will be breezy, the plot will both be interesting and turn in directions that you wouldn't expect, the characterizations will be unique and not standard cardboard cutouts (well, her male love interests tend to be big noble depressed guys, but they're all well written). "Nettle & Bone" hits all of these - a fun read that conceals depth and absolutely wrenching moments. My only complaint is that I wish it didn't move so fast - that there was a bit more room to breathe. But across the board I'm always so excited to read new stuff from her. Every book so far has been great, and I feel like she's closing …

At this point I know what I'm getting into every time I open up a T. Kingfisher book, whether it's horror, fantasy or romance - and most of her books have all three, mixed at different distillations. The writing will be breezy, the plot will both be interesting and turn in directions that you wouldn't expect, the characterizations will be unique and not standard cardboard cutouts (well, her male love interests tend to be big noble depressed guys, but they're all well written). "Nettle & Bone" hits all of these - a fun read that conceals depth and absolutely wrenching moments. My only complaint is that I wish it didn't move so fast - that there was a bit more room to breathe. But across the board I'm always so excited to read new stuff from her. Every book so far has been great, and I feel like she's closing in on masterpieces.

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