Book Review — NETTLE & BONE by T. Kingfisher
This isn’t the kind of fairytale where the princess marries a prince.
It’s the one where she kills him.
Marra never wanted to be a hero.
As the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter, she escaped the traditional fate of princesses, to be married away for the sake of an uncaring throne. But her sister wasn’t so fortunate—and after years of silence, Marra is done watching her suffer at the hands of a powerful and abusive prince.
Seeking help for her rescue mission, Marra is offered the tools she needs, but only if she can complete three seemingly impossible tasks:
—build a dog of bones
—sew a cloak of nettles
—capture moonlight in a jar
But, as is the way in tales of princes and witches, doing the impossible is only the beginning.
Hero or not—now joined by a disgraced ex-knight, a reluctant fairy godmother, an enigmatic gravewitch and her fowl familiar—Marra might finally have the courage to save her sister, and topple a throne.
Published: April 2022
My ThoughtsDo you ever run out of ways to review books you love?
I sometimes feel like I’m just repeating the same old words, and I don’t want that because this book is anything but the same old story.
Nettle & Bone is a dark fairy tale with princesses, princes, an evil queen, fairy godmothers, and kingdoms teetering on the threat of war.
But that sounds generic. This story is not.
We have a dog made from a pile of bones. And I loved that dog!
We have a chicken possessed by a demon.
We have a woman who overcomes her fears and becomes a badass in order to save her sister. She forms a team unlike any other.
And we have a budding, unconventional romance that made me oh so happy.
So, yes, this book is well written and captivating and entrancing and all those other tired descriptors. It’s also imaginative, creative, and unique, and I loved it.
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