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Started this last night which was a huge mistake, because I couldn't put it down. 🥱 Sorry, all the other books I was reading! #WhimsicalReads

(I do hope this doesn't turn into a “dig two graves“ sort of story. I want the villain to get what's coming to him!)

Soft pick. Outside my usual reading spectrum. I don't read much fantasy unless it skews more sci-fi. But an enjoyable fairy tale. While not totally my jam, always glad when Litsy gets me to read outside my usual spectrum. And what‘s not love about a bone dog? Enjoyed the feminist take on princess tales. Might join next month! #whimsicalreads @katereadsYA

Marra, in the fairy tale tradition of Rescue by the Sister, sets out with unlikely allies to save her sister from the abusive king who married her.

Wow! I adored this. I loved how all the characters were presented. Marra was so relatable. The world building was just broad enough without being overwhelming. Pacing was great. Fairy tale elements everywhere. Narration was perfect for the tone. My first by Kingfisher, but not the last. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

Beautifully well written, strange, creepy, and creative. Lovable characters with great chemistry and cheeky, sarcastic banter. Despite their very obvious differences, it just WORKS! Also, I NEED a bone dog. 🥺 My favorite pick and first 5 star read from our #WhimsicalReadsBookClub! Can‘t wait to discuss with everyone! Please join us next month- we are reading The Serpent and the Wings of Night and I have a feeling it‘s gonna be a good one!! ❤️ 5/5

I am surprised by how much I liked this book! It was so well written and a the characters were character I truly enjoyed. Even Bone Dog. I'm so glad @KateReadsYA selected this for our read this month!

Mara‘s family and kingdom is held hostage by the ruthless king on their northern border, she sets off on a journey to save her sister from his clutches. Mara enlists the help of a dust-wife, a magical woman who can speak to the dead, and they collect other friends to help on their mission along the way.
One of the most unique fantasy books I‘ve read in a long time and it has just enough darkness to make the stakes real.

I meant to share this a few days ago. I started reading Nettle & Bone for the #WhimsicalReads bookclub pick this month. It's pretty good so far! The audiobook version was interesting while I brushed Fancy out and trimmed her feet. She decided to roll in the burs in the yard. 🤦‍♀️ She knows how to work the cute face though. #dogsoflitsy

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Baking muffins today, relaxing, and reading! I'm halfway through the tagged book, and I really like it. This might be my top pick from our bookclub picks from this year!
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Finished this for #Whimsicalreadsbookclub. I‘m going to save my review until we do our discussion but this was a pick for sure.
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This was my first T. Kingfisher novel, and I was not disappointed! I‘d probably stick to a 3.5/5 if I were to rate it. Only because some of the conversations didn‘t seem to flow very well to me. I think it‘s because of the accents and stylings by the narrator though. Anyways- super fun story and lovable characters!

#whimsicalreads book club discussion! Okay, all my whimsy litsy loves I have a quick question, and I'd love some follow-up. Currently, we are holding discussions through Fable but I have noticed there is not much interaction, which is perfectly okay we are all super busy in our lives. I like that app because it doesn't give away spoilers when others are not caught up and you can choose what you see as you read along! My question is....cont. below.

I loved T Kingfisher‘s What Moves the Dead, so I was happy to pick this up for the Sword and Laser‘s February book club. Nettle & Bone is a much different book in tone and subject. This is a fairy tale. Although it includes dark and horrific subjects, the overall tone is light. I am impressed that Kingfisher managed to maintain a lighthearted tone without dismissing the darkness and horror.

I finally tried a T. Kingfisher book and, as I suspected, I loved it! With a couple of deceptively powerful old women, a man burdened with too many muscles and too much honor, a dog built of bones, and a youngest-fairy-tale-sister heroine who saves the day with her knowledge of needlework, what‘s not to love?! I wish I could have spent much more time with these characters, but the plot was both so complex and so neatly contained, I can‘t complain.

#whimsicalreads March Pick! We voted, and this was the winner. I hope you all are excited about this read, I know I am! It must be a pretty popular book because it is a 5 month wait from my library 🤭 If anyone else has this same issue and would like to read it through Fable make sure to let me know and I'll send it to you for FREE! 🤩 If you are reading this and would like to read along with us, I'll tag the link below. 💜

Finished this one on Thursday. This was an interesting story. It mentions fairytales and what usually happens in the tales. Marra lives at a nunnery and is very naive. She learns her sister, married to a prince is being abused. So she sets out to save her. She rounds up a group of people and a bone dog and they journey across to try and kill the king.

#podcastinspired #fabulousfebruary

January was an unusually good reading month for me—45 books total, seven of which were ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reads. Tagged book was my absolute favorite and one I definitely expect to see on my end of the year “best of” list. Honorable mentions for True Grit by Charles Portis, Maria Dahvana Headley‘s translation of Beowulf, Robert Kolker‘s Hidden Valley Road, Verspertine by Margaret Rogerson and Little Thieves by Margaret Owen. Now on to February!

Easily one of my favorite books ever.

I‘m envious of anyone who gets to read this for the first time, who gets to meet the fearless Marra & go adventuring with her as she works to save her sister from the clutches of an abusive prince. This is the best sort of fairy tale—dark, full of sly humor, populated by strong, capable, & interesting female characters…not to mention bone dogs & demon possessed chickens. Loved it, loved it, loved it & I‘m already looking forward to a reread.

Love this dark, whimsical fairy tale with its sly humor…

I‘m calling it right now. This book will be one of my Top 10 favorite reads of 2023. I am confident I won‘t read ten other books I like more than this one. Nope. Not going to happen.

This is definitely my kind of fairy tale…

(Even the endpapers are cool!)

I‘ve just started this one and I‘m already in love…I suspect it will wind up being one of my favorite books of the year. 😍

No idea why this shorter book was a slower read for me. Maybe holiday distractions? Holiday chaos? 🤪 Anyhoo, I enjoyed this mashup of various fairy tale characters - I especially loved Bonedog 😊❤️

#2022Book127
This might be one of my new all-time favorite books. It made me laugh out loud, gasp in shock, and even tear up a little at the end. I went into it expecting just a generic fantasy novel, but T. Kingfisher takes all of the best fairy tale tropes and warps them in the best and most unusual ways.

What a disaster. The beginning with the time jumps is very confusing. The writing is amateurish. Worst of all is the main character. She is supposed to be 30, but has zero life skills & experiences and behaves like a 10 years old. She is naïve and doesn‘t understand one bit of the world. This could be a Middle Grade Book.

Rating: 0/5

#fantasy

So, these are DEFINITELY the last two things I‘m buying for myself before Christmas. DEFINITELY. But aren‘t they gorgeous! I‘m on a fantasy journey right now and these two sounded great.

#fantasy #legendsandlattes #nettleandbone

I am so glad I didn‘t DNF it was such a great book I will be mailing it back to @Marmie7 on Tuesday! #lmpbc15

Continuing my obsession w T Kingfisher and sharing this image as I am unabashedly infantile in my humor. I get daily joy from this little trinket dish holding my bookworm clips. 🐈‍⬛❤️🖤

This one was added to my Spooky October TBR. It was advertised as horror so I thought it would work perfectly. This was not a horror book. It was however a very good fairytale retelling. So was a pleasant surprise. Defiantly recommend this book if you are looking for a quick read reminiscent of old school fairytales. Just do not go into this expecting horror.

I really love this author. ❤️

This is an excellent fairytale… I guess you could say it‘s on the darker side (the good fairytales always are), but there‘s nothing scary, gory, or spicy about it, and it left me with the warm fuzzies. It‘s well-written, magical, and so very funny. I don‘t think I could really be a proper witch now without a demon hen. 🐓

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

#ScarathlonDailyPrompts Oct 22 #Skeleton

A book worth the hype! Definitely fits the prompt, due to a lovable animal companion.

#Scarathlon2022 #TeamMonsterMash

Definitely a walk on the dark side of fairy tales, where everything has a price. MC Marra is essentially, keenly relatable, and there is plenty of creep factor, with a side of wry humour to keep things from being too weighed down. The plot is fast paced and engaging — I stayed up again reading, lol. I should know better…but a definite emphatic pick on this one!

Oh how I enjoyed this book! For all the truly bizarre things that happen, I still feel like I‘m cuddling a puppy right now, all fluffy and warm.

Current Kindle read — so far, a dark fairy tale, exploring what happens AFTER the happy ever after…and it‘s not good. Compulsively readable. Does it count as a Halloween read?

Such a great book! If you enjoy fairytales, magical quests, and found family, you will enjoy this book. This is my first T. Kingfisher book but it won't be my last.

"I can get in", she said. "What?" "How?" "I'm a godmother," said Agnes. All three of them looked at her blankly. "I know I wasn't invited," said Agnes. "That's the point." She smiled gently, that tiny, frazzled woman. "There's only one story about godmothers that's always true. Bad things happen if you don't invite us to the christening." ????

I thoroughly enjoyed the first third of this book. It was dark, and full of magic, the blistered lands had promise and the bone dog (named Bonedog) was wonderful. Then the blistered lands disappeared, and except for the appearance of the dust-wife and her demonic chicken, it devolved into a combination road trip/romance that wasn‘t as much fun. Marta, as a main character is kind of witless which is a shame. Flashes of good story so I kept going.

Had to share these endpapers and hardcover! I love when books go the extra mile. 🥰

#SuperSeptember Goals:
✔️ finish The Book Eaters
❌ start Bitten By Witch Fever
✔️ read Nettle & Bone
✔️ catch up on Arabian Nights

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Starting this book this evening. I've never read any T. Kingfisher before and I'm looking forward to it. I've only heard good things about this book about a girl who decides to save her sister from an evil prince. I know it has a grave witch, a bone dog, a fairy godmother who can only curse people, and a possessed chicken.

What a fun crazy dark fairytale story, Marra a princess starts a journey to save her sister who was married off to violent prince to help save their kingdom,she gets a rag tag group starting with the dust wife and the adventures begin!
I probably won‘t start another book until Sunday, so was happy with my final goal of two books read for
#superseptember
Thanks again @Andrew65

This was a dark, strange little fairy tale, and I loved everything about it. It's one of those books I want to carry around and make everyone read, except that most of my people don't like my "weird" books lol
Really though, I just want a Bonedog of my own.

Doing my best to spend some quality time with my book and crochet, but keep getting interrupted by children... I normally like that ours is the house all the neighborhood children gravitate to, but I'm feeling tired and grumpy after the first week of school 🤣🤣🤣

4¼⭐This was a fun little fantastical romp. It‘s the kind of dark horror that almost any age can get into since it‘s not very adult…and yet, not necessarily YA. I would call this light supernatural horror with dark undertones. It has a menagerie of characters, including a bone dog and a demon chicken. They are all on a quest to save a sister from her abusive husband/would-be king. There‘s humor, heart, and even a tiny smidgen of romance.

My current read is a chunky boi so I doubt I'll finish anything else. I had a pretty average reading month quantity wise which was nice as I was still settling into my new job. Highlights were the tagged, Hitty, and Ruby Fever. One unusual thing is that I read no eBooks or audio this month everything was in physical copy. I think next month I'm gonna have to try and not be a mood reader and catch up with my BookSpin backlist only.
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#BookReport
Great reading week for me this time. Including two of my favorite authors' latest releases.

#WeeklyForecast
My main goal for the week is to make big inroads into Black Prism and only hitting Shady Lady when it becomes too much.

This was so, so good. I love a reluctant hero who does their best even though they admit they have no idea how they are going to do it. Marra was likeable and very self aware of her shortcomings but decides to go on the quest anyways. I loved her companions as well it was very much a motley crew and so I liked seeing the ways they interacted and worked together.

Loved this! Fractured, twisted & dark fairy tale with a goblin market, demon chicken, & a bone dog? It's like T. Kingfisher just knows how to make me salivate for a novel. This baby had me hooked right away & I devoured it. A solid win. I will be rereading as well as placing a permanent copy in my personal library. Weird, wonderful, & strongly feminist. Kingfisher just knows how to write dark fantasy with the right whimsical touch.

#LetterN recs:

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
No Cure for Being Human by Kate Bowler
No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull

#AlphabetGame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

For #LetterN, this T Kingfisher is a really good one. It's very different from her contemporary horror stuff but still has her distinct voice.

#alphabetgame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I devoured this! Fantasy and fairy tales are not my thing, but this is a seriously compelling hero‘s journey. I really enjoyed this one even though it was outside my normal reading areas. #lmpbc

First one from this author and really enjoying! What should I read of theirs next?