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Nettle & Bone
Nettle & Bone | T. Kingfisher
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With her signature mix of the grim and the delightful, award-winning author T. Kingfisher takes the old bones of fantasy and fairytale and makes them into something entirely new in this enchanting adventure. After years of seeing her sisters suffer at the hands of an abusive prince, Marrathe shy, convent-raised, third-born daughterhas finally realized that no one is coming to their rescue. No one, except for Marra herself. Seeking help from a powerful gravewitch, Marra is offered the tools to kill a princeif she can complete three impossible tasks. But, as is the way in tales of princes, witches, and daughters, the impossible is only the beginning. On her quest, Marra is joined by the gravewitch, a reluctant fairy godmother, a strapping former knight, and a chicken possessed by a demon. Together, the five of them intend to be the hand that closes around the throat of the prince and frees Marra's family and their kingdom from its tyrannous ruler at last. Nettle & Bone is the kind of book that immediately feels like an old friend. Fairytale mythic resonance meets homey pragmatism in this utterly delightful story. It's creepy, funny, heartfelt, and full of fantastic characters I absolutely loved! Melissa Caruso, author of The Tethered Mage
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WildAlaskaBibliophile
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This quote from T. Kingfisher's “Nettle & Bone“—“Nothing is fair, except that we try to make it so. That's the point of humans, maybe, to fix things the gods hadn't managed“—really spoke to me. I've often felt life, in general, is unfair. Some are handed fortunes, while others face hardship simply due to birth, time, or place. As humans, our best effort is to level the playing field and fight for the marginalized.

Suet624 I'm with you. 5d
Deblovestoread Truth! 5d
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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Witchy vibes for October! I will admit that I was a bit annoyed we had to have a big strong man in this lovely story of women adventuring to save one of their sisters. I loved the characters here, even MC Marra who often felt a bit juvenile for 30, but her lifestyle explained this. The animals really made the book the demon hen, bone dog and little Finder chick. What a fun cast. A quick and easy read that has .e reaching for the book each day!

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perfectlywinged
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Loving this dark fairytale about a princess who takes a journey with a witch and dog made of bones to kill her sister‘s mean prince husband. If you love fairytales this is for you!

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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I have fallen into a bit of a reading slump. Hoping finishing up the reading room with a fresh coat of paint and a new velvet chair pulls me out of it!

Suet624 Beautiful! 2mo
Jess861 Love this reading spot! 2mo
Ruthiella Looks great! 🤩 2mo
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Avanders Loooove that chair! 2mo
dabbe 🖤🖤🖤 2mo
kspenmoll 🧡💛🧡 so soothing! (edited) 2mo
ChaoticMissAdventures @Avanders it is so great! It's convertible so you can adjust the back and a footrest comes out from the bottom! 2mo
Avanders Oooh even better!! 🤩🤩 2mo
BarbaraBB I love that color on the wall! And your shelves of course. 2mo
The_Book_Ninja I dream of a reading corner like this 2mo
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Conservio
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I finished “A Wizard‘s Guide to Defensive Baking“” last and I am starting Nettle & Bone.

“A Wizard‘s Guide to Defensive Baking“ has malicious gingerbread! #fallreads #baking

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Yenya1954
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A modern day fairytale complete with princesses and a castle. Our heroine, Marra is the youngest of 3 siblings. She discovered her sister is married to the evil prince who is abusive. Marra sets out to kill the prince. She finds friends along the way who will assist. It‘s a book for those who really wish to clean their palate and reset their mind. 4.75/5

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ladym30
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Book mail!

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Soubhiville
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Not only was this a great story, look how beautiful the cover under the dust jacket and the end papers are!

This is a modern fairytale, not a retelling but Kingfisher‘s own creation. Characters I couldn‘t help rooting for, including a dog that the main character Marra crafted from bones and wire. I loved that there were also chickens who played a part!

The mark of a great story is when I can‘t stop thinking about it when I have to step away. 💚

Yenya1954 I‘ve got this on my hold list at the library. It sounds charming 7mo
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Soubhiville
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The #bookspin draws were completely in my favor this month, as my bookclub‘s topic is Hocus Pocus and these two fit perfectly! Thank you @TheAromaofBooks 🙂📚🩷 I hope I can start them in the next couple days.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!!! 7mo
TieDyeDude I bought Magic for Liars when it came out, but I haven't gotten around to reading it. It might need to be added to my bookspin list 😅 7mo
BookmarkTavern I loved both these books! 💕💕 7mo
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Centique
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I needed an easy read & this fitted the bill perfectly. A fantasy that reads like a modern fairytale with found family & great side characters. Marra is the youngest princess of the Harbour Kingdom. Her oldest sister is promised to the Prince of a more powerful neighbour kingdom. When her sister dies Marra suspects something is terribly wrong. This is lighter and faster moving than it might sound. Sweet with some bone magic & a few ghosts.

Centique Photo is Lyttleton Harbour 7mo
Ruthiella Beautiful photo! 🤩 7mo
TrishB Lovely review and photo ♥️ 7mo
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squirrelbrain Gorgeous photo! ❤️ 7mo
LeahBergen Wow! 😍 7mo
erzascarletbookgasm What a stunning view! 7mo
CarolynM What a beautiful picture? I‘m guessing it‘s from your recent trip to the South Island? 7mo
Centique @CarolynM yes! Lyttleton is the port for Christchurch but there are a lot of lovely bays away from the port. I think this is looking down Governors Bay. Wish we had had more time to explore! 7mo
Reggie This pic just made me take a great cleansing breath. Just beautiful. 7mo
Centique @Reggie awww im so glad! There are many times when a Litsy post does the same for me. Just need an image of something tranquil 💙💜💗 7mo
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Took a little walk. Had a free small drink coupon, so I got a mocha with an extra shot. Also having a carmeliscious cake bite 😋 Love the print with the bone dog on the endpapers!

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shortsarahrose
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Caught up with grad school enough to spend some time with a library book. Happy National Cold Brew Day!

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LibrarianRyan
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4.5 ⭐ Mara is the last sister in a royal family. Both of her older sisters have had to marry a prince in a neighboring kingdom for protection of their kingdom. Mara is sent to a nunnery, not to become a nun but to be protected. To make sure she has no children, takes no husband , and is there in case the prince needs a third wife. Mara spends 15 years in the nunnery living her life, waiting for something. Her first sister died

LibrarianRyan within a few months of marrying the prince. Her second sister has been married to the prince for a very long time. They‘ve had one child, who unfortunately dies at approximately the age of 10 from the plague. It‘s at this funeral that Mara discovers her sister is being abused by the prince and determines she‘s going to get even. She is going to kill the prince. However, this is not an easy task as in this world fairy godmothers exist, and the 8mo
LibrarianRyan princes fairy godmother has blessed him that no magic or other harm can come to him. Mara sets out on her to complete three impossible tasks: one to make a cape of nettles and wear it, two bring bones back to life, and three to capture moonlight in a jar. And it‘s only once she‘s done that the bone wife can help her break the blessing to kill the prince. This review is in sequential order, however the book is not. The book starts as Mara is 8mo
LibrarianRyan creating her bone dog. Of her weaving the bones together with wire, hoping against hope that she can get this pile of marrow to create life. Throughout the book you‘re going backwards and forward in time both with what happened tomorrow and what happened to her family. This book is phenomenal. The storytelling, the writing, the overall what‘s going on. The reader is glued from the first sentence until the very end of the book. This will not be my 8mo
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LibrarianRyan my first T Kingfisher and I see why she has a devoted following. It‘s only recently that I have learned that Kingfisher is a pseudonym for Ursula Vernon. Ursula Vernon writes fabulous children‘s books. She‘s known for the Dragonbreath, series, and other fully illustrated kids‘ books. I have read and loved those books in the past so it makes sense that since that I would love her other works. This book was so good. The author is now on my auto buy 8mo
TheBookHippie Oh!!! I did not know this was the same person either! 8mo
Gissy I didn‘t know either this author was the same person as Úrsula Vernon and Castle Hangnail is in my wish list. 🤗 8mo
LibrarianRyan @TheBookHippie Yep. I love those books. I am not sure she is writing kids books anymore. But I hope she does. 8mo
TheBookHippie @LibrarianRyan oh me too!!! Kids love them so. 8mo
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Michellesibs
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What happens when the fairytale turns bad? When the Princess is a victim of domestic violence from her husband the Prince? What if you are Marra and have already lost one sister and your last remaining sibling is walking the very same path?

As you sit with Maara as she builds her bone dog, meets a grave witch, reunites with her fairy godmother and enters the goblin market, it's impossible to not get wrapped up in this fantasy land.

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For how many years have I wanted to read this book? Ever since I finished my first Kingfisher book. I'm happy I finally managed to read it, thanks to #DoubleSpin & @TheAromaofBooks
Surprisingly, it took quite a while for me to get into the story. Only when the Dust Wife appeared, I slowly started to come to terms with this book. But after that I was all in. I started to love the characters, liked the world and the feminist plot. And the sidekicks.

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TracyReadsBooks
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#12Booksof2023

Starting a day late…the tagged book was the third book I read in January & from the first page I suspected it would be one of my favorite books of the year. When I met the demon possessed chicken, I was sure of it. Everything about this book is a delight. My favorite book in January is also one of my 2023 Top Ten.

Thanks for hosting @Andrew65 —so fun seeing everyone‘s picks and finding new books to read.

Andrew65 This looks intriguing! I definitely need to check it out. 11mo
Andrew65 I love seeing these each year, and always enjoy reviewing my year of reading. 11mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm You had me at “demon possessed chicken.” 😅🤣 11mo
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BookishMadHatter
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Time to put on the winter tires so I'll dig in to my next read while I wait

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Lauredhel
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My next two reads: horror and, well, partly horror, of a very different kind. As Claire G Coleman says, all Aboriginal fiction is apocalyptic.

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It‘s a tteokbokki & makkoli kind of a night, with NETTLE & BONE for entertainment. The book‘s great so far, but I think I‘m gonna end up reading it too slowly. I‘ve got so many other things going on all of a sudden. Like, last night I watched A HAUNTING IN VENICE in company, and today I laid a laminate floor. Both things took a goodly stretch of time. 🤷‍♀️

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majkia
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I do love her books! Imaginative, lighter hearted than many such fractured fairy sorts of stories, filled with weird and wonderful and awful characters.

Balibee146 I added this to my wishlist just yesterday....this makes me want to read it even more 👍 13mo
majkia @Balibee146 Hope you enjoy it! 13mo
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TracyReadsBooks
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🎉🎉🎉

Love. This. Book.

This is one of my favorite books of the year!!! Thrilled to see this announcement on Tor Books‘ Instagram.

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Lin3han
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This book was just so much fun! Mixing fantasy with horror, this book swept me into its world. The characters had me laughing out loud. The writing style is superb and filled with hilarious quips during gruesome scenes. I truly enjoyed every second! 5 stars! #scarathlon #creepinitreal #cir

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sarahgreatlove
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Thoroughly enjoyed this book. I love having such a big backlist of stuff to slowly work through with t kingfisher. I found the characters totally loveable and bizzarre. Not too long either which was great. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Littlewolf1
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4.6⭐️ This was an amazing story with great characters and a strong FMC. The world building is good but I wouldn‘t have minded a little more detail. Speaking of extra detail, would have loved to have a little bit more information and interaction with the villain. All in all, thoroughly enjoyed. This was also my #BooksSpin for August #BookSpinBingo.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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BookMaven9
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If you like your fairy tales a bit dark, whimsical and twisty with a side of humor, this is your pick. Some very good elements here with magic, although I found the quest a bit boring at times, which left me putting the book aside.
The characters were fine, the world needed to be explored more deeply for me to get a good handle on it. would have liked more scenes like the goblin market with more magical beings like the toothetaker.

dabbe Hello there, reflective, sweet pup! 🖤🐾🖤 1y
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Robotswithpersonality
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Well THAT'S a new favourite. I'm grateful to the book community members who read this before me and, having thought it would be adventure romp with supernatural animal sidekicks, cautioned future readers it was considerably darker than expected. This braced me for the dark bits and made all the funny bits a delightful surprise. The same humour as A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking shines through, with a strong thread of feminist commentary. 1/2

Robotswithpersonality 2/2 The heroine's interest in fibre arts is a pleasing bonus, as are certain fairy tale elements refreshed/subverted, and made into something wholly unique. I will be keeping a look out for future T Kingfisher (or her other names') works. If anyone can recommend specific gems in her back catalogue (I'm fairly picky when it comes to fantasy, YA and horror, and don't really go in for romance-forward fantasy/romantasy, which is why I haven't dived head first into her bibliography), let me know! ⚠️ cannibalism, miscarriage, child death, spousal abuse (verbal, physical), reference to SA 1y
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🤣🤣🐓

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HA! 💀🦴🙎🏼‍♂️

CBee I loved this book 😊 1y
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Robotswithpersonality
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Everyone's a critic. 😂🐤

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Robotswithpersonality
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It's a LOT. 🫠😵‍💫

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Robotswithpersonality
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OMG, information management= info organizer = herding dog.
Info herding dog.
My personality is border collie?! 🤯 🤦🏼‍♂️

SamAnne I‘ll love my border collie! 1y
Robotswithpersonality @SamAnne I loved the collie mutt my folks had but I didn't realize how much we had in common! 😅 1y
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Robotswithpersonality
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Sinister Minas Tirith vibes ...

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☠️🐶 Even skeleton dogs are OBVIOUSLY good bois. ☺️

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Democratically suspicious goats. 😏🐐

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KateReadsYA
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#BOOK2BOOK @AllDebooks
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Please comment down below if you are interested in receiving this book. If more than one person is interested, I will be randomly pulling names and letting you know who wins!
@Bookish_Gal @LiteraryinLawrence @Chrissyreadit @Clwojick @bcncookbookclub @Cuilin @Tineke @julieclair @Catsandbooks @TheAromaofBooks @Soubhiville @BookwormAHN @CSeydel @Lizpixie @TheBookHippie @dabbe @AllDebooks

Chrissyreadit this is also on my TBR- and i‘m interested! 1y
julieclair I‘m interested! 1y
Clwojick @Chrissyreadit @julieclair it was so good! I‘m not huge on fantasy normally, but I had a blast! Good luck to both of you! 🍀🍀 1y
Soubhiville I‘d like to be on the drawing for this one please. 1y
dabbe Yes, please! 🤗 1y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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A 30 year old princess who has spent half her life in a convent finally comes to the realisation that the Prince her sister is married to, is abusing her (and likely murdered her eldest sister before marrying the middle sister) and that no one is going to do anything to stop him because of the *political ramifications* so begins her quest to kill him - and what a delightful adventure we go on to make that happen!

Loved this!

BooksNBowls One of my top reads this year 1y
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A Hugo Best Novel nominee, this story provides an interesting take on the fairy godmother character. I always enjoy books by T. Kingfisher, a.k.a. Ursula Vernon.

First book finished for #RushAthon! @DieAReader @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES

#hugoawards #hugo2023
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 1y
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Littlewolf1
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So here is my #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin for the August 2023 round of #BookSpinBingo 😊 Nettle and Bone has been on my TBR list for quite some time, while A Promise of Fire was picked on a whim. Here‘s to a good reading month… Happy reading, everyone!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 1y
Nessavamusic Nettle & Bone is a delight! 1y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Agnes and the dust witch make for such a fun duo definitely don‘t want to end up on their bad side.

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The dust-wife and Agnes not even being slightly subtle while checking out Fenris made me laugh so hard.

Agnes on the next page being all “oh no he got wet” 😏

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I am enjoying this immensely

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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It‘s me realising it‘s the last day of the month and that I haven‘t started my not quite a book club book for July…

Great opening tho!

AllDebooks What an opener 😍 1y
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SpeculativeFemale
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This is the book that sucked me back in again after a recent reading slump!

While the world building and plot are both great, it was really the characters that made this one for me. Unique and quirky, but with depth and relatable motivation, the characters felt like they could step right off the page at times.

Overall I absolutely loved this book and cannot recommend it enough!

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Re-read this for book club this morning and it‘s just one of my favorite fairytales of all time. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

JuniperWilde I almost bought it Saturday at my favourite local bookstore but I opted for the Bear and the Nightingale. 🍃 2y
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AshleyC816
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This was just the right mix of creepy fairytale, adventure, and warm found family. I‘ve never read T. Kingfisher before but after this one I‘d like to try more.

Bette Exactly! It‘s my 2nd book by Kingfisher, and I just like her stuff so much. 2y
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Finished this week

Nettle and bone 4 ⭐️
Anatomy 3 ⭐️
Fix the system 3.5 ⭐️
House of Odysseus 3 ⭐️

Gissy Amazing! 👏👏👏 2y
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I absolutely adored this unique, somewhat dark but sweet, fairytale. The grumpy, possessed hen was my favorite. I don't think this book could have been written any better. The author's imagination is fantastic.

Bette Good description, I was totally sucked into it too. 👍❤️😊 2y
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An unlikely heroine fighting the most dangerous of villains, one who hides in plain sight. Marra felt like a normal person who just happened to be a princess. She was sweet and took the world at face value. To defeat an evil prince, Marra finds help in unexpected places. I liked the story though Marra‘s innocence was hard to accept sometimes.

May #bookspin complete! @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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