Nettle & Bone

I absolutely loved the atmosphere of the book. I find that in a lot of books that are either ‘fairytale retellings' or claim to be ‘modern fairytales' they miss the overall whimsical feeling and charm that a fairytale has. This book hits it on the head even if it does have some rather dark topics.

If I had to pick my favorite thing about the book (other than the atmosphere), it has to be the characters. I can't say which is my favorite because they all are. The grumpy witch, the ADHD godmother, the demon-possessed chicken, the curious dog made of bones, the himbo knight, and our determined protagonist are all lovable. And, I have to say the romance was very good also (I love soft love!!).

The only things that I didn't like about the book was that the first third of it were all flashbacks and towards the climax things got jumbled and forgettable. Even with these slight grievances, I'd still recommend the book anyway.

If you liked Neil Gaiman's Stardust, this book is for you. It had a similar vibe of quirky characters, a fairytale plot, unexpected twists, and adventure. In fact, the vibe of this book actually reminded me a lot of DnD.

I now want to binge read all of T. Kingfisher! I'll definitely be re-reading this book in the future!