Nettle & Bone

4.5 stars.

Oh, how I loved this book! It's out of my comfort zone, I'm not usually a fantasy reader, preferring dark and creepy thrillers and ghost stories to other worlds and fairy folk. But I was reading The Twisted Ones by T.Kingfisher, and loving it (and laughing out loud) when I saw this pop up on Netgalley (thank you kindly).

It tells the story of a princess who has to undertake three impossible tasks to win the help of a “dust-wife” (a witch who can speak with the dead) in order to kill a prince. Along the way she meets a cast of loveable, flawed characters as they embark on their quest.

It's a fairytale at heart, but also a tale of found family, sisterhood and determination. Highly recommend.