Date Of Review: January 16, 2025
Review Left On GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7080235635
Review Left On StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/00f122cc-5a2a-455b-874a-c2ae7f001786

Nettle & Bone

Author: T. Kingfisher
Narrator: Amara Jasper
Started: January 3, 2025
Finished: January 15, 2025
Genre: horror
Length: 9 hours 22 minutes
Part Of A Series: no
Type Of Book: audiobook
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60134380-nettle-bone
Storygraph Link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/6eb4e3ee-8bf9-4214-8cdf-6815599ec81a

Review:

This book is part of the BujoBuddiesBookClub.

Reading the synopsis of this book I would have chosen to read it regardless if it was a BBBC read or not solely because it was a fairy tale retelling. Being able to read that finally a prince was going to get his - it was really intriguing.

I also liked how the characters weren't completely fleshed out. It helped me be able to imagine them as the story went on. There was less preconceived notions about how they should act due to this. I greatly appreciate this when it comes to these sorts of stories.

I must say my favorite character was obviously BoneDog. Who couldn't not love BoneDog? I nearly cried when Marra was able to save him.

Goodreads Description:

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.

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