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Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

76 reviews

little_rainbow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy

st0rmy's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

discarded_dust_jacket's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

I hate saying this because I do genuinely like T. Kingfisher and I know everyone adores this book, but it was a miss for me.

Despite having so many elements that I typically enjoy in a story—the found family, the endearing and quirky characters, the grown protagonists, the gentle romance element, the dark fairytale subject matter—I was struggling to push through the entire time I was reading. I’m not sure if it was just the slow pacing but I could not force myself at any point to be invested in what was going on.

I don’t think it was poorly written at all, I simply think it wasn’t for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Grief, and Blood

Moderate: Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse

Minor: Cannibalism and Animal death

robin_reads's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Miscarriage, and Animal death

Moderate: Slavery, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

twistykris's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

A uniquely funny, scary, dark book that was a joy to read. This is NOT a cozy fantasy by any means. There are elements of cozy fantasy: found family, adventure, humor. But there is a lot of dark content and some mid-high stakes. Please check the trigger warnings.

The world-building was fantastic and it felt like every character was truly fleshed out. The dust-wife was just an absolutely grumpy gem that I adored and her demon chicken made me laugh out loud multiple times (though I wish we could have seen more of what the demon chicken could do and how she came to have a demon inside of her). Marra was a great character, though sometimes her self-doubt got to be a little grating; it felt like every chapter had her inner thoughts of "I can't do this, I'm making a mistake, this is a dumb idea, these people don't want to help me." I understand it to an extent, but it just felt whiny at times.

Not exactly a page-turner at certain points- some of the pacing was a little off for me and it felt like it jumped from plot point to plot point in a weird manner that I only realized later on that it's meant to read like a fairy tale (which makes sense, I feel silly for not recognizing it earlier). Overall a very enjoyable read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Abortion, Child death, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, and Misogyny

Minor: Cannibalism and Injury/Injury detail

miblette's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was the perfect book for me. Honestly, one of my favorite books of all time! The first chapters were heart wrenching, but I adored the found family, the descriptions, the banter, the ending. Oh my heart! I want more from this world so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Child death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cannibalism

zsabella's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

it’s nice to read a fantasy story where the core relationship portrays sisters with its entire range of love and hate, and doesn’t center on a conventionally brave and capable protagonist. you really feel for marra (who is barely recognized as royalty and more of a nun-in-training) who’s as deeply unsure of herself as we are of her. we follow all the lows throughout her journey as she gets flustered, easily discouraged, and exhausted and yet is still driven enough to take on every obstacle thrown her way all for the sake of her sisters. I adored the character relationships and the wholesome team dynamic that supported marra as our atypical heroine. 

 

I love when a story like this immediately reminds me how fun and satisfying a quest storyline can be! for a novel less than 300 pages, this captures the same adult, fairytale-esque energy I’ve been looking for since reading neil gaiman’s stardust years ago. nettle and bone is my first t. kingfisher read (of likely many!), and I have to applaud her for striking a great balance between being lighthearted and emotional. 100% recommend for anyone looking for an entertaining yet cozy fantasy read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Death

Minor: Abortion, Cannibalism, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Misogyny, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual content, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Vomit

jbird_reads's review

dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The world building is very good. Fantasy books are tough because you need the reader to know all the facts and setting and rules to the world, but info dumping doesn't read well. In this book the author weaves it into the story. It's also funny, the main character's internal monologue sounds a little like a modern person talking or joking and it's a funny juxtaposition to the medieval setting. Cozy and funny while also being dark. There's definitely more parts to the story and the setting that I wanted to know more about, like the blistered land and the goblin market. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, War, and Cannibalism

tallnecked_pancakeface's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Misogyny, Grief, Body horror, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Violence, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Dementia