Reviews

The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher

mothmania's review

dark funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

arantxisimaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

reuben_books's review against another edition

dark lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.5

My first T. Kingfisher and I'm very happy that I enjoyed it as much as I did. 

Also maybe my first experience of 'cosy horror', which I hadn't even considered could be a sub-genre.

greenwoodspicers's review

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.5

ninabest's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

vicky_booksandpoppies's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

linzthebookworm's review against another edition

3.0

While I was entertained by this book, I wasn't all that enthralled with it. The concept was interesting, and I found the details creepy, but I wasn't really committed to it. I didn't find the characters all that emotion-invoking. Rhea was okay, but she seemed older than her age given. Mostly she got on my nerves because instead of having the wit to complete the tasks herself, she let magic animals and people help her while she cried about it. My favorite character was by the hedgehog, who was the true hero of the story.

For my complete review check out: http://linzthebookworm.blogspot.com/2016/08/book-review-seventh-bride-by-t.html

cathepsut's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

In fairytales the number seven is often considered magical. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the seven-league boots and others. A seventh bride therefore foreshadows something significant. Rhea is definitely significant. And her hedgehog as well…

Rhea is a simple miller‘s daughter, but she‘s plucky and not easily frightened.

“Her name was Rhea. Her father said that she had been named after a great and powerful goddess of the old days, the queen of all the gods, but in that country at that time, there weren’t many books about gods.
There was no reason that a goddess had to look human, of course—plenty of them had never been human, which was part of the reason that the saints were safer—but if an immortal had to pick a shape, a giant long-necked chicken seemed like an odd choice.
Rhea the girl felt that, had she been Rhea the goddess, she would have done a better job there.“

And when she has to marry a Lord, it is immediately clear that something is off. Once she reaches the magical manor in the woods, things take on a sinister turn…

Did I mention the hedgehog? I did… The hedgehog is fabulous. I want one.

“She was still going somewhere terrible, but she had a hedgehog, dammit.“

Loved the clock wife, loved all the unique female characters in this. Great stuff. 

I will have to re-read this novella in one go at some point, because my reading experience during my holiday was way to scattered and I didn‘t give this the attention it deserved. 
Four hedgehogs for now…

arsenic_and_ivy's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

kmp30's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-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? No

5.0