Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

125 reviews

genny'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

This is the first of T. Kingfisher's books that I've tried, and I adored the writing style! Very classically "fairy tale"-esque, the beginning especially so. There's such a somber feel to the whole book and yet the punches of humor work well. You can kind of predict what will happen as it's a standard quest story, but the characters we meet along the way are so unique (and mostly loveable, save for ones like the curse-child...shudders), they make the journey worth it. There's a ton of creative ideas at play here without bogging down the plot!

I will say though that Marra doesn't come across as a 30-year-old (this is coming from someone nearing that age). Something about her manner kept making me think of her as a teenager. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Confinement, Slavery, Cannibalism, and Abortion

lisa_m's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

maribsmith's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

sarasreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

3.5

I wish I could have given this a higher rating. I think my expectations were really high, so it might have been better to go in completely blind, with zero hype. I enjoyed the story, and the mismashed little questing group. I think I was wishing for more depth. It felt very much like a YA story, even through the mc is 30. I'm still going to check out more from this author though, as I'm sure I'll find something that hits just right.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Cannibalism

_sofia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? No

4.5

i ship agnes and the dustwife <3 the sunshine one loves the grumpy one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

cwu's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny reflective relaxing 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Mental illness, Slavery, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mandaraffe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

tak_everlasting's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Miscarriage, and Abortion

Minor: Rape, Slavery, and Cannibalism

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30something_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

5 ⭐

This book is such a little gem! 

A dark and twisty fairytale filled with dry humor and a sprinkle of romance that scratched an itch I didn't know I had. 

A third-born princess sets out on an impossible quest to kill the evil prince and save her sister. Along the way she gathers a dog of bone, an old woman who can speak with the dead, a knight entrapped by the fair folk, and a peculiar fairy godmother. Together, they set off on this "fool's errand in which they will probably die."

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Miscarriage

darkefyres's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Murder

Minor: Slavery