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Nettle & Bone

T. Kingfisher

4.15 AVERAGE

adventurous dark funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
adventurous
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous relaxing sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I enjoyed the whimsy and the main plot, and the dust-wife is my favourite character, but the romance subplot was incredibly dull and I could have done without it.

I also would love to know more about the gods in the setting.
adventurous slow-paced
adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted relaxing sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is the fourth Kingfisher book I've read. I find most of her books are slow to start but the story always picks up. Unfortunately, this book was slow all throughout and a slog to get through. I skimmed the last 40 pages.

~4.5 ⭐
adventurous reflective 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: Complicated
adventurous dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes

This was such a solid fairy tale with incredibly lovable characters. I fell in love with Bonedog and I wish there was a sequel or even a little novella to say what happens next.