17.9k reviews for:

Nettle & Bone

T. Kingfisher

4.15 AVERAGE

lynnw's review against another edition

4.75

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

rg93's review against another edition

1.0

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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.

gtfritzy's review against another edition

4.0

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~4.5 ⭐

ccott's review against another edition

4.0

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

doglady_reads's review against another edition

4.75

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

persnickety9's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

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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. 

cameronsees's review against another edition

5.0

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ritarosario13's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

juliacrystal's review against another edition

4.25

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A princess, a witch, a fairy godmother, and a knight… this book takes elements of a classic fairytale and flips it on its head to create this gothic fantasy that was equal parts fun and bone-chilling.

I’m a big fan of Kingfisher’s fantasy books, and while this wasn’t my favorite of hers, it is still full of her signature wit and humor that I enjoy so much. The FMC was probably my least favorite character of the story (she seemed quite flat to me), the rest of the characters kept me locked in. 

alexvv25's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Loveable characters: Yes