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A review by blchabot
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
I really wanted to love this. Having recently won a Hugo, I was expecting more from Nettle and Bone.
T Kingfisher does a wonderful job of describing the setting and movements with poetic ease, but I felt like the characters were really two dimensional. I kept waiting for more tension, more character development and unfortunately that didn't happen.
It does read strongly like an expanded fairytale and so on that I would say it succeeds. However, as someone who prefers character driven stories this fell flat for me.
T Kingfisher does a wonderful job of describing the setting and movements with poetic ease, but I felt like the characters were really two dimensional. I kept waiting for more tension, more character development and unfortunately that didn't happen.
It does read strongly like an expanded fairytale and so on that I would say it succeeds. However, as someone who prefers character driven stories this fell flat for me.