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A review by antimony
Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
estranged siblings bellatine (a woodworker) and isaac (a con artist) yaga are brought back together when a strange inheritance arrives from their great-great grandmother....a living house that walks on chicken legs. the house has not arrived on its own, however -- a man known only as the longshadow man has been tracking it, and he will stop at nothing to destroy it and the memories it carries from the past
what DIDN'T i love about this book!!!! first and foremost i am a huge baba yaga fan and while this was a bit lacking in the woman herself, her house was a character in and of itself and i adored that. from the minute he was introduced i loved isaac, because i never fail to adore a con artist in books. i also liked bellatine a lot!! :) the writing was very lovely and i loved the history and folklore threaded through it as well. maybe the middle dragged a little maybe i'm just bad at reading during the week but i loved it regardless.
OH AND. the concept of a world where houses can just come alive when needed.....ADORED. just the little details that were mentioned like this building grew a mouth to let out steam after a pipe burst, this one grew eyes to watch in case of fire, etc SO COOL. i am FOREVER obsessed with that. i don't know what else more to say i just liked this a lot
what DIDN'T i love about this book!!!! first and foremost i am a huge baba yaga fan and while this was a bit lacking in the woman herself, her house was a character in and of itself and i adored that. from the minute he was introduced i loved isaac, because i never fail to adore a con artist in books. i also liked bellatine a lot!! :) the writing was very lovely and i loved the history and folklore threaded through it as well. maybe the middle dragged a little maybe i'm just bad at reading during the week but i loved it regardless.
OH AND. the concept of a world where houses can just come alive when needed.....ADORED. just the little details that were mentioned like this building grew a mouth to let out steam after a pipe burst, this one grew eyes to watch in case of fire, etc SO COOL. i am FOREVER obsessed with that. i don't know what else more to say i just liked this a lot
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism, Child death, War, Death, and Violence