booking_along 's review for:

Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
5.0
adventurous dark hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
 “did you expect a goddess to be kind?”


i love Kingfishers writing style. 
her word choices and phrases? she manages to write in a way that just works so perfectly for me! 


even though this particular story itself shouldn’t have worked that well for me -not a huge fan of retellings of fairytales (i am not a fan of the originals either and quite honestly find it a bit strange that those are marketed as childrens stories since some horror books published today less gruesome!) but this worked for me.


maybe because it was a great mixture of slow quiet story but also had some characters that behaved on ways that were fitting for a fairy tale retelling. 


 “it never occurred to her to doubt her welcome. such was the gift of a child raised with love.”  


i really enjoyed how this ended as well. 


it still dienst quite reach a full 5 star love read for me. something was just not quite perfect for me -most likely the topic itself as i already mentioned- but i still really enjoyed this and it was a quick but memorable read! 


very well done!