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adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Had its flaws but still a fun (surprisingly gorey) book with unique magic
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Torture, Blood
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
In Nettle and Bone we follow Marra, the third born princess of a small kingdom, who was raised in a covenant ready to be used as a pawn (like her older sisters) by a neighbouring kingdom and its prince. It turns your typical princess fairy godmother fairytale upside down.
I loved Marra, she pushed through her fears and committed to saving her family after realising that no-one would help them but her. The first 20% had a time jump that made it a little difficult for me to initially connect with her and other characters but I quickly became familiar with her.
It explores motherhood, forced pregnancy, domestic abuse and miscarriages, both for an individual and those who care for them, with such tenderness and care that I truly appreciated. Other aspects of the novel including the world building and the magic system fell a little flat for me but didn't really detract from my overall enjoyment.
Throughout the book we meet more characters until we reach a motley band including; a nun(ish) princess, an undead dog, a chicken possessed by a demon, a witch who can communicate with the dead, a fairy godmother and a rather handsome brooding mercenary. I really enjoyed the moody tone with spots of humour and I will definitely read more from Kingfisher.
Thank you to NetGalley and Tor for the advanced readers copy.
I loved Marra, she pushed through her fears and committed to saving her family after realising that no-one would help them but her. The first 20% had a time jump that made it a little difficult for me to initially connect with her and other characters but I quickly became familiar with her.
It explores motherhood, forced pregnancy, domestic abuse and miscarriages, both for an individual and those who care for them, with such tenderness and care that I truly appreciated. Other aspects of the novel including the world building and the magic system fell a little flat for me but didn't really detract from my overall enjoyment.
Throughout the book we meet more characters until we reach a motley band including; a nun(ish) princess, an undead dog, a chicken possessed by a demon, a witch who can communicate with the dead, a fairy godmother and a rather handsome brooding mercenary. I really enjoyed the moody tone with spots of humour and I will definitely read more from Kingfisher.
Thank you to NetGalley and Tor for the advanced readers copy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape
challenging
dark
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Husband Stitch 3*
Inventory 1* wtf was this
Mothers 1.5*
Especially henious 1* yeah I'm not reading that
Real women have bodies 4*
Eight bites 2.5*, I think I got the message?
The resident 3* just vibes
Difficult at parties 1.5*
This just painted a depressing picture of women. Also why on earth was there so much sex in this.
Inventory 1* wtf was this
Mothers 1.5*
Especially henious 1* yeah I'm not reading that
Real women have bodies 4*
Eight bites 2.5*, I think I got the message?
The resident 3* just vibes
Difficult at parties 1.5*
This just painted a depressing picture of women. Also why on earth was there so much sex in this.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Well this blew my expectations out the water. The science terms felt properly researched for once too!
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-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
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Holy forking shirtballs
THE REVEALS
THE REVEALS
challenging
emotional
informative
slow-paced
Made some brilliant points but, ironically, was super disordered.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation
Loved the metaphors and certain scenes were fantastic, the style just didn't work for me
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Racism, Rape