Nettle & Bone
Not the most ambitious book I’ve read this year, but enjoyable, with great characterization and some really wonderful and memorable moments (there’s a bit where the main character confronts her fairy godmother that was extremely effective). Great worldbuilding, great magic, and an overall joy. If I could ding it for anything, it’s that Kingfisher’s romances tend to be a bit samey, having read a bunch of her novels in the past six months.
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Not the most ambitious book I’ve read this year, but enjoyable, with great characterization and some really wonderful and memorable moments (there’s a bit where the main character confronts her fairy godmother that was extremely effective). Great worldbuilding, great magic, and an overall joy. If I could ding it for anything, it’s that Kingfisher’s romances tend to be a bit samey, having read a bunch of her novels in the past six months.
Not the most ambitious book I’ve read this year, but enjoyable, with great characterization and some really wonderful and memorable moments (there’s a bit where the main character confronts her fairy godmother that was extremely effective). Great worldbuilding, great magic, and an overall joy. If I could ding it for anything, it’s that Kingfisher’s romances tend to be a bit samey, having read a bunch of her novels in the past six months.