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“Kingfisher’s combination of comedy with feminist rage in a complex fairytale setting makes for a wholly entertaining read.”
— BuzzFeed
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“Nettle & Bone is the burgeoning ‘hope punk’ ethos at its finest: a dark fantasy starring a demon-possessed chicken and a feminist avenger.”
— BookPage (starred review)
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“At its heart a story of good people doing their best to make the unjust world a fairer place….[a] marvelous romp.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“Deeply satisfying and darkly funny feminist fairytale.... At its heart a story of good people doing their best to make the unjust world a fairer place, this marvelous romp will delight Kingfisher’s fans and fairytale lovers alike.
— Publishers Weekly, starred review
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Blending fairy-tale familiarity and common-sense characters, Kingfisher’s prose balances grim circumstances with humor and heart. Readers of Alix E. Harrow’s A Spindle Splintered and Melissa Albert’s ‘The Hazel Wood’ series should pick this up immediately.
— Library Journal, starred review
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Nettle & Bone is full of delights and surprises—and proves that [Kingfisher] has more than a few tricks left up her sleeve.
— Locus
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With NETTLE & BONE, T. Kingfisher solidifies her place as natural and inevitable heir to the greats of her genre, while remaining clearly and unquestionably a unique voice in fantasy. This book is a modern classic and belongs alongside The Last Unicorn and Spinning Silver on your shelf.
— Seanan McGuire
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This book is so exciting, deeply wise, sad, brutal and compassionate all at once. And beautifully written, with a plot as cunning as fine embroidery. . . . When I finished I could hardly bear to tear myself away from this eerie, vivid world, with its struggling, flawed, wonderful characters.
— Catriona Ward, author of Last House on Needless Street
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Nettle & Bone brings Kingfisher's signature honesty and authenticity to a fairy tale setting—the result is refreshing, earnest but not naive, and deeply satisfying. I devoured it. This is one that's going to stay with me for a long time.
— Sarah Gailey, author of Magic for Liars
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Nettle & Bone leans into the macabre and evokes the Grimm-est of stories... Highly recommended for fans of fractured fables like Naomi Novik’s Uprooted (2015) and Helen Oyeyemi’s Gingerbread (2019).
— Booklist, starred review
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Kingfisher’s combination of comedy with feminist rage in a complex fairytale setting makes for a wholly entertaining read.
— Buzzfeed
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Witty, sparkling tale of a heroine’s quest, full of matter-of-fact magic, impossible tasks, and a group of fantastic and charming companions. A delight throughout.
— Louisa Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches
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“Nettle & Bone is pure delight. T. Kingfisher uses the bones of fairy tale to create something entirely her own, written in gloriously clear and transparent prose. I devoured this story of a princess-nun rescuing her sister from an abusive marriage, and every fresh turn delighted me.
— Emily Tesh, Hugo finalist, Silver in the Wood
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Nettle & Bone is what happens when all the overlooked bit players of classic fantasy somehow wind up on the main quest. It's funny, frightening, and full of heart; I loved it.
— Alix E. Harrow, author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January
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Charming and macabre—often both at the same time—Nettle & Bone has bite, proper jokes, effortlessly good storytelling and a really wonderful tomb labyrinth.
— A. K. Larkwood, author of The Unspoken Name
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Somehow, Kingfisher writes stories that put you at your ease and make you want to crawl out of your skin at the same time. I loved the way this horrified me—and, in the end, gave me hope.
— Kevin Hearne, New York Times bestselling author of the Iron Druid Chronicles