Nettle & Bone
T. Kingfisher
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
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Glimpses and kisses [?]
· 273 ratings · 262 pages · Published: 26 Apr 2022
It's the one where she kills him.
Marra never wanted to be a hero.
As the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter, she escaped the traditional fate of princesses, to be married away for the sake of an uncaring throne. But her sister wasn’t so fortunate—and after years of silence, Marra is done watching her suffer at the hands of a powerful and abusive prince.
Seeking help for her rescue mission, Marra is offered the tools she needs, but only if she can complete three seemingly impossible tasks:
—build a dog of bones
—sew a cloak of nettles
—capture moonlight in a jar
But, as is the way in tales of princes and witches, doing the impossible is only the beginning.
Hero or not—now joined by a disgraced ex-knight, a reluctant fairy godmother, an enigmatic gravewitch and her fowl familiar—Marra might finally have the courage to save her sister, and topple a throne.
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Tagged as:
- magic 24
- witches 23
- fantasy 22
- sweet/gentle hero 18
- funny 17
- older/mature 12
- vengeance 12
- sweet/gentle heroine 12
- aristo/royal heroine 12
- historical 9
- plain heroine 9
- fighter hero 9
- m-f romance 9
- childfree 9
- fae 8
- friends to lovers 8
- take-charge heroine 8
- bodyguard/protector hero 8
- high fantasy 7
- demons 7
- curvy heroine 7
- forced proximity 6
- found family 6
- royal hero 5
- sunny/happy hero 5
- horror 5
- mystery 4
- height difference 4
- shy heroine 4
- paranormal 3
- slow burn 3
- suspense 2
- monsters 2
- political/court intrigue 2
- in her 30s 2
- angst 1
- class difference 1
- caretaking 1
- hurt/comfort 1
- insta-love 1
- betrayal 1
- survival 1
- war 1
- independent heroine 1
- rich heroine 1
- tortured heroine 1
- virgin heroine 1
- tortured hero 1
- men in uniform 1
- politician hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- death / grief 18
- abuse 16
- miscarriage / infertility 10
- third party abuse 2
- animal death 1
- dubious consent 1
- mental illness 1
- mental trauma 1
- misogyny 1
- child death 1
- third party sexual assault 1
- Format
- audiobook
- third person pov 9
- standalone 1
