Reviews
Praise for Nettle & Bone:
“This book is a modern classic.”—Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Every Heart a Doorway
“Nettle & Bone is a wonderful entwining of darkness & whimsy.”—Travis Baldree, New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes
“Exciting, deeply wise, sad, brutal and compassionate all at once.”—Catriona Ward, author of Last House on Needless Street
“T. Kingfisher uses the bones of fairy tale to create something entirely her own.”—Emily Tesh, Hugo-nominated author of Silver in the Wood
“Funny, frightening, and full of heart; I loved it.”—Alix E. Harrow, author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January
“Kingfisher’s combination of comedy with feminist rage in a complex fairytale setting makes for a wholly entertaining read.”—Buzzfeed
“Deeply satisfying and darkly funny feminist fairytale . . . . this marvelous romp will delight Kingfisher’s fans and fairytale lovers alike.”—Publishers Weekly, STARRED review
“Blending fairy-tale familiarity and common-sense characters, Kingfisher’s prose balances grim circumstances with humor and heart.”—Library Journal, STARRED review
“Kingfisher is an inventive fantasy powerhouse, and Nettle & Bone represents the burgeoning ‘hopepunk’ ethos at its finest, with its winsome characters and focus on their fight to make the world a better place.”—Bookpage, STARRED review
“Clever and bold-hearted . . . this rollicking feminist fairy tale is filled with redemption, community and courage, its dark passages the road to a satisfyingly uplifting endgame.”—Shelf Awareness, STARRED review
“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 and Helen Oyeyemi’s Gingerbread.” —Booklist, STARRED review
“Nettle & Bone is full of delights and surprises—and proves that [Kingfisher] has more than a few tricks left up her sleeve.”—Locus