'Nettle & Bone' creates a once-upon-a-time that is familiar, yet original
T. Kingfisher treats source material like a buffet; the result feels like a cozy but still perilous D&D adventure, full of found-family, second chances, and winks to the folklore that inspired it.
In T. Kingfisher's latest, Nettle & Bone, Marra is a princess in reserve, sent off to live out her days at a convent in case both her sisters die before giving the all-powerful prince of the neighboring kingdom the heir he requires.
When her eldest sister perishes falling down a flight of stairs, it seems like an accident. But then her middle sister issues a warning Marra can't ignore: Make sure you aren't next.
Unwilling to abandon her remaining
