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Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher

17 reviews

samburkhouse's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

Minor: Grief and Injury/Injury detail

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

misterwisp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It feels like a true faerie tale. The way the characters and world are written are very evocative of an old time folktale or faerie tale. The book presents itself as a subversion of the usual fairy tale tropes/cliches which it is, but for all that it does not play out in a predictable or expected way. It's not just a reverse of the usual patterns. It's somehow melancholy and sad yet hopeful at the same time. The characters are written really well and the story unfolds as a series of glimpses from the past in between current events unfolding. It's subtle and beautiful and a great read. Haunting and good. Worth giving a try. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty

there is reference to minor animal cruelty that happens off page and is not in any way explicit or specifically articulated.

seawarrior's review against another edition

5.0

Thornhedge is an atmospheric and eerie twist on a well-know fairytale. My heart ached for Toadling, and often halted in surprise and terror throughout the suspenseful parts of the novel. I adored Kingfisher's unique take on fairy lore, and her tale of love that transcends time and tragedy both. The novel feels much longer than it actually is, in a positive way, because it is so rich in characterization and worldbuilding. Kingfisher is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

allyareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

ezwolf's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I adored this retelling of Sleeping Beauty! My dear Toadling, I loved her so much, her story could have been so tragic and yet ends up so sweet. 

T. Kingfisher's books have been on my reading list for a while now and I'm so glad to have read this as my first book of hers. I will be moving her other books to the top of my list. 

Thank you to NetGalley and Tor for making this available in exchange for an honest review!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Body horror, Cursing, Violence, and Pregnancy

hallowreads's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Violence, Abandonment, and War