Thornhedge

English language

Published Dec. 28, 2023 by Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom.

ISBN:
978-1-250-24409-3
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From USA Today bestselling author T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone completely sideways.

There's a princess trapped in a tower. This isn't her story.

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sweet!!

This was a really sweet fairytale-y tale. Pretty short, felt like the relationship to its inspirations was different enough to not feel like a ‚retelling‘ to me, nice descriptive prose, two very clear delightful characters. The twists are for the most part pretty guessable ahead of when they‘re revealed, but the writing and emotional story were nice enough for me to not really mind. I would have read more of this, but it makes sense for it to end when it did! I think the main character will stick around in my head for a while.

Thornhedge

This fun fairy tale novella is a reversed sleeping beauty situation. The hapless toad fairy and awkward knight are good-natured and trying to do their best, while the sleeping beauty is the dangerous one.

This has all the things I like out of T. Kingfisher's similar works: interesting characters and a fresh take on an old tale.

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