Thornhedge

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This marvelously fractured fairy tale takes a well-known and well-loved story and turns it completely around.... Highly recommended for anyone who loves to see fables fractured into new and different shapes, similar to Alix E. Harrow's A Spindle Splintered. We're following a fairy called Toadling who is tasked with watching the castle our 'sleeping beauty' rests in. The story is so descriptive that you can

Thornhedge - Macmillan

Welcome to a Sleeping Beauty retelling where the sleeping princess is not only not the main character, she's not even a good character. I liked this take on the fairytale and how complicated everything was. While it's somewhat similar in concept to The Sleeper and the Spindle, it takes it in a different direction and it was interesting to see how the situation evolved over time. I loved Kingfisher's spin on this classic fairy tale and the characters within. It's deliciously dark and oddly humorous. Toadling is a surprisingly sweet character and Halim, our knight, was delightfully charming and affable. Such an interesting and enjoyable novella. At Thornhedge we are dedicated to providing dentistry that is prevention focused. We will then tailor the treatment needed to the individual. We offer NHS dental services and private treatments. On the other hand, she could eat worms and beetles and sleep under a stone, which humans could not, so perhaps it balanced out.On the day she was born, Toadling was stolen by the fairies and grew up in the water of the faerieland safe and loved. When she grew to adulthood, the fae asked her if she would return to the human realm and offer a gift to a newborn child, and things go horribly wrong. Centuries later, a knight comes to the hidden tower covered in brambles and thorns in search of a curse that needs to be broken. What he finds is Toadling having stayed guarding the tower and willing to uphold the "curse" no matter the cost. There is just something about T. Kingfisher's works that always draw me in. Ever since I read The Hollow Places, I have loved near everything from this author. Being such a small book, Kingfisher keeps our cast of characters small - we spend the most time with Harim, the Knight who stumbles upon Toadlings tower and who is determined to break the curse that's keeping her there. He was your typical Kingfisher male character, someone who is both dangerous and a little broken and I couldn't help but laugh at all his instances of telling Toadling how his mother would scald him for swearing, or not treating her correctly. I also enjoyed the little time we got to spend in the fae world with Toadlings family of Greenteeth. Her description of them certainly gives off a slightly sinister vibe, but you can feel the love she has for these creatures who took her in despite her human birth. She slept more and more. The jays stole shiny things from each other’s nests but found no new ones. Scott Shane's outstanding work Flee North tells the little-known tale of an unlikely partnership ...

Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher: Summary and reviews - BookBrowse

The pacing of this novella is on point, which is not always something that I can say about the format. Many novellas either feel like drawn out short stories or dramatically cut down novels, but Kingfisher utilized the novella's length to its benefit. The plot moves along at a great pace, always moving toward the next "reveal", while also finding time for the quieter character moments that lets their humanity shine in these of-dark circumstances. The ending is immensely satisfying, and I cannot honestly say (as a huge compliment) that I don't need anymore of Toadling or this particular world. Their story is told - its finished. Which, in the ever of the "Marvel Cinematic Universe" and "Franchise Fever" is quite refreshing.He dropped his horse’s reins over its head, ground tying it, and then prowled in front of the hedge. Looking.