TowerOfTheArchmage rated Nettle & Bone: 5 stars
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
Marra — a shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter — is relieved not to be married off for the sake of her …
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Marra — a shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter — is relieved not to be married off for the sake of her …
A quick read and concise overview of Iraqi history. The author does a good job showing how history can repeat. Of course reading this 20 years after it was published, and knowing how it's turned out makes the last chapter rather sad.
A thrilling untold adventure based on the acclaimed Star Trek: Picard TV series!
Following the explosive events seen in season …
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This Norton Critical Edition presents fully annotated the text of the 1897 First Edition.
An original e-novella in the acclaimed Typhon Pact series! The USS Enterprise-E is on a diplomatic mission to the Talarian …
On a diplomatic mission to the planet Andor, Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise bear witness to the …
And they all lived happily… wait, what?
That’s how fairy tales end, right? Well, not this one. That isn’t to say it isn’t a satisfying, and even happy ‘ending’ for our protagonists, just that the ending you think you might get when you finish book 1 is probably not even close to where they end up.
The intertwining of the stories of our protagonists, as each chapter jumps back and forth between them, moving the story along feels natural, but also frustrating at times as I wanted to know what was gonna happen with this character next! But that’s the best sort of frustrating, and the sign of a good storyteller, when you’re left wanting more.
And I do want more.
Thankfully while this is the conclusion of this duology, and you could stop here, there are so many more stories that can… and need to be told, both about …
And they all lived happily… wait, what?
That’s how fairy tales end, right? Well, not this one. That isn’t to say it isn’t a satisfying, and even happy ‘ending’ for our protagonists, just that the ending you think you might get when you finish book 1 is probably not even close to where they end up.
The intertwining of the stories of our protagonists, as each chapter jumps back and forth between them, moving the story along feels natural, but also frustrating at times as I wanted to know what was gonna happen with this character next! But that’s the best sort of frustrating, and the sign of a good storyteller, when you’re left wanting more.
And I do want more.
Thankfully while this is the conclusion of this duology, and you could stop here, there are so many more stories that can… and need to be told, both about these characters, and the world at large. I wait with great anticipation for the next volume from the world of the Bear Kings.