Thornhedge

Hardcover, 128 pages

Published Aug. 15, 2023 by Titan Books.

ISBN:
978-1-80336-423-0
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4 stars (1 review)

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

Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved in the warm waters of faerieland. Once an adult though, the fae ask a favor of Toadling: return to the human world and offer a blessing of protection to a newborn child. Simple, right?

If only.

Centuries later, a knight approaches a towering wall of brambles, where the thorns are as thick as your arm and as sharp as swords. He’s heard there’s a curse here that needs breaking, but it’s a curse Toadling will do anything to uphold…

3 editions

Thornhedge, by T. Kingfisher

4 stars

What’s a fairy godmother to do when she bungles her gift to a beautiful princess? In Toadling’s case, it means making sure that no one ever, ever wakes that princess up. Thornhedge, by the always excellent T. Kingfisher, flips the story of Sleeping Beauty on its head...

Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley, for review consideration.