The conclusion is also satisfying and promising enough as the other impressive works of the author! That road trip part of the book was more entertaining, sarcastic with witty dialogues help us take a break after the dark, eccentric, mysterious opening of the story. They need more accomplices.Īt the second part: new team members join their road trip: including a chicken: possessed by demon, a reluctant fairy god mother, a disgraced knight named Fenris ( sweet romance alert) Let’s not forget the dust-wife is very powerful graveyard witch who can make meaningful chats with ghosts.

She finds a creative way to sew a cloak of nettles in expanse damaging her left hand.ĭust-wife cannot believe in her eyes but deal is a deal! They have an impossible mission to accomplish and a cruel prince to destroy.īut two of them are not powerful enough to achieve their task. At the opening of the book we witness how she digs the ground to find the proper bones left from cannibals to build a bone dog. Smart dust-wife offers the tools she needs, but only if she can complete three seemingly impossible tasks:-build a dog of bones-sew a cloak of nettles-capture moonlight in a jarĪnd surprisingly Marra completes those tasks.

She seeks help to accomplish this suicide mission by demanding the help of dust-wife. Only way to save her middle sister to kill the prince. She decides to take the matters on her own hands to get revenge. I like her sarcastic, sharp, direct tone!Īt the first part: we’re introduced to Marra, shy, resilient, youngest of three princesses from little kingdom, sent to convent as one of her sisters is dead and other one is getting abused by the same vicious prince she’s married. Together, the five of them intend to be the hand that closes around the throat of the prince and frees Marra's family and their kingdom from its tyrannous ruler at last.I have to admit: I’m a devoted fan of the author! She never disappoints me with her extraordinary creative mind, taking me trips to meticulously built fantasy worlds with adorable characters. On her quest, Marra is joined by the gravewitch, a reluctant fairy godmother, a strapping former knight, and a chicken possessed by a demon. But, as is the way in tales of princes, witches, and daughters, the impossible is only the beginning. Seeking help from a powerful gravewitch, Marra is offered the tools to kill a prince-if she can complete three impossible tasks. KingfisherAfter years of seeing her sisters suffer at the hands of an abusive prince, Marra-the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter-has finally realized that no one is coming to their rescue. KingfisherĪ dark and compelling fantasy about sisterhood, impossible tasks and the price of power, from award-winning author T. A dark and compelling fantasy about sisterhood, impossible tasks and the price of power, from award-winning author T.

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