Fantasy

🖤 Step into a world of dark magic, impossible quests, and eerie fairytales with The Bonus Chapter: Fantasy! This month we’re reading Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher — a hauntingly original fantasy filled with witches, cursed princes, gravewitches, and dangerous tasks that blur the line between horror and hope.

The story follows Marra, a shy princess who has spent most of her life tucked away in convents and palaces, powerless to stop the suffering of those she loves. But when she realises the only way to save her sister is to kill a prince, Marra sets out on an impossible mission — gathering a strange and unforgettable group of allies along the way, including a dust-wife, a disgraced knight, a demon-possessed chicken, and a reluctant fairy godmother.

Blending gothic atmosphere, dark humour, folklore, and emotional depth, Nettle & Bone is a richly imaginative tale about courage, resilience, sisterhood, and the quiet…