Unraveller

August 6, 2024 4:40 AM

“Five minutes into the conversation, Kellen was grinning so widely his face ached. He could see Nettle trying to catch his eye and very slightly shaking her head. She knew what his grin meant, even if this idiot merchant didn’t.”

Kellen and Nettle make an unlikely pair in Hardinge’s book Unravelled. Kellen loves goading people, picking things apart, upsetting the apple cart. nettle is just doing everything she can to keep herself together. But the two are bound to one another by Kellen’s gift and Nettle’s tragedy. nettle was cursed and Kellen is the only one in the land who can undo curses. political intrigue and who-done-it drives the plot forward at a satisfyingly fast pace. For people who love adventurous plots, strong world building, and found family.

posted by CMcG (5 comments total)

Oh, this has been on my to-read list for a while!
posted by maryellenreads at 11:31 AM on August 6

Frances Hardinge may be the greatest world-builder writing fantasy right now.

I didn't exactly know that I needed an eerie, twisty, peril-filled adventure novel about the importance of therapy, but I definitely did.
posted by kyrademon at 2:11 PM on August 6 [2 favorites]

lol! I love that description kyrademon. I loved the Nettle twist which I did not see coming.
posted by CMcG at 4:21 PM on August 6

This sounds like fun! And, woo-hoo, my library has it available!
posted by Thorzdad at 4:20 AM on August 7

I love this. Hardinge seems to be very interested in exploring how people are in general, and I loved the world building.
posted by Laura_J at 11:13 AM on August 10