#45 Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

 A fairytale of the third princess that goes on a mission to save her sister from a marriage that is slowly killing her.  Marra has been living in a convent since her middle sister married the prince from the northern kingdom after their older sister died five months into the marriage.  At the funeral of her young niece, she finds out the prince is beating her sister and constantly keeping her pregnant in order to have an heir.  But the magic that protects the northern kingdom comes with a price.   Marra is now on a journey to do three impossible tasks so the dust wife with help her with her mission.  I did laugh about how the third task is done.  This story has a great fairy tale feel to it while also having a modern feel to it.  And you have to love the idea of a chicken with a demon in it.

 

 

Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss.