Another fantastic book by T Kingfisher. Thornhedge is a retelling of sleeping beauty with a twist, it's told from the perspective of the guardian fairy.

T Kingfisher always has an interesting way to update fairytales. I found the character of Toadling to be super captivating. I also loved the inclusion of fairy creatures from around the world such as mention of the djinn. Overall this was an enjoyable read. The audiobook has a fantastic narrator.

Thank you to netgalley for providing an audiobook arc of this book.

I usually adore Kingfisher but this story just wasn't for me. I really wanted to like this but I found the story to be way to obvious. The ending was kind of cool but that's really all this had going for it. I think what I really wanted was for it to be darker. Overall this was a good book just sadly not for me.

This is a beautifully written story about faeries, changelings, magic and curses.

Toadling was born human, but at her birth she was swapped with a changeling. This is her story. She is centuries old and has seen change upon change occur. When a knight finds her, it’s the first contact she has had in a very, very long time.

She begins to tell him the story of the curse she accidentally set upon the changeling who took her place. She has been watching over this changeling for many, many years, but not to protect her… Toadling needs to make sure the curse is never broken.

This is a very quick read, which I enjoyed. The audiobook was narrated beautifully.

The narrator did a great job of keeping the urgency in the story consistent.

A reimagined version of Sleeping Beauty with a changeling twist in a way you weren't expecting.
This added such a fresh take on the fairytale, and I think we need more of this if people will use stories as inspiration.