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Thornhedge parent’s guide: what’s inside
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A note for parents
Thornhedge is a dark fairy tale retelling with gothic and mysterious elements suitable for older teens. While there is violence and some mature themes (including body horror and psychological tension), the core story explores loyalty, protection, and complex morality. T. Kingfisher is known for blending whimsy with darker content, and this retelling subverts traditional expectations in ways that reward older readers' engagement with nuance.
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"Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved in the warm waters of faerieland. Once an adult, though, the fae ask a favor of Toadling: return to the human world and offer a blessing of protection to a newborn child. Simple, right? But nothing wit... "Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved in the warm waters of faerieland. Once an adult, though, the fae ask a favor of Toadling: return to the human world and offer a blessing of protection to a newborn child. Simple, right? But nothing with fairies is ever simple. Centuries later, a knight approaches a towering wall of brambles, where the thorns are as thick as your arm and as sharp as swords. He's heard there's a curse here that needs breaking, but it's a curse Toadling will do anything to uphold"--
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- Fiction
- Loveable Characters
- Diverse Characters
- Strong Character Development
- A mix driven
- Weak Character Development
- Not Diverse Characters
- Character driven
- Plot driven
- Unloveable Characters
- N/A driven
- Adventurous
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ISBN 9781250244093 · Tor Books