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The Language of Thorns

The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo

September 29, 2022 by Classic Leave a Comment

Absolutely fantastic. This was so good I didn’t want it to end. Bardugo does an excellent job with the stories and Kipin’s illustrations evokes the fairy tale setting and characters so well. I may just buy this in hardback for the illustrations alone. These stories are a great blend of retellings as well as something darker that leaks into each story that makes it just as much a cautionary tale as Grimm’s original fairy tales. Here are my ratings for all of the stories, but […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Short Stories, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, fairy tale retellings, Grishaverse universe, Leigh Bardugo

Classic's CBR14 Review No:208 · Genres: Fantasy, Short Stories, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, fairy tale retellings, Grishaverse universe, Leigh Bardugo ·
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