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- Content warnings: Violence, Torture, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Racism/bigotry, Xenophobia, Death, Child death, PTSD, Generational trauma, Self-harm, Suicide, Fire, Trauma
Thistlefoot
by GennaRose Nethercott
Pick this up when you want Baba Yaga folklore, Jewish family history, and a story that treats memory like something sharp, sacred, and impossible to outrun.
goodreads 3.94/5 24,825 ratings
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length448 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice0/5
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- None
- Beautiful grief
- Cathartic release
- Book hangover
- Thought-provoking
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy
- Road trip
- Contemporary
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Circus / theatre / performance troupe
- Magical realism
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- Spirits
- Mythological
- Other
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Medium
- Dark
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- High
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- Artist/creative
- Jewish rep
- Adventurous
- Poetic
- Survivor
- Sapphic
- Eerie
- Literary
- Protector
- Atmospheric
- Bittersweet
- Mythic
- Haunting
- Cursed bloodline
- Survival against impossible odds
- Fever dream energy
- Morally complex
- Will make you cry
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Book details
- Length
- 448 pages
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book