I have a lot of mixed thoughts about T. Kingfisher’s “Thornhedge.” On the one hand, there are a lot of super interesting ideas at play here. The whole thing is very “Maleficent” meets Neil Gaiman’s “Snow, Glass, Apples.” And that’s a very cool direction to take a “Sleeping Beauty” retelling. But on the other hand, I’m not entirely sure all of the novella’s elements fully come together as a satisfying whole. It’s a sweet, horrific, enticing read that’s as slow-paced and occasionally frustrating as it is thrilling. A fairy tale in the truest sense of the word, but also a story with a lot of missed opportunities.