The Bone Spindle: Book 1: a fractured twist on the classic fairy tale Sleeping Beauty

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The Bone Spindle by Leslie Vedder is a gender bending retelling of Sleeping Beauty with a sapphic Red Riding Hood twist and it’s a definite must-read for any fantasy lover. Briar Rose would do anything to restore his kingdom. But there’s a darkness creeping inside him—a sinister bond to the Spindle Witch he can’t escape. She’s going to need a partner. A warrior huntswoman with an axe to grind (literally), Shane couldn’t care less about curses and ancient texts. But instead of riches, the two girls find trouble.

The Bone Spindle: Book 1: a fractured twist on the classic The Bone Spindle: Book 1: a fractured twist on the classic

I am waiting with great anticipation for the next book in the series and cannot wait to see Shane’s story play out more. I will follow Shane and Red to the ends of the earth to get their story. (I am basically the lesbian on the boat who crossed the ocean for her romance , but with their romance.) Traditional, fairy-tale gender roles are reversed, so the sleeping beauty is male and his rescuers are female. All characters read as White, though there are a few brief mentions of tan or darker skin. Shane has always been attracted to women and falls in love with one in this story. Same-sex and bisexual attraction and relationships are standard in this fantasy world. Fi, interested in finding any old books that can help her with her current predicament, agrees to go with. Shane, meanwhile, meets a dark haired beauty who goes by the name of Red and the spark of attraction between them is enough to set even a damp forest on fire. Red warns Shane to stay away but the two keep running into one another and Shane takes it as fate. Red, though, seems ready to dart into the night at any sign that Shane is becoming too attached.

Vedder manages to capture Shane and Fi as two unique young women with surprising depth, distinct personalities and she makes them both absolutely worth following through the story. Do you like new or different takes on old, familiar stories, or would you rather they stay the same? How does swapping genders change this story? Does it give you any new insights into the story itself, or what people are capable of? Two girl treasure hunters. One sleeping prince. A hundred-year-old curse and one very angry witch. Fantasy with m/f and f/f romance for fans of CINDERELLA IS DEAD. A pacey, fractured twist on a classic fairy tale!

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Fi didn’t know who she was looking for. She slid the scrap of parchment into the cup of the palm, frowning at the messy scrawl. While Shane and Fi are working their way towards saving Briar Rose we discover that there are dark forces at play. Forces that are powerful, old and waiting for them. Dark magic, Witch Hunters, and bad exes all stand in her way—not to mention a mysterious witch who might wind up stealing Shane’s heart, along with whatever else she’s after. But nothing scares Fi more than the possibility of falling in love with Briar Rose.The book starts with Shane offering Fi a piece of the latest treasure she wants to chase. It’s in an old ruin that is bound to have magic and traps which need navigating and she can use Fi’s help. Filore is a bookish treasure hunter who is good with riddles, curses and lore. Shane is great with an axe and is trained in combat. Together they make the perfect treasure hunting duo. Shane is desperate to save Andar—and her partner. She’s on the hunt for a weapon left by the mysterious Lord of the Butterflies, which holds the key to the Spindle Witch’s demise. Her love for Red has only fortified. But Red’s betrayal puts her in danger from a new enemy—the Spindle Witch’s executioner, the Wraith, a witch as powerful as he is cruel. If you enjoy well written adventure including danger and magic with oodles of sweet romance and wonderful characters then this is the perfect read for you.

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Did you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Sex, Romance & Nudity in your kid's entertainment guide. Get started Close Briar Rose is a prince under a sleeping curse, who’s been waiting a hundred years for the kiss that will wake him. Explores whether destiny and true love are real, but as the first in a series questions and different beliefs about them are still pending. Don't give up, because as long as you don't you always have a chance to turn things around. The activation of this curse also attracts the attention of a ruthless cult called the Witch Hunters who see the blast of light and start to hunt down the magic users responsible. Did you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. Get started CloseAll hopes of restoring Andar rest on deciphering a mysterious book code, finding the hidden city of the last Witches, and uncovering a secret lost for centuries—one that just might hold the key to the Spindle Witch’s defeat. If they can all survive that long… The writing is clean, well paced and perfectly executed. There is just enough detail to make the world rich and enticing. I LOVED the puzzles, locations and cool treasure hunting adventure exploits. Heads Up The fate of a cursed kingdom rests on ancient secrets, broken promises, and fierce friendships in this gasp-worthy final book of the bestselling twisted fairytale Bone Spindle series. Confined to a tower with the monstrous Briar Rose, Fi is caught in the Spindle Witch’s ever-tightening web. With the Spindle Witch on the verge of finding the Siphoning Spells and crushing Andar—with Fi’s help, no less—Fi’s only hope lies in decoding the ancient riddle of the Rose Witches before she loses Briar forever. The Bone Spindle is an incredible YA fantasy debut from Leslie Vedder who delivers a smoothly confident and finely polished gender-flipped fairytale retelling."