The Bone Spindle

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Leslie Vedder

An Instant Indie Bestseller! Sleeping Beauty meets Indiana Jones in this thrilling fairytale retelling for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and The Cruel Prince.Fi is a bookish treasure hunter with a knack for ruins and riddles, who definitely doesn’t believe in true love. Shane is a tough-as-dirt girl warrior from the north who likes cracking skulls, pretty girls, and doing things her own way. Briar Rose is a prince under a sleeping curse, who’s been waiting a hundred years for the kiss that will wake him. Cursed princes are nothing but ancient history to Fi—until she pricks her finger on a bone spindle while exploring a long-lost ruin. Now she’s stuck with the spirit of Briar Rose until she and Shane can break the century-old curse on his kingdom. 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. Set in a lush world inspired by beloved fairytales, The Bone Spindle is a fast-paced young adult fantasy full of adventure, romance, found family, and snark.

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Author

Leslie Vedder

Pages

416

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

2022-01-11

ISBN

0593325826 9780593325827

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"Really good. Fast paced, significant LGBTQIA2+ representation, and great female heroines."

Tera B.

"Sapphic fairytale retellings "

Maram

"lesbian fantasy "

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"Sleeping Beauty meets Red Riding Hood anyone? "

Ravyn Taylor

"I really enjoyed the story but it didn’t really pull me in so I wasn’t very invested."

Pinkqueen

"Probably one of the best fairytale retellings I have read in a while. The story has a lot of elements from the original Sleeping Beauty, yet also adds a lot of its own content, and had a more adventurous feel than a fantasy one. The worldbuilding was really well done and the kingdom felt fleshed out and developed. And all of the characters were so developed and lovable. The protagonists were very strong female characters who obviously were able to fight evil without anyone saving them. I wish we got more page time with Red, I absolutely loved her, but it felt like she didn’t appear as much as she should’ve. I think she has a bigger role in the sequel so I’m excited for that. I wasn’t a fan of how romantic Briar was for Fi, especially with Fi being so “I’m not going to fall in love”, but their relationship ended up being pretty adorable. And Fi absolutely didn’t deserve for her ex to do those things to her. He made me so mad. My one complaint is that I found it hard to read through most of the more descriptive paragraphs, and I mostly skimmed those parts, but the pacing for this was good overall. Also this had a lot of flashbacks, but it really helped develop the characters and why they did what they did. I really enjoyed this book, and can’t wait to read the rest of the series!"