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    A Spindle Splintered
    A Spindle Splintered
    A Spindle Splintered
    Audiobook3 hours

    A Spindle Splintered

    Written by Alix E. Harrow

    Narrated by Amy Landon

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    "Amy Landon's lively narration unites present-day Ohio and Perceforest, a fairy-tale realm, in this immersive reimagining of the Sleeping Beauty universe." - AudioFile Magazine

    USA Today bestselling author Alix E. Harrow's A Spindle Splintered brings her patented charm to a new version of a classic story. Featuring Arthur Rackham's original illustrations for The Sleeping Beauty, fractured and reimagined.

    “A vivid, subversive and feminist reimagining of Sleeping Beauty, where implacable destiny is no match for courage, sisterhood, stubbornness and a good working knowledge of fairy tales.” —Katherine Arden

    It's Zinnia Gray's twenty-first birthday, which is extra-special because it's the last birthday she'll ever have. When she was young, an industrial accident left Zinnia with a rare condition. Not much is known about her illness, just that no-one has lived past twenty-one.

    Her best friend Charm is intent on making Zinnia's last birthday special with a full sleeping beauty experience, complete with a tower and a spinning wheel. But when Zinnia pricks her finger, something strange and unexpected happens, and she finds herself falling through worlds, with another sleeping beauty, just as desperate to escape her fate.

    A Macmillan Audio production from Tordotcom

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateOct 5, 2021
    ISBN9781250824486
    Author

    Alix E. Harrow

    Alix E. Harrow is the Hugo Award winning author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January, The Once and Future Witches, and various short fiction. Her Fractured Fables series, beginning with the novella A Spindle Splintered, has been praised for its refreshing twist on familiar fairy tales. A former academic and adjunct, Harrow lives in Virginia with her husband and their two semi-feral kids.

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a mix of opinions. Some describe it as an adorable fairytale retelling with lots of feels, good for a light read. Others find it not enjoyable, with flat characters and pacing issues. However, there are positive reviews praising the phenomenal twist on Sleeping Beauty, great characters, and a fresh perspective on the story. Overall, it is recommended for those who enjoy feminist retellings and want a better story for Sleeping Beauty.

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    • 2/5
      Next to nothing about this was enjoyable. Flat, one dimensional characters, faux white feminism masquerading as something more, and pacing and plotting out of hell itself.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Adorable fairytale retelling with lots of feels. Good for a light read.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      An enjoyable feminist retelling with some unexpected twists and a fresh perspective on various aspects of the story.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Phenomenal twist on Sleeping Beauty. Depth, great characters you cannot help but fall in love with, lesbian ladies; all the good stuff.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      A quick listen on a spin on a classic tale.
    • 3/5
      It was good, but not great. I'm glad it was short and sweet.
    • 4/5
      Harrow is such an amazing writer. I am in love with both her novels. This one was fun. I found I didn’t connect to it personally as much as her other stories because I’m not really connected to retellings. This is still so well written and witty and sad and happy all at once and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys fairy tale retellings and wants to see all the Sleeping Beauty’s get a better story - one of their choosing.