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abby_can_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I think this was my favorite fairytale re-telling/re-imagining of Sleeping Beauty I've read. I loved the gender swap with Briar Rose being the prince cursed into slumber and Fi being the one destined to save him.
I adored the relationship between Fi and Shane, evolving from reluctant partners/allies into friends. I liked how the relationship between Fi and Briar developed and the way they saw each others.
I liked the writing style, and I liked that the POV switched between Fi and Shane for most of the book with some Briar. The plot was a little predictable with a few twists, and it kept me entertained.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Confinement
Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Violence
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Death of parent
arlaubscher's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Emotional abuse
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
good_names_dont_exist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Confinement
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Grief
sophiesmallhands's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Violence and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, War, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Blood
mlottermoser's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Minor: Toxic relationship, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal cruelty
matildag00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Confinement
Moderate: Grief, Blood, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
evelynyle_88's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Their adventure was no joke. From the start to finish, I gasped several times because how intense the battle was. And Leslie put this book details perfectly even this was the fast-paced book. As much as I love Disney's fairytale and Sleeping Beauty, Aurora and Maleficent... The Bone Spindle is a perfect book for everyone who love magic, Sleeping Beauty genderbent, Indiana Jones and riddles.
I love how Fi always connect everything based on what she had read in a storybook and folktales. Once again, this book is brilliant! Thank you, Leslie! Can't wait to continue my journey with Filore, Shane and Briar Rose in The Severed Thread!
5⭐
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Confinement
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Grief
Minor: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
thaliareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
While there is explicitly described violence as the protagonists fight villains trailing them, none of it is gory or seems to be in bad taste. Anyone killed through the violence is not killed in a graphic manner or lingered on. The protagonists also do have to set a small fire to escape some of the villains at one point.lexnicole's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Blood and Gore
lanid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Minor: Toxic relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Body horror