Reviews with content warning for Medical content - A Spindle Splintered

I am a huge Sleeping Beauty stan, and this has been on my TBR forever. I finally decided to listen to it today and I am so glad I did!! I loved Alix E. Harrow's take on the story and the casual representation. It was a very fun and quick audiobook too.

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sallytiffany's review against another edition

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challenging funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It was a nice short story and I loved the way that fairy tales played a big role. The characters were dynamic and wonderful. I just didn’t love the ending.

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lianavalente's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This book I would consider a “try hard”. Too many pop cultural references and a random lesbian relationship thrown in. Characters not likable or well developed imo. I love fairytale retellings but this one didn’t do it for me.

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shaipanda's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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? It's complicated

4.75

I absolutely loved thisss - it was such a well done and interesting retelling that I really never had any idea of where it was going
I liked the characters a good bit but do kinda wish there was a bit less of an open ended ending despite me overall really liking the ending and the book :)
Anyways this was really well done but definitely fairly dark

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piperclover's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

The beginning in particular is fairly heavy handed with messaging but it does get lighter as you go on. From the opening lines, I thought we'd avoid sexist slurs but apparently not bc "b*tch" was still used 🙄. I love the lack of a central romance and I love the narrator. Overall it's just a fun and short fairytale retelling adventure story with some actually useful messaging particularly in the ending.

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netflixismyroommate's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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