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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
The Bone Spindle by Leslie Vedder
4.0
If you're still following my reviews, you have noticed by now that I read a lot of fairytale retellings. And a lot might even be an understatement. Sleeping Beauty used to be one of my favorite Disney films growing up because it has such a spectacular finale and an awesome villain. But retelling that story isn't easy. I'm therefore always very curious how the author has done it when I find a Sleeping Beauty retelling.
After reading some negative reviews I was going into this book without many expectations, but I was actually very positively surprised and I really enjoyed the story. Despite the huge amount of action scenes, fighting monsters and people and running for their life the author made enough time for the characters to connect and grow and fall in love. The balance between the action scenes and the emotional scenes felt absolutely perfect for me.
And because there was room for those emotional scenes I also started caring more and more about these characters. Of course we know that they're gonna succeed in the end, but I love how clever the characters have to be along the way and how they need each other's support and strength. It was therefore also easy to root for them, although there is a part of me that really wants to learn more about the villain of the story and the reason for doing this.
I'm convinced that when it comes to the villain we will see more of her in the next book in the series. Although the book has a satisfying ending, it's also a new beginning, the beginning of another adventure and maybe the true fight. I'm really excited to learn more about magic, history and how intertwined they are. And I also still hope that one way or another Shane and Red might find a way to be together.
Luckily I have the second book on pre-order already!
After reading some negative reviews I was going into this book without many expectations, but I was actually very positively surprised and I really enjoyed the story. Despite the huge amount of action scenes, fighting monsters and people and running for their life the author made enough time for the characters to connect and grow and fall in love. The balance between the action scenes and the emotional scenes felt absolutely perfect for me.
And because there was room for those emotional scenes I also started caring more and more about these characters. Of course we know that they're gonna succeed in the end, but I love how clever the characters have to be along the way and how they need each other's support and strength. It was therefore also easy to root for them, although there is a part of me that really wants to learn more about the villain of the story and the reason for doing this.
I'm convinced that when it comes to the villain we will see more of her in the next book in the series. Although the book has a satisfying ending, it's also a new beginning, the beginning of another adventure and maybe the true fight. I'm really excited to learn more about magic, history and how intertwined they are. And I also still hope that one way or another Shane and Red might find a way to be together.
Luckily I have the second book on pre-order already!