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Spindle's End
by Robin McKinley
I picked up a copy of Robin McKinley's Spindle's End at a used bookstore ages ago and have had it sitting on my shelf as an In-Case-of-Emergency-Reading-Shortage standby. McKinley is one of those authors that has a reliable style, and one that I know I can enjoy. Spindle's End of course delivers on the two McKinley necessities: strong female main character and a rich re-imagining of a classic fairy tale. McKinley knows what she's doing when it comes to fairy tales. She has the style of writing that keeps the quaintness and Once-Upon-A-Time mood so effortlessly that she's able to completely re-write the story, tweak it, and flesh it out with fresh details without corrupting the fairy tale experience.
In Spindle's End McKinley retells the story of Sleeping Beauty. In this version, the princess is whisked away by the young fairy, Katriona, to the little village of Foggy Bottom after a curse is laid on her by the evil Pernicia. Rosie grows up with the gift of Beast Speech, communicating with the animals around her and developing a penchant for horses. She becomes a typical tom-boy and a horse leech. When she turns twenty however, an enigmatic fairy arrives to reveal the truth of her birthright and prophesied death. It is then that Rosie, her girly friend Peony, Aunt, and Katriona devise a clever plan to turn the tables on Pernicia.
A lovely retelling of Sleeping Beauty, but then McKinley is a pro at fairy tales so everything she writes is lovely. A wonderfully detail-rich story full of heart; perfect for a rainy day and with a cup of tea.
In Spindle's End McKinley retells the story of Sleeping Beauty. In this version, the princess is whisked away by the young fairy, Katriona, to the little village of Foggy Bottom after a curse is laid on her by the evil Pernicia. Rosie grows up with the gift of Beast Speech, communicating with the animals around her and developing a penchant for horses. She becomes a typical tom-boy and a horse leech. When she turns twenty however, an enigmatic fairy arrives to reveal the truth of her birthright and prophesied death. It is then that Rosie, her girly friend Peony, Aunt, and Katriona devise a clever plan to turn the tables on Pernicia.
A lovely retelling of Sleeping Beauty, but then McKinley is a pro at fairy tales so everything she writes is lovely. A wonderfully detail-rich story full of heart; perfect for a rainy day and with a cup of tea.