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A Spindle Splintered

By: Alix E. Harrow
Narrated by: Amy Landon
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"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, author of the Winternight trilogy)

USA Today best-selling author Alix E. Harrow's A Spindle Splintered brings her patented charm to a new version of a classic story.

It's Zinnia Gray's 21st 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 21.

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

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2021 NPR Best Book of the Year
Empowered Characters • Great Fantasy • Soothing Voice • Engaging Storyline • Lgbtqia+ Representation • Distinct Accents
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This book is great for pasting time and a thriller but not the best for children under the age of 10.

Very good

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I love Alice Harrows writing but her attention to the delivery for he story was certainly for a younger audience YA audience. Writing quality was meh… it’s a great beach day read.

Pretty fun short YA

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What a nice retelling. Bitter sweet laced in reality. Great for caregivers. Made me laugh several times and reminded me of friends that are family. Highly recommend.

Quick Retelling

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A.E.H. is an amazing writer and her characters usually have more depth and better backstories than the ones in this book, and for whatever reason it felt rushed. The heroin came off as ditzy and sort of dumb, but I think that had more to do with the narrator, although she did use some funny voices for various characters. Will still listen to Harrows “Mended Mirrors” when it’s released, but I’ll be totally disappointed if it’s like this one.

Not the Best but Not the Worst

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Alix E. Harrow can do no literary wrong. This book, I like like it." *throws book on the ground* ANOTHER!"

ANOTHER

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no actual surprises, but that just means the story makes sense and is satisfying to its own rules. (MCU, GOT, Dr Who, I'm glaring at you...)

But "They're lesbians, Harold" legit killed me.

best easter egg meme drop in decades.

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A new tale of an empowered sleeping beauty. A tale where women have a choice to choose their own destiny beyond the will of princes and kings. And "beyond shitty medieval gender roles." (my favorite line in the story).

A Woman Who Controls Her Own Narrative

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Unconventional, at times heart wrenching. A fairytale with an excellent happy ending. Highly recommend. Will read sequels.

Beautiful

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This was a great fantasy short story. It got me out of my reading slump!

Loved!

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This book is one of my favorites. I love Harrow’s writing so much, and this spin on the classic fairytale doesn’t disappoint.

This duet is a comfort read/listen for me. When I’m in a slump I’ll queue it up and listen to it for a bit.

Amy Landon does a great job capturing the personality of Zinnia and bringing the entire cast of characters to life.

A favorite

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