The Bone Spindle | 
pickI needed this book as soon as I read the summary. It‘s everything I want. Give me more gender-reversed fairy tales with a side of WLW romance, please. It‘s not perfect, but it‘s pretty damn close. The banter is funny, the characters are well-developed, and the romance plot lines don‘t seem too forced despite a bit of insta-love… I‘m looking forward to seeing all the relationships deepen in the sequel, including the friendship between Fi and Shane.
pickGreat worldbuilding, plot, and characters. The twists are a bit predictable but I love fairy tale retellings so much.
so-soWhat if Sleeping Beauty had to be woken by a cursed historian and a runaway treasure hunting princess? Filore & Shane partner up to find treasure and break a 100 year curse.
An interesting take on a traditional fairytale. Info dump heavy in the first 1/2, but starts to pick up speed. I liked the friendship between our two main characters, & I appreciated that destiny & true love were separate from each other. But an unsatisfying ending.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
It arrived today @Johanna414 starting it tomorrow seeing I am almost done with A Court of Silver Flames. @ozma.of.oz @Bookwormjillk #LMPBC @suvata
so-soJust finished this with very mixed feelings... it was just ok. I'll get it in the mail sometime this week! #lmpbc @Endowarrior21 @Bookwormjillk @ozma.of.oz
So here's what I'm thinking for this round of #lmpbc- have you read any of these? Anything you would especially like to read, or object to? The last one isn't necessarily a fairy tale retelling but I think has fairy tale vibes?
@Bookwormjillk @ozma.of.oz @Endowarrior21
1. The Bone Spindle, Tender, The Doctors Blackwell, and The Factory
2. Clap Back by Naomi Hopinkson
3. The Deep and Dark Blue by Niki Smith
#WeekendReads
I had so much fun putting together this post about gender-flipped retellings
bookriot.com/gender-flipped-retellings/
