ISBN: 9780593325827
Editorial: Razorbill
Autor: Vedder, Leslie
Año de edición: 2022
N° Paginas: 416
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: An Instant Indie Bestseller!Sleeping Beauty meets Indiana Jones in this thrilling fairytale retelling for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and The Cruel Prince.Fi is a bookish treasure hunter with a knack for ruins and riddles, who definitely doesn’t believe in true love.Shane is a tough-as-dirt girl warrior from the north who likes cracking skulls, pretty girls, and doing things her own way.Briar Rose is a prince under a sleeping curse, who’s been waiting a hundred years for the kiss that will wake him.Cursed princes are nothing but ancient history to Fi—until she pricks her finger on a bone spindle while exploring a long-lost ruin. Now she’s stuck with the spirit of Briar Rose until she and Shane can break the century-old curse on his kingdom.Dark magic, Witch Hunters, and bad exes all stand in her way—not to mention a mysterious witch who might wind up stealing Shane’s heart, along with whatever else she’s after. But nothing scares Fi more than the possibility of falling in love with Briar Rose.Set in a lush world inspired by beloved fairytales, The Bone Spindle is a fast-paced young adult fantasy full of adventure, romance, found family, and snark.From School Library JournalGr 7 Up-A hundred years ago, the maleficent Spindle Witch caused the fall of Andar, leaving bespelled Prince Briar Rose asleep in a thorn-wrapped castle. Near the border, two exiles-female "huntsman for hire" Shane, escaping an unwelcome inheritance, and treasure hunter Fi, concealing a curse-partner for a treasure hunt. Then Fi touches a bone spindle, connecting her to Briar and allowing his dream-self to visit her in the real world. How annoying that he is golden-haired, kind, powerful, and awkward, and that she, apparently, must wake him with a kiss! First, avoiding witch hunters and getting into Andar is problematic; second, the Spindle Witch is still out there; and third, with her curse, Fi cannot afford love. Shane, meanwhile, is smitten with an enigmatic female witch-thief, Red, who keeps turning up everywhere. And so their adventures begin. Vedder weaves compelling character back tories into a complex plot, rich with detail and magic, and balances heart-pounding action with romance, travel, and thorough worldbuilding. Readers will appreciate that Briar's dream-self visits fix the fairy tale improbability of falling in love with someone asleep, and that Shane's attractions are unremarkable in this world. Neither romance goes beyond passionate kisses. While the ending is not quite a cliffhanger, the adventures are clearly not over-the Spindle Witch still awaits. Fi and Red are described as "tan" with dark brown hair, while Shane has "fair" skin and "ash-brown" hair. VERDICT This gender-flipped retelling effortlessly melds romance, adventure, and fantasy. Highly recommended.-Rebecca Mooreα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.ReviewAN INSTANT INDIE BESTSELLER!A POPSUGAR AND BUSTLE MOST ANTICIPATED TITLE OF THE YEARAN AMAZON, BUSTLE, GIZMODO AND GOODREADS BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH* "Vedder weaves compelling character back stories into a complex plot, rich with detail and magic, and balances heart-pounding action with romance, travel, and thorough worldbuilding. This gender-flipped retelling effortlessly melds romance, adventure, and fantasy. Highly recommended.”— SLJ, (starred review)“A fast-paced and adventurous retelling of Sleeping Beauty.” –Tor.com“Packed with fully fleshed-out characters and lots of adventure, this book is a fun read that will easily draw fairy tale lovers. Vedder’s first novel nicely balances its exciting plot with touching matters of the heart.” –Booklist“An enchanting read for fans of fairy-tale romance and girls with battle axes.” –Kirkus Reviews“[An] action-packed, gender-flipped “Sleeping Beauty” reenvisioning….Video game-style fantasy tropes and energetic plotting provide an alternative to Forgotte
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