What a satisfying thing it is as a girl to pick up a book and read about young women who are strong and have power and can take care of themselves - no guy required - in just about any kind of situation. You know the situations where the dark witches are coming at you from all sides and it seems there is no way out- and then all of sudden a young woman reaches inside herself for an answer and finds it?
Oh, well that is awesomeness and that is what happens in this adventure time and time again. These young women have a deep, deep supply in themselves of power and knowledge and wisdom and can use it when they are backed into the darkest corners and moments of their lives.
You see Fi and Shane are about to meet up and take a journey to save a prince... you know the one who pricks his finger on a spindle and the whole castle situation goes to sleep - except once upon a time you read it about a princess? Yes, this time things are reversed except delightfully this prince is good looking, can't fully materialize himself physically so Fi can put her hand right through him...well, at least at the beginning of the story that's true.
Luckily he starts to firm up as things go along because the romance and the adventure are all going to build and you need a guy you can actually touch for a good romance, don't ya.
So Fi and Shane have their adventures finding their way to saving Briar (the prince) and along the way Shane meets Red - sparks fly- and the Dark Witches keep finding them and working their dark magic to stop them from breaking the curse on Briar.
This is action/packed with enough romance and a great friendship story between two powerful young women to make it gallop along and satisfy on a lot of counts.
Recommended by: Barb Langridge, abookandahug.com
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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 the publisher
416 pages 978-0593325827 Ages 12 and up
Keywords: fantasy, retelling, magic, prince, romance, action/adventure, witch, LGBTQ romance, 12 year old, 13 year old, 14 year old, 15 year old
