Spindle - W.R. Gingell

Spindle

W.R. Gingell

Two Monarchies Sequence #1

SPOILER WARNING

Where to Purchase: Amazon

Official Blurb:

As a Retelling:

This Sleeping Beauty story starts with the kiss, but immediately, nothing is as it should be. First off, Poly knows for certain that she's not the princess, but she can't remember why she's asleep in the princess's bed, wearing the princess's clothes. The story follows a twisted romp as she and her rescuer - a wizard named Luck - meander through the world she's found herself in, and try to figure out What Went Wrong.

Also, she keeps trying to fall back asleep, though her hair (which is now incredibly and annoyingly long), seems to contain the curse and it keeps growing in an effort to protect her. 

Along the way, misadventures happen and they eventually figure out who's to blame and how to break her curse.

Arista's Thoughts:

As a retelling, it's a very clever idea and pretty decently executed. However, there's a lot of meandering between concept and resolution and we're left quite in the dark with Poly as Luck refuses to trust her with any information regarding her curse and she's forgotten how she came to be sleeping in the princess's bed. The romance also suffers as we're told that she likes him, but once we're to his home, she spends more time with decoy love interests instead, both of whom are decent figures (I mean, Melchior's squintable, but at least he's keeping Poly on the same page as him.) Honestly, it was annoying how much of the book was Poly getting into trouble 'cause Luck won't give her vital information. Like, I love how determined she is to fix her own problems, but she keeps getting put in the corner 'cause she's only making the problem worse.

I wish there could have been more proper development to their relationship, because there's pretty much zilch after the one-third point, and we're just expected to believe that she's actually in love with Luck at the end? (I will say, I have a lot of friends who ship 'em hard, but as a kid who grew up in a household with a manchild Dad ... romances like this are hard to sell me on, and this one covered too much time with too little actual development for it to sit right with me)

Onepiece was adorable, though. Would recommend the book just so you can read about him, the precious child. Oh, and for Poly organizing Luck's library. That was amazing.

Happily Ever After Gone Wrong - Sleeping Beauty

Influenced By - Rapunzel

Magical

"I'll Save Myself"

Indie

Traditional European

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