3.5
Spindle's End
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The evil fairy Pernicia has set a curse on Princess Briar-Rose: she is fated to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into an endless, poisoned sleep. Katriona, a young fairy, kidnaps the princess in order to save her; she and her aunt raise the child in their small village, where no one knows her true identity. But Pernicia is looking for her, intent on revenge for a defeat four hundred years old. Robin McKinley's masterful version of Sleeping Beauty is, like all of her work, a remarkable literary feat.
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chelsea 🤎
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“Robin McKinley is brilliant and this book is masterfully written. i like the story of Sleeping Beauty, but it was never one of the Disney princess stories that captured my attention until after I read this.
the friendship between Peony and Rosie is so sweet, and I loved how big the themes of friendship, family, and love are in this story.
what i will say about this book is that the pacing was a bit slow, and after the major events at the beginning of the novel, the story slows down a bit before the events that take place near the end. there’s also a lot of extended narration with limited dialogue in certain parts of the book, but if you can appreciate McKinley’s prose and the whimsicality of her world building, you’ll love this book.
I’ve read and reread this so many times and it’s always a great read.”

Keelie Croley
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About Robin McKinley
Robin McKinley has won various awards and citations for her writing, including the Newbery Medal for The Hero and the Crown and a Newbery Honor for The Blue Sword. Her other books include Sunshine; the New York Times bestseller Spindle's End; two novel-length retellings of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and Rose Daughter; and a retelling of the Robin Hood legend, The Outlaws of Sherwood. She lives with her husband, the English writer Peter Dickinson.
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