A review by books2graham
The Crimson Thread: A Retelling of "Rumpelstiltskin" by Suzanne Weyn

3.0

This was a very easy read and a cute retelling of Rumplestiltskin, however I felt like this novel was lacking in many ways. The author did a wonderful job focusing on Bertie's point of view, but I felt that her being only 17 years old, that she was VERY niiave. There were also a lot of characters that were very underdeveloped... like with Ray, his character was aloof, but I felt that she could have introduced him better. The author could have worked more on developing Berties emotions towards Ray... she literally gave Bertie emotions towards every other character BUT him. I didn't like how the author just cut her family out of the book when Bertie moves to a different state. If you are going to spend time to develop 4 characters, don't just get rid of them, especially when they're so vital to the storyline in the beginning. The author really could have spent a little more time writing this book.