A review by cmbohn
The Crimson Thread: A Retelling of "rumpelstiltskin" by Suzanne Weyn

2.0

This is a non-magical retelling of Rumpelstiltskin. While I have enjoyed this series, including others by this writer, this one was a big disappointment. Bridget is the main character, fresh off the boat from Ireland, along with her large family. Bridget (and the other family members) are impossibly naive and stereotypical. Bridget gets a job as a seamstress in a wealthy household. She meets a mysterious boy named Ray - or is it Rudy? - get engaged to her employer's son, gets mixed up in a labor union strike, saves her sister from diptheria, etc. etc. There was in fact a chapter where straw is spun into gold thread, but that was as far as the magic went. I would recommend skipping this title and reading some of the others in this series instead, or reading the book The Rumplestiltskin Problem by Vivian Vande Velde.