A review by onceandfuturereaders
The Bone Spindle by Leslie Vedder

adventurous mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

A gender bent Sleeping Beauty retelling where Briar Rose is a prince waiting to be rescued by Fi, a nerdy treasure hunter trying to find the key to her own curse. Tagging along on this adventure is Shane, the axe-wielding, sarcastic, sidekick who is as funny as she is impatient. Briar Rose’s a 16 year old who has been stuck in a castle his entire life (and trapped under a sleeping curse for 100 years) who believes in destiny and happily ever after with his one true love Fi, who has sworn off love forever after a shitty ex ruined her life (like actually ruined her life - not just a teenage version). Shane is along for the journey as long as she gets to flirt with Red, a mysterious girl she and Fi meet along the way, and bash anything and everything with her axe. 

Oh yeah and there’s a big bad looming but never seen (the Spindle Witch). It really set the stage for the rest of the series but in typical world building, had a slow start and I had a million questions along the way. 

It’s Sleeping Beauty meets Indiana Jones and once it got going, I had trouble turning off the audiobook. I will be adding the rest of the series to my TBR because now I need to know how it all ends. 
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