I’m continually surprised and excited every page I turn, and it has that comforting YA feeling where you know nothing terrible’s going to happen.

I loved the first book, and thankfully this one lived up to my expectations too! It’s the sequel to THE BONE SPINDLE, a continuation of Leslie Vedder’s genderbent Sleeping Beauty. It’s amazing, to return to this world and know that however deceptively simple it is, it has hidden depths and far better world building than you’d imagine. Faced with a perilous journey to a hidden city of witches, she’s running out of time.Īs the journey progresses, Fi and Briar fight their feelings for each other, and Shane can’t stop flirting with Red.but a new darkness is creeping in, one that might stand in the way of a happy ever after.Īdorable, fluffy nonsense in the best form: fairytale retellings! Treasure hunter Fi may have woken the sleeping prince, Briar Rose, but she’s not out of danger yet. Set in a world of twisted fairytales, The Severed Thread combines lost ruins, ride-or-die friendships, and heart-pounding romance. But there’s a darkness creeping inside him-a sinister bond to the Spindle Witch he can’t escape.Īll hopes of restoring Andar rest on deciphering a mysterious book code, finding the hidden city of the last Witches, and uncovering a secret lost for centuries-one that just might hold the key to the Spindle Witch’s defeat. But she’s in for the fight of her life against Red, the right hand of the Spindle Witch who she’s also, foolishly, hellbent on saving.īriar Rose would do anything to restore his kingdom. The Spindle Witch, the Witch Hunters, and Fi’s own Butterfly Curse all stand between them and happily ever after. Which threads of fate will hold-and which will break?Ĭlever, bookish Fi and her brash, ax-wielding partner Shane are back in this action packed sequel to the bestselling The Bone Spindle, the gender-flipped Sleeping Beauty retelling, perfect for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and The Cruel Prince.įi has awakened the sleeping prince, but the battle for Andar is far from over.

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