Isabelle is blind & Aurora is mute, they communicate via a series of taps on each other’s hands. It is within Aurora’s dream world that we get to know the story of Malfleur (Faerie Queen) and her twin sister Belcoeur…Īurora & Isabelle are our MC’s, they are half sister’s with a language all of their own making. So, it’s not like she’s just asleep the duration of the story, she’s busy in her sleep trying to get some answers. After Aurora pricks her finger she finds herself in another world created by the Faerie Queen’s sister. I appreciated the turn this story took in originality.
She stumbles upon a cottage with a Spindle & whelp we all know how the story goes lol. Aurora hears of Isabelle running away & decides to go and look for her. Isabelle who is very much a free spirit makes a run for it with her best friend & love interest Gil who worked in the castle. It is her half sister’s involuntary sacrifice that offers up some hope, Isabelle’s sight is tithed by another fairy who claimed she could reverse the curse & instead of dying…Aurora would one day be put into a deep sleep…Īs preparations are made for Aurora’s wedding, plans are also being made to send Isabelle away since she is viewed as troublesome. The Queen then places the curse of death on Aurora by her 16th birthday. The King & Queen accept these tithes but it is when the Faerie Queen interrupts & asks for the child’s youth that they draw the line. They bestow certain gifts of beauty & grace in exchange for tithing her voice and sense of touch. Meanwhile, Aurora wakes up in a strange and enchanted world, where a mysterious hunter may be the secret to her escape…or the reason for her to stay.Ī dark tale is spun in Spindle Fire…when baby Aurora is born, the last of the powerful faeries that used to rule the land pay the kingdom a visit. The kingdom falls to ruin under layers of snow. Isabelle crosses land and sea unearthly, thorny vines rise up the palace walls and whispers of revolt travel in the ashes on the wind. Despite their differences, the sisters have always been extremely close.Īnd then everything changes, with a single drop of Aurora’s blood-and a sleep so deep it cannot be broken.Īs the faerie queen and her army of Vultures prepare to march, Isabelle must race to find a prince who can awaken her sister with the kiss of true love and seal their two kingdoms in an alliance against the queen. Half sisters Isabelle and Aurora are polar opposites: Isabelle is the king’s headstrong illegitimate daughter, whose sight was tithed by faeries Aurora, beautiful and sheltered, was tithed her sense of touch and her voice on the same day. It all started with the burning of the spindles. HUGE thanks to HarperCollins, Edelweiss, and Lexa Hillyer for the ARC copy of Spindle Fire.Ī kingdom burns.
Format: eGalley & physical ARC (giveaway win)
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