The Spindle

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Griffin, Ashley

Fantasy

Oaklea Press Inc.

<p>Review\n"A strong story that is held by a powerful and unique style with just enough detail to help readers feel immersed in this world of magic and survival...the story...masterfully...keep(s) audiences fully engaged and hoping for more. The Spindle is sure to please fans of fairy tale retellings, full of novel concepts and perspectives that transform the classic tale into a wholly new experience. Don't miss out on discovering this new take on a classic story that turns it upside down and makes it more complex and fantastic." - BetterAuds\n"Newcomer author Ashley Griffin may be debuting her first fantasy novel in The Spindle, but a career in entertainment placed her on a journey for greatness that shines within the pages of her book...Breathing new life into the fairytale that is more akin to Wicked than...Malificent, the book...puts Griffin's talents on display, demonstrating the breadth in her ability of storycraft. Whether it's the catching new characters, the world of connective tissue that's been created, or the snappy sequences and dialog, (Griffin) is adept at bringing fantasy to life, and leading readers from one page to the next with an abundance of magic and majesty. It's also wonderful seeing different perspectives, and finding the truth caught between everyone else's stories...This is one story you should not sleep on." - The Tellest\n"A twist on the classic Sleeping Beauty, The Spindle takes readers on a different path, through the eyes of the dark fairy. The book serves...as a great and whimsical time in a new twist on an old tale...... A veritable renaissance woman, Ashley Griffin shows again and again that no matter what she sets her mind to, she can achieve. And while she has cultivated skills in other industries on her way here, The Spindle shows that she still has new tricks to put on display. Check out The Spindle by Ashley Griffin...today!" - That's Entertainment\n"Her thoughtful approach to world building, setting it within the Celtic 5th century, and delving into Fey lore really sets this debut novel apart...5 Stars. The Spindle is for everyone! This is a book that I can see myself rereading...Something that (Ms. Griffin) does with this that a lot of authors don't know how to do, and it attests that it is because Ms. Griffin is a playwright...is that...there is so much incredible scene work between characters where we really get in and get deep...it delivers...there's not a misuse or misstep even of the smallest characters...You feel fulfilled at the end. I absolutely want more stories in this universe." - Saturday Morning Confidential\n"Thank goodness the fairies have gifted us Ashley Griffin....Please get this book, and get it as a gift for everyone you know of any age from, I'd say, around 9 to 99...This is a fairy tale for folks who don't like fairy tales...Griffin...has done something with her debut novel, The Spindle, that can't quite be described. She has written a book that seems to defy category - unless it is to say that she has returned to the kind of storytelling defined by George MacDonald and Madeline L'Engle that itself defied description...Griffin has made a name for herself as a writer who delves into deeply human, mythic themes, and she is second to none when it comes to magical realism, world-building, and characters who seem to exist independently of their creator - one gets the feeling that Griffin is more likely to play host to real-life fairies insisting she transcribe their stories than that she is a creator inventing of her own volition...This is not the generic retelling of a well-known story we have grown desperately weary of...The book is at once utterly satisfying and yet never goes where you expect it to...The Spindle utterly subverts all expectations of a "YA Fantasy" book...In the same way that A Wrinkle in Time became a children's/YA book because, as L'Engle said, "You have to write the book that wants to be written...if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then</p>

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

The Oaklea Press Inc.

Blank Paige

Teen & Young Adult

Inklings Literary

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