Praise & Blurbs for The Bone Spindle
"This gender-flipped retelling effortlessly melds romance, adventure, and fantasy. Highly recommended."
—School Library Journal ★
"An enchanting read for fans of fairy-tale romance and girls with battle axes."
—Kirkus Reviews
"Packed with fully fleshed-out characters and lots of adventure, this book is a fun read that will easily draw fairy tale lovers. Vedder’s first novel nicely balances its exciting plot with touching matters of the heart."
—Booklist
“[An] action-packed, gender-flipped “Sleeping Beauty” reenvisioning….Video game-style fantasy tropes and energetic plotting provide an alternative to Forgotten Realms and David Eddings for new readers of epic fantasy."
—Publishers Weekly
"[A] splendid upheaval of a familiar fairy tale."
—BCCB
"The Bone Spindle is an energetic and adventurous genderbent retelling of "Sleeping Beauty" with a powerful female friendship at its core."
—Shelf Awareness
“The Bone Spindle is an incredible YA fantasy debut from Leslie Vedder who delivers a smoothly confident and finely polished gender-flipped fairytale retelling."
—The Nerd Daily
"THE BONE SPINDLE was a delight from start to finish, with smart banter, dreamy romance, and daring adventure across an intricate, curse-ridden world. I was charmed."
— Rosaria Munda, author of The Aurelian Cycle
Press / Buzz for The Bone Spindle
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Debuted on the Indie Bestseller list
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Amazon selected THE BONE SPINDLE as a January YA Editor's pick
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Apple Books selected THE BONE SPINDLE for their Winter's Most Anticipated Book List
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Amazon included THE BONE SPINDLE in its list of Rising Stars: New YA Fantasy Authors to Watch
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Goodreads listed THE BONE SPINDLE in "January's Most Anticipated New YA Novels"
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Book Riot named THE BONE SPINDLE one of "12 YA Fantasy Books to Eagerly Expect in 2022"
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Bookstacked picked THE BONE SPINDLE as one of "The Most-Anticipated YA Book Releases of 2022"
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Frolic included THE BONE SPINDLE in "The Top YA Reads Hitting Shelves in January 2022"
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Buzzfeed listed THE BONE SPINDLE in "23 New Fantasy And Science Fiction Novels We're Excited About"
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Popsugar listed THE BONE SPINDLE as one of "The Best YA Books of 2022"
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Buzzfeed included THE BONE SPINDLE in "32 Great LGBTQ+ Young Adult Novels To Warm Up Your Winter"
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Bustle included THE BONE SPINDLE in "The Most Anticipated Books Of January 2022"
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The Nerd Daily listed THE BONE SPINDLE in "Must-Have 2022 Queer Book Releases"
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Epic Reads listed THE BONE SPINDLE among "17 Most Anticipated YA Books to Read in January"
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Autostraddle included THE BONE SPINDLE in "80 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Out Winter 2022"
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Book Riot included THE BONE SPINDLE in "The Best Genderflipped Retellings"
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LGBTQReads listed THE BONE SPINDLE in "Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Young Adult Fiction: January-June 2022"
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Publishers Weekly included THE BONE SPINDLE in their "Once Upon a Twist" Retellings Roundup
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Culturess revealed the cover and an exclusive excerpt of THE BONE SPINDLE
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Publishers Weekly US Deal Announcement: Arianne Lewin at Putnam acquires THE BONE SPINDLE