A Spindle Splintered has all the right elements, examining the sleeping beauty archetype in folklore through a feminist lens. Connecting the dying princess story to that of a contemporary terminally ill girl.

So why didn't I enjoy it? The writing is clunky, there is hardly any challenge, Zinnia can just walls into a mediaeval castle and do as she pleases. All she needs is attitude. The opposition is ludicrously inept or turns out to be on her side.

I recommend reading: [b:Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower|54391767|Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower|Tamsyn Muir|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1594041962l/54391767.SX50.jpg|84877379] by Tamsyn Muir instead.