Amy 
Lynnie
fantasy, short story, young adult, fairy tale
The Goodreads description for The Sleeper and the Spindle says "A thrillingly reimagined fairy tale from the truly magical combination of author Neil Gaiman and illustrator Chris Riddell – weaving together a sort-of Snow White and an almost Sleeping Beauty with a thread of dark magic, which will hold readers spellbound from start to finish. "
Amy's Review
This is a dark fairy tale which takes portions of several other fairy tales and weaves them all together in the telling: Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin, and Little Red Riding Hood all came to mind as I was reading. As expected, the ending is of Gaiman's signature creative design and unlike any other fairy tale that comes to mind. As an infrequent short story reader, I'm glad my friend, Ginger, recommended this book to me. If you enjoy Neil Gaiman and fairy tales, I recommend it to you!
Lynnie's Review
I really enjoyed this short fairy tale. I like when authors take stories that are known and add a twist or weave a few stories together to create something new. And of course, I love Neil Gaiman's writing so that didn't hurt. Chris Riddell's illustrations are really wonderful, though they don't come through in the Kindle version as well as they would in a paper book, I'm quite sure. This was a truly entertaining tale.
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