"The evil fairy Pernicia has set a curse on Princess Briar-Rose: she is fated to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into an endless, poisoned sleep. Katriona, a young fairy, kidnaps the princess in order to save her; she and her aunt raise the child in their small village, where no one knows her true identity. But Pernicia is looking for her, intent on revenge for a defeat four hundred years old."

I'm on page 275 of 422 in this book. I'll write a review once I'm done with it.

---BOOK RING---

RULES

If you want to be on the book ring, send me a PM with your screen name and city & state (or province) & country. Please include your shipping preferences. I'll try to arrange it so the book doesn't have to go cross-country several times.

When you receive the book make a journal entry. It only has to be "I got the book."

Please try to read the book within 1 month. If you can't finish it in that time please PM me and also the next person on the list to let us know.

Once you finish the book PM the next person in line so they can send you their address. Make a journal entry saying you have finished the book and when you will ship it to the next person.

If you need more time before you get the book, tell me and I will try to move around the list so another person can read the book before you are able to.

---Participant List---

BecksterCa - California, US (US only)
trojanpotato - California, US (US only)
innae - Colorado, US (prefer US, Int'l if necessary)
Chantie - Ontario, Canada (Int'l) - THE BOOK IS HERE
kbmarsh - West Sussex, UK (prefer UK & Europe, US if necessary)
Alienagr - Netherlands (prefer Europe, Int'l if necessary)
Mizuchy - Transylvania and Partium, Romania (Europe only)
mucker28 - UK (Int'l)
-back to me

Anyone else?

UPDATE (16-SEP-2008): There are only three people in this ring but that is okay. I'll start sending out the book as soon as the post office reopens.

UPDATE (19-SEP-2008): 2 more people have joined. I'll send out PMs informing everyone about the list. If you want to be moved around please tell me.

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

I'm sending this book out tomorrow to begin its trip on the bookring. Enjoy all.

Spindle's End is basically a novelization of Sleeping Beauty. I like the author's other books, Deerskin and Beauty, but find Spindle's End too long for my tastes. The plot is interesting, just not the author's best.

I received this book as part of the bookring. I'll start it tonight!

This is the first of the author's books that I've read. I really enjoyed reading it and am looking forward to reading more books by this author. It was a whole new twist on the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty.

I will be sending it to trojanpotato as soon as I get an address.

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Sending to trojanpotato for next phase of the bookring.

I got this in the mail yesterday; I'll probably read it as I take a short car trip this weekend.

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Put in the mail to innae!

I found myself struggling through this book even though I liked a lot of its elements. Also, I was prejudiced against the binding, even though it's good to have a hard cover for a book this thick.

This book is safe and sound in Colorado. I have to say, this is a BEAUTIFUL copy of this book. I am honored that snapdragon was willing to send it out to us on this ring!, thank you. I have another (rather large) ring book I am reading right now, but I will get to this as soon as I can!!

i finished this book while in Tennessee visiting relatives for Thanksgiving. I enjoyed it quite a lot, changes the basic Sleeping Beauty story I remember as a kid (not the Disney version though, although that one is good too :-) I will admit to getting a bit lost when the final battle came in...all the animals, and fights, and..eh? But I liked it up to that point, and I thought the ending was satisfactory.

I have PM'd Chantie (though not until today) -- I will get it mailed off as soon as I have an address :-)

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Heading off to Chantie later today!!

Just got it in the mail!!!

waitong for address correction!!!!