Fractured Fables - Nahoko Uehashi

“Implacable destiny is no match for courage, sisterhood, stubbornness, and a good working knowledge of fairy tales.” —Katherine Arden, bestselling author of the Winternight trilogy, on A Spindle SplinteredFollow professional fairy tale fixer, Zinnia Gray, as she helps women get the endings they deserve! First, Sleeping Beauty in A Spindle Splintered, featuring Arthur Rackham''s original illustrations for The Sleeping Beauty, fractured and reimagined. And then, Snow White''s Evil Queen in A Mirror Mended!In A Spindle Splintered, it''s Zinnia Gray''s twenty-first birthday. When she was young, an industrial accident left her with a rare condition and no one who has it has lived to twenty-two.Her best friend is intent on making Zin''s last birthday special with a full sleeping beauty experience, complete with a tower and a spinning wheel. But when Zinnia pricks her finger, she finds herself cast into another world, with another sleeping beauty, just as desperate to escape her fate.Then, in A Mirror Mended, Zinnia discovers there’s more than one person trapped in a story they didn’t choose. Snow White''s Evil Queen has found out how her story ends and she''s desperate for a rewrite. Will Zinnia accept the queen''s poisonous request for a rewrite and save them both from the hot iron shoes that wait for them? Or will she try another path?