Kiss of the Spindle

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A steampunk Sleeping Beauty story from the author of Beauty and the Clockwork Beast.Doctor Isla Cooper is cursed Literally Each night, at the stroke of midnight she falls into a death like sleep from which she cannot be awakened for six hours To make it worse, the curse has an expiration date after a year, it becomes permanent And the year is almost up.In a desperate attempt to find Malette the witch who cursed her Isla blackmails her way onto Daniel Pickett s private airship bound for the Caribbean, only to discover she s traveling with three illegal shapeshifters and the despicable Nigel Crowe, a government official determined to hunt down and exterminate every shapeshifter in England Isla and Daniel must work together to keep the identities of the shapeshifters hidden while coming to terms with their own hidden secrets, and their blossoming attraction to each other.Filled with suspense, intrigue, and plenty of romance, Kiss of the Spindle is steampunk Sleeping Beauty story It is a race against the clock as Isla and Daniel try to hunt down the elusive Malette before Isla s death like sleep becomes permanent. Download Kiss of the Spindle – kino-fada.fr This is my second Steampunk book and I loved it This story had a similar feel to Cinder, but was completely original I loved finding the little hidden gems throughout that were reminiscent of Disney s Sleeping Beauty I love it when an author can take a beloved classic and twist it completely to make it a new story, with a few familiar threads woven throughout.Isla is a kick butt character... Kiss of the Spindle was an incredibly enjoyable read with an intriguing curse and a very sweet romance.Doctor Isla Cooper is cursed and her window to reverse the curse before it becomes permanent is rapidly closing Desperate to find the witch who cursed her, Isla blackmails her way onto Daniel Pickett s private airship bound for the Caribbean only to discover there are three illegal shapeshifters aboard as well as a government official determined to eradicate all shifters Isla and Daniel are Kiss of the Spindle was an incredibly enjoyable read with an intriguing curse and a very sweet romance.Doctor Isla Cooper is cursed and her window to reverse the curse before it becomes permanent is rapidly closing Desperate to find the witch who cursed her, Isla blackmails her way onto Daniel Pickett s private airship bound for the Caribbean only to discover there are three illegal shapeshifter...Calling all you steampunk fans If you love fairy tales and steampunk, you should read this book as well as the first book in the series, Beauty and the Clockwork Beast And might I highly recommend that you read them in order It isn t necessary but Daniel, the main character for this book, has a lot of history and backstory in the Clockwork Beast book This was a fun read that I read right after I ...Loved this twisted fairy tale Clean some violenceKiss of the Spindle by Nancy Campbell Allen is book Two in the Steampunk Proper Romance Series This is the story of Isla Cooper and Daniel Pickett.Isla has been cursed and she is out to find Malette the witch that cursed her The curse has her fallen into a hard sleep for several hours and when a year is up it will put her into a permanent sleep Isla sneaks aboard Daniel s airship bound for the Caribbean which she then finds illegal shapeshifters on board Isla want...I liked it better than the first book.It wasinetersting and the MCs werelikable Also the ambience was nice with the airship travel, the likable shifters and the sarcastic and witty ton Sorry for this meager review, but I m still not feeling very wellDr Isla Cooper was cursed nearly a year ago and time is running out for her to find the Dark Magick witch, Malette, and get her to reverse the curse She ll do anything and everything in her power to secure passage to Port Lucy even resort to blackmail But will Daniel Pickett see through her threats and refuse her passage She ll have to be very convincing because she MUST be on the flight no matter what Daniel Pickett already has enough on his plate and doesn t need the added stress of Dr Isla Cooper was cursed nearly a y...When Isla Cooper says she sleeps like the dead she truly means she sleeps like the dead For almost a year she s been under a curse that has her in such a deep sleep between midnight and 6 a.m that she s as close to death as she can be without dying, breathing only every 30 seconds Which is why it s so important she get on an airship bound for ...Oh my I loved this It was such a surprise and such fun to read I have loved Allen s writing for 20 years and am never disappointed I loved her retelling of Beauty and the Beast and absolutely loved this Sleeping Beauty retelling She is so creative She makes an old story brand new and add s a bit of steam punk but not overloaded so you are lost These books don t connect too much The woman in B and the B is the Hero in this book s sister Both can be read on their own I just loved Isla Oh my I loved this It was such a surprise and such fun to read I have loved Allen s...This was 2.5 stars This book fits into many genres steampunk romance fantasy fairy tale retelling It s the second book in the Steampunk Proper Romance series I haven t read the first one I liked the MC, Isla and the story line but overall, this one didn t gain my attention until the ending This moved slow It felt dialogue heavy, which is usually NEVER a bad thing But some action would have been nice The story did a lot of telling of past events and of characteristics and it talked about This was 2.5 stars This book fits into many genres steampunk romance fantasy fairy tale retelling It s the second book in the Steampunk Proper Romance series I haven t read the first one I liked the MC, Isla and the story line but overall, this one didn t gain my attention until the ending This moved slow It felt ...

Kiss of the Spindle
  • English
  • 04 July 2019
  • Paperback
  • 361 pages
  • 1629724149
  • Nancy Campbell Allen
  • Kiss of the Spindle