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Spellbound
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Narrated by:
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Kristin Atherton
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By:
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Georgia Leighton
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
Step into a dark and magical world in the enchanting new fairytale retelling, perfect for fans of Katherine Arden, Naomi Novik, and M. A. Kuzniar.
What if Beauty never went to sleep?
In a remote castle perched atop a windswept island, a long-awaited royal heir is born. In accordance with ancient custom, a blessing ceremony takes place to bestow the princess with magical gifts – along with a terrible curse.
But this is not the love story you may think you know.
There is no enchanted sleep for the princess, and no handsome prince to save the day. Just three women, who together concoct a desperate plan of misdirect that changes the course of all their lives.
Except dark magic cannot be tricked, and as the end of the curse edges closer, Violanna, Meredyth and Sel each has a choice to make.
They can wait to find out if the worst will happen, or they can turn to face the coming storm . . .
'A wonderfully imaginative retelling of Sleeping Beauty, Spellbound weaves together atmospheric prose with enchanting characters to bring fresh new life to this classic fairy-tale'
--Rosie Hewlett, bestselling author of MEDEA
'Beautifully written and atmospheric, Spellbound is a fresh, imaginative take on the classic fairytale you thought you knew' --Sophie Keetch, author of MORGAN IS MY NAME
‘A deliciously magical novel and an absolute delight to read. I devoured it!’ -- Menna Van Praag, author of THE SISTERS GRIMM
‘Immersive, magical, and of course, spellbinding… this book is sheer joy ? Naomi Kelsey, author of THE BURNINGS
© Georgia Leighton 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
What listeners say about Spellbound
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Kindle Customer
- 03-05-2025
A retelling like no other
I was super excited to read this as I am a Disney nerd and love the fairy tales and retelling, even if they aren't 'disney' but this fell short. Besides the reference to the baby girl who gets cursed and a spinning wheel the rest was pretty generic. Not saying it was bad but preferencing the books blurb with the line 'what if beauty never went to sleep' was not the right line intro!!!
after reading a few other descriptions about the book, I realised I went in to this book with the wrong idea and had I started reading this book thinking it was a 'A feminist reimagining of the classic fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty, told from the perspective of the women at the heart of the story' (thank you Penguin Books) I would have had a different experiance.
now knowing this I can 100% say this book was epic and retold the storey in a reimagined was including the key elements we remember from the disney version (the baby girl cursed, the spinning wheel and the 3 fairy God mothers). the FMCs where plenty and their individual stories over the timeline felt genuin and believable.
Loved Sel and her journey, would love a spin off of this as well. The women all showed great courage, strength, love and vulnerability in the most raw way.
a lovely story, an ending I did not expect but am happy with and overall a lovely retelling.
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