Gold Spun

Gold Spun by Brandie June 320 Pages

Summary: When seventeen-year-old Nor rescues a captured faerie in the woods, he gifts her with a magical golden thread she can use to summon him for a favor. Instead, Nor uses it for a con—to convince villagers to buy straw that can be transformed into gold. Her trick works a little too well, attracting the suspicion of Prince Casper, who hates nobody more than a liar. Intent on punishing Nor, he demands that she spin a room of straw into gold and as her reward, he will marry her. Should she refuse or fail, the consequences will be dire. Desperate for help, Nor summons the faerie’s aid, launching a complicated dance as she must navigate between her growing feelings for both the prince and faerie boy and who she herself wishes to become.

My Thoughts: This is a YA novel version of Rumpelstiltskin. I found it interesting but I was not as invested as I wanted to be in it. There's a love triangle of course, but both the love interests suck so I am not cheering for either of them at this point in time. . I did enjoy the retelling being the "miller's daughter" being the one who is a thief and manipulator and the one who comes up with the idea to "spin straw into gold". If you enjoy retellings of fairy tales, I would recommend of this. There is a second book, as the first book definitely ended on a cliff hanger, so of course I will be reading the second one.