Magic Fishbone vs Spindle's End: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Princesses, Fairy Tales, Children's fiction, Fiction
Magic Fishbone
Originally subtitled: A Holiday Romance from the Pen of Miss Alice Rainbird, Aged 7 An original fairy tale about a large royal family (with a striking resemblance to a Victorian family of the lower middle class), a…
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Spindle's End
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…
The verdict
- Readers rate Spindle's End highest: Spindle's End 3.8 · Magic Fishbone 3.4.
- Magic Fishbone is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 7 for Spindle's End.
- Spindle's End has the widest readership — 25681 ratings behind its score.
- Magic Fishbone runs the darker storyline; Spindle's End stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Magic Fishbone | Spindle's End | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (506) | 3.8 (25681) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (2) | 3.8 (47) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (14) | 4.5 (66) |
Reception
| Magic Fishbone | Spindle's End | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 506 | 25681 |
| Editions | 223 | 17 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 702 | 21058 |
| Reading it now | 19 | 409 |
| Written reviews | 95 | 1827 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 242 |
| Pages | 33 | 395 |