A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1)

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by Alix E. Harrow (Goodreads Author)

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Alix Harrow short answer: yes!

longer answer: yes, but the main character isn't involved with anyone during the novella; the f/f relationship is between two second…more
short answer: yes!

longer answer: yes, but the main character isn't involved with anyone during the novella; the f/f relationship is between two secondary, non-POV characters.(less)
Alix Harrow it's adult, mainly because i wrote it with an adult audience in mind. but the characters are young (it begins on her twenty-first birthday, naturally!…moreit's adult, mainly because i wrote it with an adult audience in mind. but the characters are young (it begins on her twenty-first birthday, naturally!) and it's sort of a coming-of-age story, so i think it's probably one of those stories that will be shelved indiscriminately in teen and adult sections, and it won't be a big deal either way?

in terms of the theoretical MPAA rating (with the caveat that young readers can and should read whatever content they're ready for, and the MPAA rating system tends to think sex is scarier than murder): this is basically PG-13 except for the swearing. there's no explicit sex and no real bloodshed, although there are off-screen references to sexual assault, and a lot of discussion of a (fictional) terminal illness.(less)
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Alix Harrow thanks for asking, me!! the answer is: no! this is a novella, which is like a short story with breathing room. this one is about 30k words long, which…morethanks for asking, me!! the answer is: no! this is a novella, which is like a short story with breathing room. this one is about 30k words long, which is roughly 1/3 the length of your average literary novel.(less)

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