Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for granting me access to the digital ARC of the audiobook.

To be honest, I'm not sure how to rate this book, much less how to start this review because I have mixed feelings about this sequel. First things first: I loved Harrow's writing style and how she shares her knowledge of folk tales and their tropes in such a tongue-in-cheek way. I also enjoyed how she designed a story where the evil queen was the protagonist and tried to show the queen's humanity; not to mention the fact that Zinnia's judgment was so clouded by her preconceived notions of who the queen was.

But I wanted more for Zinnia in this book and because of its brevity I was left with an ending that was abrupt and left me wanting for more in terms of the story. I just hope there is a third book.

I will add that, just as she did with A Spindle Splintered (and Kendare Blake's Three Dark Crowns series), Amy Landon did a phenomenal job bringing these characters to life.

A mirror mended was an ok. It was a fast-paced listen/read. Personally, I thought the first novella was better. I was definitely interested in seeing where Zinnia would land next. This was very eventful but it just didn't hit the mark for me. The narration by Amy Landon was good though.  



Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for this Audiobook for an honest review.

I really, really enjoyed this audiobook! It hooked me from the beginning and kept me hooked the entire time!

Alix is my queen forever and always. I loved this book! The audio was FANTASTIC. I wish I had listened to the first one on audio. These books are short, sweet, funny, imaginative, and more. Can't say enough about Alix and her ability make you feel like you're in another world. Thank you so much macmillan audio and netgalley!!!

Loved the second installment in this series. Alix Harrow has a fun way of writing and I enjoy her books. This book was quick, exciting and I highly recommend this series to anyone who likes retellings!

A sequel to A Spindle Splintered. Definitely should read in order. The narrator (same as for the first book) works perfectly. But, the story in this one didn’t quite hit the mark as well as the first.

I absolutely loved this book! The narrator is so good for the audiobook as well. I finished it in one sitting. I just could not stop reading it. Once again we are thrust into Zinnia Gray’s adventures. This story takes place after it has been years since the end of the first book. Zinnia has been traveling the storybook multiverse of sleeping beauty stories. She has rescued many princesses and gone through many adventures. Zinnia is tired and begins to think she is done. Then she looks into a mirror and is pulled through to another story. This time it is Snow White and she isn’t there to help the princess. Instead she sets off on an adventure with the supposed to be villain. I loved the new stories and places they travel. The ending was so good as well. Just beautiful. Zinnia is such a fun main character!
*thank you to NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I had a love/like relationship with this book. I quite enjoyed the audio, the story eh. It had it's good moments but the in between was just like a filler. Still a good story - just wasn't as good as the first.

Advanced Reader’s Copy provided by NetGalley and Macmillan Audio in exchange for an honest review.

I LOVE the concept of this novella series, and I've thoroughly enjoyed Harrow's full-length novels. But there's something about this series that misses the mark for me. I was kind of over Zinnia as A MIRROR MENDED started and felt like the fun of a multiverse of Sleeping Beauties didn't carry over this time around with the Snow White fairytale. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it either.

The cover art is gorgeous though and I think there is still hope for this series.

Amy Landon narrates this volume as well as the first book in the Fractured Fables series, and while not my favorite performance, it's ok.

A huge thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced copy of the Audiobook in exchange for my honest review!

And I honestly adored this second instalment in Alix E. Harrow’s ‘Fractured Fables’ series. In fact…I felt that ‘A Mirror Mended’ proved quite a bit stronger than its predecessor (‘A Spindle Splintered’)—in great part because it benefited from all the world building already established through the latter. Given this firm foundation, we were essentially able to jump right into the action and discover new characters and new twists without feeling in the least bit dazed and confused. 😉

That said, ‘A Mirror Mended’ continues the journey started in ‘A Spindle Splintered’ and builds upon the lovely and insightful and entirely feminist viewpoint encompassed therein—tackling and even deconstructing the traditional ideas/tropes surrounding fairytale destinies and heroes versus villains and happily ever afters and how fleeing one’s own story can impact those around you (for good or ill). Even moreso, it explored the complex layers of character and how our experiences impact our choices, which in turn impact how we are seen and judged by our societies, often on a superficial level.

I absolutely have to give props to the audiobook’s narrator too! Amy Landon read the prose beautifully and clearly created unique voices and tones for each character—making dialogue particularly easy to follow.

Ultimately this sequel lived up to all my expectations and MORE! I sincerely hope there are more to come in this world. Easily: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

“…maybe every story is a lie until it isn’t; maybe I’m not the one who has to tell it, anyway.”

A MIRROR MENDED is the second novella in Harrow’s fairytale retelling series, and I am pleased to report it’s even gayer than the first one. In A SPINDLE SPLINTERED Harrow introduced us to Zinnia Gray of Ohio, a chronically ill gal with an encyclopedic knowledge of European folklore and a strong affinity for the story of Sleeping Beauty. After falling into another dimension, saving one version of the princess from compulsory heterosexuality and, in the process, adding years to the short lifespan she expected, Zinnia dives headlong into other versions of the story to rescue other princesses. That’s where we meet her again at the beginning of A MIRROR MENDED: neck-deep in other people’s problems to avoid her own. But things change for Zinnia when she ends up in a version of Snow White instead and starts falling for the evil queen herself.

This series is so smart and imaginative and delightful - and as reluctantly hopeful as our heroine Zinnia. I love her snarky narrative voice and relatable avoidance of her real life issues. The evil queen character is compelling, sympathetic despite her best attempts to be thorny and invulnerable. The chemistry between her and Zinnia is electric, their interactions full of prickly yet flirtatious banter, the arc of their relationship satisfying (though incomplete). I continue to love how Harrow plays with fairytale retellings, freeing narratives from traditional constraints and overlaying them with modern feminist sensibilities; the first novella upended the damsel in distress trope, and this novella tackles how women are vilified. The overarching themes that stand out to me from this series so far are reclaiming agency and learning how to live happily, and I would easily read a dozen more novellas in a similar vein. I can’t wait to get my hands on a finished copy, which I think will have original art like A SPINDLE SPLINTERED does. Thanks to Tordotcom and Macmillan Audio for the review copies! This novella comes out June 14.

Content warnings: violence, kidnapping, imprisonment