Best Fairy Tales Books | Summaries & Audio

Fairy Tales Book Summaries

The Enchantress Returns

by Chris Colfer • 2013

Their mother taken by an enchantress, twins race across fairy-tale kingdoms for a legendary weapon.

4.43

77k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Fairy Tale Mashup 👫 Twin Protagonists 🗺️ Artifact Quest 💕 Found Family

The Enchantress Returns

Their mother taken by an enchantress, twins race across fairy-tale kingdoms for a legendary weapon.

by Chris Colfer 2013 517 pages

4.43

77k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Fairy Tale Mashup 👫 Twin Protagonists 🗺️ Artifact Quest 💕 Found Family

The Star-Touched Queen

by Roshani Chokshi • 2016

Born cursed, a princess escapes with a dark king into a realm where mirrors reflect forgotten lives.

3.56

28k+

📜 Myth Retelling 🪔 Indian Mythology ⭐ Cursed At Birth ♾️ Love Across Lifetimes 🌙 Dark Immortal Lover

The Star-Touched Queen

Born cursed, a princess escapes with a dark king into a realm where mirrors reflect forgotten lives.

by Roshani Chokshi 2016 342 pages

3.56

28k+ ratings

📜 Myth Retelling 🪔 Indian Mythology ⭐ Cursed At Birth ♾️ Love Across Lifetimes 🌙 Dark Immortal Lover

Followed by Frost

by Charlie N. Holmberg • 2015

A girl cursed to carry winter becomes the only hope for a dying desert kingdom.

4.29

11k+

🧚 Fairytale Fantasy 💀 Personified Death 🔮 Cursed Protagonist ✋ Impossible Touch 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Followed by Frost

A girl cursed to carry winter becomes the only hope for a dying desert kingdom.

by Charlie N. Holmberg 2015 256 pages

4.29

11k+ ratings

🧚 Fairytale Fantasy 💀 Personified Death 🔮 Cursed Protagonist ✋ Impossible Touch 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Chasing Goldie

by Holly Roberds • 2023

A siren's newfound magic makes men obsessed. Her grumpy bear shifter neighbor is the only antidote.

4.19

5k+

🦊 Fairy Tale Retelling 🐻 Bear Shifter ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine ✨ Plus-Size Heroine

Chasing Goldie

A siren's newfound magic makes men obsessed. Her grumpy bear shifter neighbor is the only antidote.

by Holly Roberds 2023 396 pages

4.19

5k+ ratings

🦊 Fairy Tale Retelling 🐻 Bear Shifter ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine ✨ Plus-Size Heroine

A Spindle Splintered

by Alix E. Harrow • 2021

A spindle prick sends a dying girl into a fairy tale. The princess has other plans.

3.58

42k+

🧵 Fractured Fairy Tale 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💔 Terminally Ill Protagonist 🌌 Multiverse Adventure ✊ Feminist Retelling

A Spindle Splintered

A spindle prick sends a dying girl into a fairy tale. The princess has other plans.

by Alix E. Harrow 2021 119 pages

3.58

42k+ ratings

🧵 Fractured Fairy Tale 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💔 Terminally Ill Protagonist 🌌 Multiverse Adventure ✊ Feminist Retelling

The Greek Myths

by Robin Waterfield • 2011

All of Greek myth, from creation to homecoming, told as one continuous and vivid story.

3.73

1k+

🏛️ Greek Mythology ⚡ Olympian Gods 🛡️ Heroic Mythology 📖 Classical Retellings 🗂️ Mythic Compendiums

The Greek Myths

All of Greek myth, from creation to homecoming, told as one continuous and vivid story.

by Robin Waterfield 2011 320 pages

3.73

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Mythology ⚡ Olympian Gods 🛡️ Heroic Mythology 📖 Classical Retellings 🗂️ Mythic Compendiums

The Honey Witch

by Sydney J. Shields • 2024

Her honey magic heals the land. Its price: she can never love. A skeptic moves in.

3.54

29k+

🏡 Cottagecore Fantasy 💔 Cursed Love 🐝 Nature Magic ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌿 Pastoral Fantasy

The Honey Witch

Her honey magic heals the land. Its price: she can never love. A skeptic moves in.

by Sydney J. Shields 2024 368 pages

3.54

29k+ ratings

🏡 Cottagecore Fantasy 💔 Cursed Love 🐝 Nature Magic ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌿 Pastoral Fantasy

Kiss of the Selkie

by Tessonja Odette • 2021

A selkie princess cursed with a fatal kiss joins a bridal pageant to assassinate the groom.

3.86

5k+

💋 Lethal Kiss 👑 Bridal Competition 🗡️ Reluctant Assassin 🧜‍♀️ Little Mermaid Retelling 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Kiss of the Selkie

A selkie princess cursed with a fatal kiss joins a bridal pageant to assassinate the groom.

by Tessonja Odette 2021 417 pages

3.86

5k+ ratings

💋 Lethal Kiss 👑 Bridal Competition 🗡️ Reluctant Assassin 🧜‍♀️ Little Mermaid Retelling 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Faceless Woman

by Emma Hamm • 2018

A witch's death-curse binds a fae prince. To break it, they must enter his realm together.

4.22

1k+

🦢 Swan Lake Retelling 🌿 Celtic Myth Fantasy 🔗 Bonded By Curse 👑 Fae Royalty 🌑 Dark Fairytale

The Faceless Woman

A witch's death-curse binds a fae prince. To break it, they must enter his realm together.

by Emma Hamm 2018 315 pages

4.22

1k+ ratings

🦢 Swan Lake Retelling 🌿 Celtic Myth Fantasy 🔗 Bonded By Curse 👑 Fae Royalty 🌑 Dark Fairytale

Bride of the Midnight Prince

by Anastasis Blythe • 2025

A fae prince hunts a masked liberator but falls for the servant hiding behind the mask.

4.40

1k+

👠 Cinderella Retelling 🧚 Forbidden Fae Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Bride of the Midnight Prince

A fae prince hunts a masked liberator but falls for the servant hiding behind the mask.

by Anastasis Blythe 2025 620 pages

4.40

1k+ ratings

👠 Cinderella Retelling 🧚 Forbidden Fae Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Mountains Made of Glass

by Scarlett St. Clair • 2023

To free herself, she must speak a fae prince's true name with love in seven days.

3.51

22k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🗣️ True Name Magic ⚖️ Bargains And Curses 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

Mountains Made of Glass

To free herself, she must speak a fae prince's true name with love in seven days.

by Scarlett St. Clair 2023 219 pages

3.51

22k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🗣️ True Name Magic ⚖️ Bargains And Curses 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

Heart of the Fae

by Emma Hamm • 2017

A faerie bargain sends a healer to a phantom isle to retrieve its exiled, crystal-scarred prince.

3.83

10k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🌿 Healer Heroine ⚖️ Fae Bargain 🏠 Found Family 🍀 Celtic Mythology

Heart of the Fae

A faerie bargain sends a healer to a phantom isle to retrieve its exiled, crystal-scarred prince.

by Emma Hamm 2017 350 pages

3.83

10k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🌿 Healer Heroine ⚖️ Fae Bargain 🏠 Found Family 🍀 Celtic Mythology

Throne of Nightmares

by Kerri Maniscalco • 2026

A bookworm's wish drops her into a realm of living nightmares and a prince of sin.

3.94

17k+

📖 Meta Fantasy 🔗 Fated Mates 🖤 Villain Love Interest 📚 Librarian Heroine 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

Throne of Nightmares

A bookworm's wish drops her into a realm of living nightmares and a prince of sin.

by Kerri Maniscalco 2026 469 pages

3.94

17k+ ratings

📖 Meta Fantasy 🔗 Fated Mates 🖤 Villain Love Interest 📚 Librarian Heroine 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

Una corte di spine e rose

by Sarah J. Maas • 2018

A starving huntress kills a faerie. A masked beast claims her, taking her across the wall.

4.65

12k+

👑 Faerie Court Politics 🔗 Captive To Lover ⚔️ Trials And Tasks 🤝 Faerie Bargain 🧑 Human Among Fae

Una corte di spine e rose

A starving huntress kills a faerie. A masked beast claims her, taking her across the wall.

by Sarah J. Maas 2018 1440 pages

4.65

12k+ ratings

👑 Faerie Court Politics 🔗 Captive To Lover ⚔️ Trials And Tasks 🤝 Faerie Bargain 🧑 Human Among Fae

Twisted Pages

by Elle Madison • 2023

To save her sisters, she marries a cursed beast-king in a frozen castle built on secrets.

4.64

320

📖 Fairy Tale Reimagining 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Cursed King

Twisted Pages

To save her sisters, she marries a cursed beast-king in a frozen castle built on secrets.

by Elle Madison 2023 1573 pages

4.64

320 ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Reimagining 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Cursed King

Bride of the Sea

by Emma Hamm • 2018

A merrow dreaming of land saves a sailor. Their faerie bond ties two souls, two worlds.

3.68

1k+

🦭 Selkie Retelling ☘️ Celtic Folklore 💫 Soul Bond 🤝 Faerie Bargain 🐚 Cross-World Romance

Bride of the Sea

A merrow dreaming of land saves a sailor. Their faerie bond ties two souls, two worlds.

by Emma Hamm 2018 326 pages

3.68

1k+ ratings

🦭 Selkie Retelling ☘️ Celtic Folklore 💫 Soul Bond 🤝 Faerie Bargain 🐚 Cross-World Romance

The Rise of Flynn Rider

by Jen Calonita • 2021

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

3.89

500+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🎭 Secret Identity 🗝️ Reluctant Thief

The Rise of Flynn Rider

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

by Jen Calonita 2021 186 pages

3.89

500+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🎭 Secret Identity 🗝️ Reluctant Thief

Before the Broken Star

by Emily R. King • 2019

Exiled to a cursed penal colony, a girl with a mechanical heart faces her family's murderer.

3.92

6k+

🕰️ Clockwork Fantasy 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Revenge Quest 👥 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairytale

Before the Broken Star

Exiled to a cursed penal colony, a girl with a mechanical heart faces her family's murderer.

by Emily R. King 2019 294 pages

3.92

6k+ ratings

🕰️ Clockwork Fantasy 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Revenge Quest 👥 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairytale

A Mirror Mended

by Alix E. Harrow • 2022

She rescues princesses from bad endings. The queen who kidnaps her wants to write her own.

3.73

16k+

🪞 Meta Fairy Tale 🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Villain Redemption 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family

A Mirror Mended

She rescues princesses from bad endings. The queen who kidnaps her wants to write her own.

by Alix E. Harrow 2022 128 pages

3.73

16k+ ratings

🪞 Meta Fairy Tale 🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Villain Redemption 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family

Veins of Magic

by Emma Hamm • 2017

Separated from her cursed fae prince, a healer risks a forbidden portal to a war-torn Otherworld.

3.94

5k+

🌹 Beauty And The Beast 🍀 Celtic Folklore 🌿 Druid Magic 🗡️ Cursed Fae Prince 💉 Healer Heroine

Veins of Magic

Separated from her cursed fae prince, a healer risks a forbidden portal to a war-torn Otherworld.

by Emma Hamm 2017 350 pages

3.94

5k+ ratings

🌹 Beauty And The Beast 🍀 Celtic Folklore 🌿 Druid Magic 🗡️ Cursed Fae Prince 💉 Healer Heroine

Curse of the Wolf King

by Tessonja Odette • 2021

Kidnapped by a cursed wolf king, a disgraced woman coaches him to woo her rival.

3.80

15k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🧚 Fae Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Courtship Scheme 🫂 Found Family

Curse of the Wolf King

Kidnapped by a cursed wolf king, a disgraced woman coaches him to woo her rival.

by Tessonja Odette 2021 408 pages

3.80

15k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🧚 Fae Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Courtship Scheme 🫂 Found Family

Curse of the Troll

by Emma Hamm • 2019

A cursed bear seeks a scarred warrior's help, but one glimpse will doom him.

4.13

500+

🐻 Bear Bridegroom ⚔️ Scarred Heroine ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Recovery 🛏️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Curse of the Troll

A cursed bear seeks a scarred warrior's help, but one glimpse will doom him.

by Emma Hamm 2019 230 pages

4.13

500+ ratings

🐻 Bear Bridegroom ⚔️ Scarred Heroine ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Recovery 🛏️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Queen Takes Rose

by Katee Robert • 2020

Revenge brings a submissive into her enemy's bed, but BDSM surrender awakens a dangerous need.

3.59

14k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Power Exchange 🌹 Beauty And The Beast 🌚 Dark Fairy Tale 🚪 Forced Proximity

Queen Takes Rose

Revenge brings a submissive into her enemy's bed, but BDSM surrender awakens a dangerous need.

by Katee Robert 2020 294 pages

3.59

14k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Power Exchange 🌹 Beauty And The Beast 🌚 Dark Fairy Tale 🚪 Forced Proximity

To Carve a Fae Heart

by Tessonja Odette • 2020

Two sisters are taken as fae brides, but the king only wants one.

3.75

11k+

👰 Forced Marriage 🛡️ Protective Sister 🗣️ True Name Magic 🌹 Gothic Fae 👑 Morally Grey King

To Carve a Fae Heart

Two sisters are taken as fae brides, but the king only wants one.

by Tessonja Odette 2020 384 pages

3.75

11k+ ratings

👰 Forced Marriage 🛡️ Protective Sister 🗣️ True Name Magic 🌹 Gothic Fae 👑 Morally Grey King

Season of Fear

by Emily Cooper • 2025

A girl born fearless threatens an ancient bargain: her village's safety, paid for in women's terror.

4.03

500+

🏚️ Folk Horror 🌲 Dark Fairy Tale 🌳 Forbidden Forest 🔥 Sapphic Slow Burn 💕 Found Family

Season of Fear

A girl born fearless threatens an ancient bargain: her village's safety, paid for in women's terror.

by Emily Cooper 2025 352 pages

4.03

500+ ratings

🏚️ Folk Horror 🌲 Dark Fairy Tale 🌳 Forbidden Forest 🔥 Sapphic Slow Burn 💕 Found Family

The Moonfire Bride

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2021

Ransomed as a fae bride, she must never set eyes on her shadowed husband.

3.74

6k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🔗 Fae Bargain Romance 👤 Unseen Husband 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏰 Gilded Cage

The Moonfire Bride

Ransomed as a fae bride, she must never set eyes on her shadowed husband.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2021 291 pages

3.74

6k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🔗 Fae Bargain Romance 👤 Unseen Husband 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏰 Gilded Cage

Stolen Enchantress

by Amber Argyle • 2016

A village girl enters a dark forest to save her sister, bound by a piper's song.

3.96

1k+

⚔️💖 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🔺 Love Triangle 🌑📖 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲✨ Enchanted Forest

Stolen Enchantress

A village girl enters a dark forest to save her sister, bound by a piper's song.

by Amber Argyle 2016 448 pages

3.96

1k+ ratings

⚔️💖 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🔺 Love Triangle 🌑📖 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲✨ Enchanted Forest

Heart of the Raven Prince

by Tessonja Odette • 2021

Disguised as a princess, a half-fae servant must charm the fae prince who despises her.

4.04

12k+

👠 Cinderella Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Heart of the Raven Prince

Disguised as a princess, a half-fae servant must charm the fae prince who despises her.

by Tessonja Odette 2021 506 pages

4.04

12k+ ratings

👠 Cinderella Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

We Are All So Good at Smiling

by Amber McBride • 2023

After a psych ward, two magical teens discover their sorrow has become a haunted forest.

3.83

5k+

📖 Verse Novel 🧚 Dark Fairy Tale 🕯️ Hoodoo Magic 🖤 Teen Depression 🏥 Psychiatric Hospital

We Are All So Good at Smiling

After a psych ward, two magical teens discover their sorrow has become a haunted forest.

by Amber McBride 2023 291 pages

3.83

5k+ ratings

📖 Verse Novel 🧚 Dark Fairy Tale 🕯️ Hoodoo Magic 🖤 Teen Depression 🏥 Psychiatric Hospital

Sea Witch Rising

by Sarah Henning • 2019

A voiceless mermaid, a twin with a knife, and a four-day countdown to murder or mercy.

3.61

4k+

🧜‍♀️ Little Mermaid Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👯 Twin Sisters 💔 Sisterly Sacrifice 🔮 Forbidden Magic

Sea Witch Rising

A voiceless mermaid, a twin with a knife, and a four-day countdown to murder or mercy.

by Sarah Henning 2019 416 pages

3.61

4k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Little Mermaid Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👯 Twin Sisters 💔 Sisterly Sacrifice 🔮 Forbidden Magic

Enchanting the Elven Mage

by Alisha Klapheke • 2021

A cursed princess hidden among the fae enters the Mage Trials to escape her elven betrothal.

3.68

2k+

🐉 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Cursed Princess 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Mage Academy

Enchanting the Elven Mage

A cursed princess hidden among the fae enters the Mage Trials to escape her elven betrothal.

by Alisha Klapheke 2021 367 pages

3.68

2k+ ratings

🐉 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Cursed Princess 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Mage Academy

The Golden Age of Magic

by Luanne G. Smith • 2025

An exiled fairy godmother in old Hollywood must save a seamstress from a creature that devours luck.

3.71

5k+

🧚‍♀️ Fairy Godmothers 🎞️ Golden Age Hollywood ⚖️ Magic With A Cost 🤝 Rivals To Allies 🐾 Magical Familiar

The Golden Age of Magic

An exiled fairy godmother in old Hollywood must save a seamstress from a creature that devours luck.

by Luanne G. Smith 2025 248 pages

3.71

5k+ ratings

🧚‍♀️ Fairy Godmothers 🎞️ Golden Age Hollywood ⚖️ Magic With A Cost 🤝 Rivals To Allies 🐾 Magical Familiar

And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe

by Gwendolyn Kiste • 2017

Tales of women who birth birds, steal skin, and unmake the world with a smile.

4.29

500+

🩸 Body Horror 🍎 Dark Fairy Tales 🐦‍⬛ Outsider Women 🫀 Queer Desire 👻 Ghostly Revenge

And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe

Tales of women who birth birds, steal skin, and unmake the world with a smile.

by Gwendolyn Kiste 2017 208 pages

4.29

500+ ratings

🩸 Body Horror 🍎 Dark Fairy Tales 🐦‍⬛ Outsider Women 🫀 Queer Desire 👻 Ghostly Revenge

Painted Devils

by Margaret Owen • 2023

A thief's lie spawns a cult, and her fake god returns to claim her ex-lover's life.

4.19

9k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🕯️ Cult Fantasy 💔 Exes To Lovers 👪 Found Family 💀 Dark Humor

Painted Devils

A thief's lie spawns a cult, and her fake god returns to claim her ex-lover's life.

by Margaret Owen 2023 512 pages

4.19

9k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🕯️ Cult Fantasy 💔 Exes To Lovers 👪 Found Family 💀 Dark Humor

Of Wolves and Wardens

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2021

Trapped by one witch, a huntress and a werewolf gamble everything on each other.

3.97

1k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌑 Dark Fantasy Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🐺 Cursed Werewolf Love Interest 🔗 Magical Compulsion

Of Wolves and Wardens

Trapped by one witch, a huntress and a werewolf gamble everything on each other.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2021 382 pages

3.97

1k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌑 Dark Fantasy Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🐺 Cursed Werewolf Love Interest 🔗 Magical Compulsion

Furthermore

by Tahereh Mafi • 2016

A colorless girl follows a secret-reading boy into a hungry otherworld to find her missing father.

3.89

16k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy ⚠️ Dangerous Wonderland 🤝 Enemies To Friends 🦊 Trickster Companion 🔍 Missing Parent Quest

Furthermore

A colorless girl follows a secret-reading boy into a hungry otherworld to find her missing father.

by Tahereh Mafi 2016 406 pages

3.89

16k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy ⚠️ Dangerous Wonderland 🤝 Enemies To Friends 🦊 Trickster Companion 🔍 Missing Parent Quest

Black Woods Blue Sky

by Eowyn Ivey • 2025

An Alaskan single mother falls for a scarred stranger who transforms into a bear.

3.72

23k+

🐻 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 👩‍👧 Single Mother 💔 Tragic Romance 🩹 Generational Trauma

Black Woods Blue Sky

An Alaskan single mother falls for a scarred stranger who transforms into a bear.

by Eowyn Ivey 2025 306 pages

3.72

23k+ ratings

🐻 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 👩‍👧 Single Mother 💔 Tragic Romance 🩹 Generational Trauma

The Last Unicorn

by Peter S. Beagle • 1968

The final unicorn leaves her enchanted forest to free her people from a joyless king's bull.

4.16

100k+

📖 Literary Fantasy 🦄 Search For Lost Kin 👥 Unlikely Companions 🦋 Becoming Human 😢 Bittersweet Ending

The Last Unicorn

The final unicorn leaves her enchanted forest to free her people from a joyless king's bull.

by Peter S. Beagle 1968 294 pages

4.16

100k+ ratings

📖 Literary Fantasy 🦄 Search For Lost Kin 👥 Unlikely Companions 🦋 Becoming Human 😢 Bittersweet Ending

Geekerella

by Ashley Poston • 2017

A fangirl's anonymous texting crush is the celebrity she's been mocking online.

3.87

70k+

🎬 Fandom Romance 🎪 Convention Setting 📱 Anonymous Messages 🎭 Hidden Identities 🤓 Geek Girl Heroine

Geekerella

A fangirl's anonymous texting crush is the celebrity she's been mocking online.

by Ashley Poston 2017 320 pages

3.87

70k+ ratings

🎬 Fandom Romance 🎪 Convention Setting 📱 Anonymous Messages 🎭 Hidden Identities 🤓 Geek Girl Heroine

The Raven's Ballad

by Emma Hamm • 2018

A swan at dawn, a raven at dusk. Cursed lovers hunt the innocent to be together.

4.24

500+

🖤 Cursed Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🍀 Celtic Mythology 🤝 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

The Raven's Ballad

A swan at dawn, a raven at dusk. Cursed lovers hunt the innocent to be together.

by Emma Hamm 2018 322 pages

4.24

500+ ratings

🖤 Cursed Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🍀 Celtic Mythology 🤝 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

Apples Dipped in Gold

by Scarlett St. Clair • 2024

A brooding fae prince saves her life, then claims she's the key to breaking his curse.

3.58

8k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🧚 Fae Romance 💔 Cursed Love 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

Apples Dipped in Gold

A brooding fae prince saves her life, then claims she's the key to breaking his curse.

by Scarlett St. Clair 2024 240 pages

3.58

8k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🧚 Fae Romance 💔 Cursed Love 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

The Sunfire King

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2021

A seamstress must break a fae curse, outshine an immortal queen, and save her husband before dawn.

3.86

4k+

🏺 Cupid And Psyche Retelling 📛 True Name Magic ⚖️ Magical Bargains 👑 Cursed Fae King 👭 Sisterly Bond

The Sunfire King

A seamstress must break a fae curse, outshine an immortal queen, and save her husband before dawn.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2021 470 pages

3.86

4k+ ratings

🏺 Cupid And Psyche Retelling 📛 True Name Magic ⚖️ Magical Bargains 👑 Cursed Fae King 👭 Sisterly Bond

A Dream So Wicked

by Tessonja Odette • 2023

A hidden princess, an arranged marriage, an escort who is her dream lover and her fated enemy.

4.10

3k+

🛌 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 👑 Fae Court Politics ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🌌 Dream Magic

A Dream So Wicked

A hidden princess, an arranged marriage, an escort who is her dream lover and her fated enemy.

by Tessonja Odette 2023 512 pages

4.10

3k+ ratings

🛌 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 👑 Fae Court Politics ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🌌 Dream Magic

The Gingerbread Queen

by Carrie Anne Noble • 2024

Gretel, branded a witch, flees to the gingerbread cottage, where dark magic awaits its new queen.

4.13

243

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲 Enchanted Forest 🏠 Found Family 🔮 Reluctant Witch 🦢 Cursed Animal Form

The Gingerbread Queen

Gretel, branded a witch, flees to the gingerbread cottage, where dark magic awaits its new queen.

by Carrie Anne Noble 2024 322 pages

4.13

243 ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲 Enchanted Forest 🏠 Found Family 🔮 Reluctant Witch 🦢 Cursed Animal Form

Enchanting the Fae Prince

by Alisha Klapheke • 2021

Fated for a fae prince, a village outcast faces the witch who wove their destiny.

4.13

500+

🐺 Fated Mates 💫 Fae Romance 🔮 Secret Identity 🪡 Destiny Weaving 🧪 Magical Trials

Enchanting the Fae Prince

Fated for a fae prince, a village outcast faces the witch who wove their destiny.

by Alisha Klapheke 2021 251 pages

4.13

500+ ratings

🐺 Fated Mates 💫 Fae Romance 🔮 Secret Identity 🪡 Destiny Weaving 🧪 Magical Trials

Piper Prince

by Amber Argyle • 2019

A bride escapes into a cursed forest where wraiths hunt the magic she never knew she possessed.

4.09

500+

🎭 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Women Warriors 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌲 Haunted Forest 🔮 Magic Returns

Piper Prince

A bride escapes into a cursed forest where wraiths hunt the magic she never knew she possessed.

by Amber Argyle 2019

4.09

500+ ratings

🎭 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Women Warriors 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌲 Haunted Forest 🔮 Magic Returns

Princes, Frogs and Ugly Sisters

by Allan G. Hunter • 2010

Grimm's tales are not for children; they map six stages of healing from injury to love.

4.00

🧚 Fairy Tale Analysis 🌀 Jungian Psychology 🎭 Archetypal Patterns 🌑 Shadow Work 📖 Healing Stories

Princes, Frogs and Ugly Sisters

Grimm's tales are not for children; they map six stages of healing from injury to love.

by Allan G. Hunter 2010 192 pages

4.00

35 ratings

🧚 Fairy Tale Analysis 🌀 Jungian Psychology 🎭 Archetypal Patterns 🌑 Shadow Work 📖 Healing Stories

Realm of Ruins

by Hannah West • 2018

The magicless heir becomes the sole vessel of broken magic, blamed for an ancient tyrant's return.

3.77

500+

🏰 Magical Academy 🧚 Fairy Court ⚡ Reluctant Chosen One 👥 Found Family 💔 Angst And Betrayal

Realm of Ruins

The magicless heir becomes the sole vessel of broken magic, blamed for an ancient tyrant's return.

by Hannah West 2018 464 pages

3.77

500+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 🧚 Fairy Court ⚡ Reluctant Chosen One 👥 Found Family 💔 Angst And Betrayal

Whichwood

by Tahereh Mafi • 2017

Shunned and slowly dying, a thirteen-year-old death-tender meets two strangers who refuse to leave.

3.93

6k+

🕌 Persian Fantasy 💀 Death Magic 🕯️ Gothic Fairytale 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Whichwood

Shunned and slowly dying, a thirteen-year-old death-tender meets two strangers who refuse to leave.

by Tahereh Mafi 2017 368 pages

3.93

6k+ ratings

🕌 Persian Fantasy 💀 Death Magic 🕯️ Gothic Fairytale 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

A Penchant For Poison

by T.S. Kinley • 2024

A poisoner and a pirate hunt Peter Pan in a Neverland that eats memory before revenge.

3.99

500+

🖤 Dark Retelling 🦹 Villain Origin Story 🔪 Toxic Devotion ⚖️ Magic With A Price 🥀 Heavy Angst

A Penchant For Poison

A poisoner and a pirate hunt Peter Pan in a Neverland that eats memory before revenge.

by T.S. Kinley 2024 278 pages

3.99

500+ ratings

🖤 Dark Retelling 🦹 Villain Origin Story 🔪 Toxic Devotion ⚖️ Magic With A Price 🥀 Heavy Angst

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