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The Silence of the Girls Summary
The Silence of the Girls
by Pat Barker 2018 325 pages
3.90
104.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mythology
Greek Mythology
Hunted Summary
Hunted
by Meagan Spooner 2017 384 pages
3.88
32.4K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Retellings
Go the Distance Summary
Go the Distance
by Jen Calonita 2021 336 pages
4.03
14.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Retellings
Golden Curse Summary
Golden Curse
by M. Lynn 2018 242 pages
3.69
4.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Twelfth Knight Summary
Twelfth Knight
by Alexene Farol Follmuth 2024 320 pages
3.84
7.8K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
To Kill a Kingdom Summary
To Kill a Kingdom
by Alexandra Christo 2018 344 pages
3.72
200.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Lady Macbeth Summary
Lady Macbeth
by Ava Reid 2024 295 pages
3.47
20.1K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Retellings
Return to the Isle of the Lost Summary
Return to the Isle of the Lost
by Melissa de la Cruz 2016 309 pages
3.90
10.2K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
What Once Was Mine Summary
What Once Was Mine
by Liz Braswell 2021 496 pages
3.91
16.2K ratings
Fantasy
Retellings
Young Adult
Red Riding Hood Summary
Red Riding Hood
by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright 2011 352 pages
3.47
20.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Fairest of All Summary
Fairest of All
by Serena Valentino 2009 256 pages
3.82
50.2K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Retellings
Thornhedge Summary
Thornhedge
by T. Kingfisher 2023 116 pages
3.95
47.2K ratings
Fantasy
Novella
Retellings
One for My Enemy Summary
One for My Enemy
by Olivie Blake 2019 427 pages
3.71
31.2K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Retellings
Cinderella Is Faking It Summary
Cinderella Is Faking It
by Dilan Dyer 2023 476 pages
3.76
2.7K ratings
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Contemporary
Hexed Summary
Hexed
by Emily McIntire 2024 544 pages
4.19
49.0K ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Fantasy
Mistress of All Evil Summary
Mistress of All Evil
by Serena Valentino 2017 320 pages
3.97
18.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Retellings
Under a Dancing Star Summary
Under a Dancing Star
by Laura Wood 2019 356 pages
4.15
3.5K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
The Last Best Kiss Summary
The Last Best Kiss
by Claire LaZebnik 2014 374 pages
3.78
4.2K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Catwoman Summary
Catwoman
Soulstealer
by Sarah J. Maas 2018 384 pages
4.06
26.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Queen of Snow Summary
Queen of Snow
A Snow Queen Retelling
by Laura Burton 2021 154 pages
3.59
2.9K ratings
Fantasy
Retellings
Romance
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