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Retellings

Classic tales spring to life in bold new settings, from Romeo and Juliet in 1920s Shanghai to Greek gods in modern cities. Here you'll find beloved stories reimagined through fresh perspectives, spinning familiar characters and timeless themes into daring new directions.

Retellings Book Summaries

Till We Have Faces
by C.S. Lewis • 1956
An ugly princess demands justice from the gods who took her beautiful sister Psyche.
4.20
82k+
📜 Myth Retelling🏛️ Literary Fantasy🖤 Possessive Love🎭 Unreliable Narrator👭 Sibling Rivalry
Till We Have Faces Summary
Till We Have Faces
An ugly princess demands justice from the gods who took her beautiful sister Psyche.
by C.S. Lewis 1956 313 pages
4.20
82k+ ratings
📜 Myth Retelling🏛️ Literary Fantasy🖤 Possessive Love🎭 Unreliable Narrator👭 Sibling Rivalry
Thornhedge
by T. Kingfisher • 2023
A fairy's centuries-long vigil: the princess in the tower must never wake.
3.92
64k+
🧚 Subverted Fairy Tale🌹 Sleeping Beauty Retelling🐸 Changeling Protagonist🏰 Lonely Guardian🦷 Monster Family
Thornhedge Summary
Thornhedge
A fairy's centuries-long vigil: the princess in the tower must never wake.
by T. Kingfisher 2023 116 pages
3.92
64k+ ratings
🧚 Subverted Fairy Tale🌹 Sleeping Beauty Retelling🐸 Changeling Protagonist🏰 Lonely Guardian🦷 Monster Family
A Curse So Dark and Lonely
by Brigid Kemmerer • 2019
Falling into a cursed kingdom, Harper must love a monster prince before his realm falls.
3.95
100k+
🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling🪞 Portal Fantasy👹 Cursed Prince❤️‍🔥 Reluctant Allies To Lovers🌑 Dark Fairy Tale
A Curse So Dark and Lonely Summary
A Curse So Dark and Lonely
Falling into a cursed kingdom, Harper must love a monster prince before his realm falls.
by Brigid Kemmerer 2019 484 pages
3.95
100k+ ratings
🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling🪞 Portal Fantasy👹 Cursed Prince❤️‍🔥 Reluctant Allies To Lovers🌑 Dark Fairy Tale
Galatea
by Madeline Miller • 2013
A statue given life by a goddess discovers her sculptor-husband's devotion is just another cage.
3.93
100k+
📜 Feminist Myth Retelling🔒 Domestic Captivity🗿 Created Being Rebels👁️ Body As Object😱 Claustrophobic Horror
Galatea Summary
Galatea
A statue given life by a goddess discovers her sculptor-husband's devotion is just another cage.
by Madeline Miller 2013 27 pages
3.93
100k+ ratings
📜 Feminist Myth Retelling🔒 Domestic Captivity🗿 Created Being Rebels👁️ Body As Object😱 Claustrophobic Horror
What Once Was Mine
by Liz Braswell • 2021
Her silver hair kills. Locked away, she must flee before her guardian sells her magic.
3.9
19k+
🌙 Moon Magic🖤 Dark Fairy Tale🤝 Found Family☠️ Deadly Touch😔 Abusive Guardian
What Once Was Mine Summary
What Once Was Mine
Her silver hair kills. Locked away, she must flee before her guardian sells her magic.
by Liz Braswell 2021 496 pages
3.9
19k+ ratings
🌙 Moon Magic🖤 Dark Fairy Tale🤝 Found Family☠️ Deadly Touch😔 Abusive Guardian
The Thirteenth Child
by Erin A. Craig • 2024
Claimed by the god of death, a healer cures the sick but sees who must die.
4.03
24k+
🕯️ Gothic Fantasy🧚‍♀️ Dark Fairytale💀 Chosen By Death👁️ Death's Mark❤️‍🔥 Star Crossed Lovers
The Thirteenth Child Summary
The Thirteenth Child
Claimed by the god of death, a healer cures the sick but sees who must die.
by Erin A. Craig 2024 498 pages
4.03
24k+ ratings
🕯️ Gothic Fantasy🧚‍♀️ Dark Fairytale💀 Chosen By Death👁️ Death's Mark❤️‍🔥 Star Crossed Lovers
The Princess Knight
by Cait Jacobs • 2025
A scorned princess enters a brutal war college where her guard becomes her deepest temptation.
3.55
9k+
⚔️ Warrior Academy🛡️ Bodyguard Romance🔥 Slow Burn Romance🤝 Found Family👑 Political Intrigue
The Princess Knight Summary
The Princess Knight
A scorned princess enters a brutal war college where her guard becomes her deepest temptation.
by Cait Jacobs 2025 512 pages
3.55
9k+ ratings
⚔️ Warrior Academy🛡️ Bodyguard Romance🔥 Slow Burn Romance🤝 Found Family👑 Political Intrigue
Circe / The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller • 2020
A banished prince gives his heart to the golden Achilles. The Trojan War will take everything else.
4.54
2k+
🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling💕 Friends To Lovers💔 Doomed Lovers🏺 Ancient Greece✍️ Lyrical Prose
Circe / The Song of Achilles Summary
Circe / The Song of Achilles
A banished prince gives his heart to the golden Achilles. The Trojan War will take everything else.
by Madeline Miller 2020
4.54
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling💕 Friends To Lovers💔 Doomed Lovers🏺 Ancient Greece✍️ Lyrical Prose
Skin of the Sea
by Natasha Bowen • 2021
A Mami Wata defies the gods, saves a boy, races a trickster for sacred rings.
3.78
16k+
🌍 West African Mythology🧜🏾 Little Mermaid Retelling💔 Forbidden Love⚖️ Conflicted Loyalties🎭 Trickster Villain
Skin of the Sea Summary
Skin of the Sea
A Mami Wata defies the gods, saves a boy, races a trickster for sacred rings.
by Natasha Bowen 2021 336 pages
3.78
16k+ ratings
🌍 West African Mythology🧜🏾 Little Mermaid Retelling💔 Forbidden Love⚖️ Conflicted Loyalties🎭 Trickster Villain
Noche de caballeros
by Alexene Farol Follmuth • 2024
A sidelined football star bonds with his gaming rival online, unaware she's the girl he can't stand.
3.80
11k+
🎭 Shakespeare Retelling🎮 Gamer Girl Protagonist🕵️ Secret Identity Romance💕 Enemies To Lovers🏈 Small Town Football
Noche de caballeros Summary
Noche de caballeros
A sidelined football star bonds with his gaming rival online, unaware she's the girl he can't stand.
by Alexene Farol Follmuth 2024 416 pages
3.80
11k+ ratings
🎭 Shakespeare Retelling🎮 Gamer Girl Protagonist🕵️ Secret Identity Romance💕 Enemies To Lovers🏈 Small Town Football
Fairest of All
by Serena Valentino • 2009
Her stepdaughter's beauty haunts her. So does the voice inside her father's old mirror.
3.81
55k+
🎭 Villain Origin Story🌑 Dark Fairy Tale👑 Wicked Stepmother🕯️ Trapped Soul🥀 Tragic Descent
Fairest of All Summary
Fairest of All
Her stepdaughter's beauty haunts her. So does the voice inside her father's old mirror.
by Serena Valentino 2009 256 pages
3.81
55k+ ratings
🎭 Villain Origin Story🌑 Dark Fairy Tale👑 Wicked Stepmother🕯️ Trapped Soul🥀 Tragic Descent
Ariadne
by Jennifer Saint • 2021
A princess helps kill the Minotaur. The hero leaves her. A god offers her a crown.
3.78
100k+
🏺 Mythological Retelling✊ Feminist Mythology💔 Hero's Betrayal🏛️ Ancient Greece⚡ Gods And Mortals
Ariadne Summary
Ariadne
A princess helps kill the Minotaur. The hero leaves her. A god offers her a crown.
by Jennifer Saint 2021 308 pages
3.78
100k+ ratings
🏺 Mythological Retelling✊ Feminist Mythology💔 Hero's Betrayal🏛️ Ancient Greece⚡ Gods And Mortals
The Mermaid of Black Conch
by Monique Roffey • 2020
A captured mermaid is rescued by a lonely fisherman. In his bathtub, she becomes a woman.
3.86
20k+
🧜‍♀️ Mythic Retelling🔮 Cursed Woman🫂 Found Family🏛️ Colonial Legacy🤟 Deaf Representation
The Mermaid of Black Conch Summary
The Mermaid of Black Conch
A captured mermaid is rescued by a lonely fisherman. In his bathtub, she becomes a woman.
by Monique Roffey 2020 187 pages
3.86
20k+ ratings
🧜‍♀️ Mythic Retelling🔮 Cursed Woman🫂 Found Family🏛️ Colonial Legacy🤟 Deaf Representation
Atalanta
by Jennifer Saint • 2023
Raised by bears, she joins the Argonauts. Only woman aboard. A prophecy: marry and be destroyed.
3.73
37k+
🏹 Feminist Myth Retelling🐻 Huntress Protagonist🏃‍♀️ Deadly Contest👥 Found Family🌙 Goddess And Mortal
Atalanta Summary
Atalanta
Raised by bears, she joins the Argonauts. Only woman aboard. A prophecy: marry and be destroyed.
by Jennifer Saint 2023 304 pages
3.73
37k+ ratings
🏹 Feminist Myth Retelling🐻 Huntress Protagonist🏃‍♀️ Deadly Contest👥 Found Family🌙 Goddess And Mortal
Knight of the Goddess
by Briar Boleyn • 2024
Morgan le Fay and her mate raised a child of prophecy. The gods demand her death.
4.00
10k+
🏰 Arthurian Retelling💘 Fated Mates🖤 Dark Fae Fantasy👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family👑 Reluctant Queen
Knight of the Goddess Summary
Knight of the Goddess
Morgan le Fay and her mate raised a child of prophecy. The gods demand her death.
by Briar Boleyn 2024 349 pages
4.00
10k+ ratings
🏰 Arthurian Retelling💘 Fated Mates🖤 Dark Fae Fantasy👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family👑 Reluctant Queen
A Ship of Bones and Teeth
by Karina Halle • 2023
She traded her tail for a cage. The pirate who chains her next wears matching scars.
3.74
22k+
🌑 Dark Retelling⛓️ Captive Romance❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers🧜‍♀️ Monstrous Heroine🏴‍☠️ Found Family
A Ship of Bones and Teeth Summary
A Ship of Bones and Teeth
She traded her tail for a cage. The pirate who chains her next wears matching scars.
by Karina Halle 2023 442 pages
3.74
22k+ ratings
🌑 Dark Retelling⛓️ Captive Romance❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers🧜‍♀️ Monstrous Heroine🏴‍☠️ Found Family
Elektra
by Jennifer Saint • 2022
Clytemnestra waits ten years to kill her husband. Her daughter waits ten years to avenge him.
3.66
57k+
🏺 Greek Myth Retelling👁️ Multiple Perspectives🗡️ Cycle Of Vengeance🔮 Doomed Prophetess💔 Mother-Daughter Conflict
Elektra Summary
Elektra
Clytemnestra waits ten years to kill her husband. Her daughter waits ten years to avenge him.
by Jennifer Saint 2022 291 pages
3.66
57k+ ratings
🏺 Greek Myth Retelling👁️ Multiple Perspectives🗡️ Cycle Of Vengeance🔮 Doomed Prophetess💔 Mother-Daughter Conflict
To Kill a Kingdom
by Alexandra Christo • 2018
Turned human, a siren princess must steal the heart of a prince who slaughters sirens.
3.71
200k+
🧜 Siren Fantasy🌊 Dark Retelling⚔️ Enemies To Lovers🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure🖤 Morally Grey Heroine
To Kill a Kingdom Summary
To Kill a Kingdom
Turned human, a siren princess must steal the heart of a prince who slaughters sirens.
by Alexandra Christo 2018 344 pages
3.71
200k+ ratings
🧜 Siren Fantasy🌊 Dark Retelling⚔️ Enemies To Lovers🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure🖤 Morally Grey Heroine
The Voyage Home
by Pat Barker • 2024
A Trojan prophetess foresees murder as her captor sails home to a wife sharpening her grief.
3.92
8k+
🏛️ Mythological Retelling⚔️ Trojan War Aftermath⛓️ Enslaved Woman's Voice🗡️ Woman Scorned Revenge🔮 Prophetic Curse
The Voyage Home Summary
The Voyage Home
A Trojan prophetess foresees murder as her captor sails home to a wife sharpening her grief.
by Pat Barker 2024 320 pages
3.92
8k+ ratings
🏛️ Mythological Retelling⚔️ Trojan War Aftermath⛓️ Enslaved Woman's Voice🗡️ Woman Scorned Revenge🔮 Prophetic Curse
Sisters Red
by Jackson Pearce • 2010
Two sisters swear revenge on werewolves, but love and a dark secret complicate their hunt.
3.63
20k+
🐺 Red Riding Hood Retelling🗡️ Paranormal Hunters⚔️ Vengeance Quest🌕 Fated Transformation💔 Love Vs Duty
Sisters Red Summary
Sisters Red
Two sisters swear revenge on werewolves, but love and a dark secret complicate their hunt.
by Jackson Pearce 2010 328 pages
3.63
20k+ ratings
🐺 Red Riding Hood Retelling🗡️ Paranormal Hunters⚔️ Vengeance Quest🌕 Fated Transformation💔 Love Vs Duty
Return to the Isle of the Lost
by Melissa de la Cruz • 2016
Four villain kids race scheming parents to cursed talismans hidden beneath a prison island.
3.90
10k+
🏫 Magical Boarding School🖤 Found Family💔 Villain Redemption✨ Fairy Tale Crossover🗡️ Quest For Artifacts
Return to the Isle of the Lost Summary
Return to the Isle of the Lost
Four villain kids race scheming parents to cursed talismans hidden beneath a prison island.
by Melissa de la Cruz 2016 309 pages
3.90
10k+ ratings
🏫 Magical Boarding School🖤 Found Family💔 Villain Redemption✨ Fairy Tale Crossover🗡️ Quest For Artifacts
The Lost Queen
by Signe Pike • 2018
Twin to the man who becomes Merlin, a forgotten queen fights to save her fading world.
4.16
16k+
🏰 Arthurian Retelling👥 Twin Bond💔 Forbidden Romance⚔️ Old Gods And New🌿 Lost Magic
The Lost Queen Summary
The Lost Queen
Twin to the man who becomes Merlin, a forgotten queen fights to save her fading world.
by Signe Pike 2018 527 pages
4.16
16k+ ratings
🏰 Arthurian Retelling👥 Twin Bond💔 Forbidden Romance⚔️ Old Gods And New🌿 Lost Magic
Winter
by Marissa Meyer • 2015
A cyborg princess invades the moon to end a mind-controlling queen's reign before both worlds fall.
4.41
300k+
🍎 Snow White Retelling🚀 Sci-Fi Fairy Tale🫂 Found Family🧠 Mind-Control Powers👑 Reluctant Queen
Winter Summary
Winter
A cyborg princess invades the moon to end a mind-controlling queen's reign before both worlds fall.
by Marissa Meyer 2015 827 pages
4.41
300k+ ratings
🍎 Snow White Retelling🚀 Sci-Fi Fairy Tale🫂 Found Family🧠 Mind-Control Powers👑 Reluctant Queen
A Curse of Shadows and Ice
by Catharina Maura • 2022
A princess weds a cursed emperor, hiding fire that could thaw his kingdom or destroy them.
4.06
8k+
🥀 Beauty And The Beast⚔️ Enemies To Lovers💍 Arranged Marriage🌑 Cursed Hero🔥 Elemental Magic
A Curse of Shadows and Ice Summary
A Curse of Shadows and Ice
A princess weds a cursed emperor, hiding fire that could thaw his kingdom or destroy them.
by Catharina Maura 2022 294 pages
4.06
8k+ ratings
🥀 Beauty And The Beast⚔️ Enemies To Lovers💍 Arranged Marriage🌑 Cursed Hero🔥 Elemental Magic
Red Riding Hood
by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright • 2011
Her sister was killed by a werewolf. Now she must discover which familiar face hides the beast.
3.47
21k+
🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling🐺 Werewolf Horror💔 Love Triangle🖤 Forbidden Love🕵️ Hidden Monster
Red Riding Hood Summary
Red Riding Hood
Her sister was killed by a werewolf. Now she must discover which familiar face hides the beast.
by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright 2011 353 pages
3.47
21k+ ratings
🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling🐺 Werewolf Horror💔 Love Triangle🖤 Forbidden Love🕵️ Hidden Monster
Olivia Twist
by Lorie Langdon • 2018
She survived as Oliver Twist. Now a society lady, the thief who knew her secret is back.
3.88
4k+
🌀 Gender-Swapped Retelling🏙️ Victorian London🎭 Secret Identity💕 Friends To Lovers🗡️ Rogue With A Heart
Olivia Twist Summary
Olivia Twist
She survived as Oliver Twist. Now a society lady, the thief who knew her secret is back.
by Lorie Langdon 2018 331 pages
3.88
4k+ ratings
🌀 Gender-Swapped Retelling🏙️ Victorian London🎭 Secret Identity💕 Friends To Lovers🗡️ Rogue With A Heart
Stars Above
by Marissa Meyer • 2016
The origin stories of a cyborg princess, a wolf soldier, and the family who sparked revolution.
4.14
100k+
🏰 Fairy Tale Retellings👑 Hidden Royalty💛 Found Family📖 Origin Stories✊ Revolution
Stars Above Summary
Stars Above
The origin stories of a cyborg princess, a wolf soldier, and the family who sparked revolution.
by Marissa Meyer 2016 400 pages
4.14
100k+ ratings
🏰 Fairy Tale Retellings👑 Hidden Royalty💛 Found Family📖 Origin Stories✊ Revolution
A Game of Retribution
by Scarlett St. Clair • 2022
Hera cursed his future. To marry Persephone, Hades must survive trials meant to destroy him.
3.98
52k+
👑 Hades And Persephone⚡ Divine Politics🖤 Touch Her And Die💫 Fated Mates⚔️ Divine Trials
A Game of Retribution Summary
A Game of Retribution
Hera cursed his future. To marry Persephone, Hades must survive trials meant to destroy him.
by Scarlett St. Clair 2022 464 pages
3.98
52k+ ratings
👑 Hades And Persephone⚡ Divine Politics🖤 Touch Her And Die💫 Fated Mates⚔️ Divine Trials
Malice
by Heather Walter • 2021
Briar needs her curses but despises her blood. The princess doomed at twenty-one just needs her.
3.91
33k+
🖤 Villain Origin Story🌹 Sleeping Beauty Retelling💕 Forbidden Romance🦇 Monstrous Protagonist🏰 Fairy Tale Court
Malice Summary
Malice
Briar needs her curses but despises her blood. The princess doomed at twenty-one just needs her.
by Heather Walter 2021 470 pages
3.91
33k+ ratings
🖤 Villain Origin Story🌹 Sleeping Beauty Retelling💕 Forbidden Romance🦇 Monstrous Protagonist🏰 Fairy Tale Court
The Wicked Day
by Mary Stewart • 1983
Arthur's hidden son is summoned to court, where prophecy marks him as the king's doom.
4.10
12k+
🏰 Arthurian Retelling👑 Villain Origin Story🔮 Prophecy And Fate⚔️ Father-Son Conflict💔 Family Betrayal
The Wicked Day Summary
The Wicked Day
Arthur's hidden son is summoned to court, where prophecy marks him as the king's doom.
by Mary Stewart 1983 417 pages
4.10
12k+ ratings
🏰 Arthurian Retelling👑 Villain Origin Story🔮 Prophecy And Fate⚔️ Father-Son Conflict💔 Family Betrayal
Poor Unfortunate Soul
by Serena Valentino • 2016
A sea witch, three grieving sisters, and a pact of hate that will drown them all.
3.57
30k+
🦑 Villain Origin Story💔 Sibling Betrayal🌊 Magical Bargains🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood🖤 Gothic Atmosphere
Poor Unfortunate Soul Summary
Poor Unfortunate Soul
A sea witch, three grieving sisters, and a pact of hate that will drown them all.
by Serena Valentino 2016 224 pages
3.57
30k+ ratings
🦑 Villain Origin Story💔 Sibling Betrayal🌊 Magical Bargains🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood🖤 Gothic Atmosphere
Little Thieves
by Margaret Owen • 2021
A servant girl passing as a princess is cursed to sprout jewels from her skin.
4.22
27k+
📖 Fairy Tale Retelling🖤 Morally Gray Heroine💕 Enemies To Lovers🎭 Identity Theft👪 Found Family
Little Thieves Summary
Little Thieves
A servant girl passing as a princess is cursed to sprout jewels from her skin.
by Margaret Owen 2021 512 pages
4.22
27k+ ratings
📖 Fairy Tale Retelling🖤 Morally Gray Heroine💕 Enemies To Lovers🎭 Identity Theft👪 Found Family
Empress of Fae
by Briar Boleyn • 2023
An empress flees her fae court for a Camelot in chains, bound by an unbreakable bond.
4.11
12k+
🏰 Arthurian Retelling💘 Fated Mates👑 Reluctant Ruler🖤 Morally Grey Hero💔 Trauma Recovery
Empress of Fae Summary
Empress of Fae
An empress flees her fae court for a Camelot in chains, bound by an unbreakable bond.
by Briar Boleyn 2023 407 pages
4.11
12k+ ratings
🏰 Arthurian Retelling💘 Fated Mates👑 Reluctant Ruler🖤 Morally Grey Hero💔 Trauma Recovery
House of Salt and Sorrows
by Erin A. Craig • 2019
After four sisters die, Annaleigh discovers enchanted balls where death dances closer each night.
3.89
100k+
🏚️ Gothic Seaside👻 Fairy Tale Horror💃 Dancing Princesses🕯️ Gothic Family Curse✨ Beguiling Magic
House of Salt and Sorrows Summary
House of Salt and Sorrows
After four sisters die, Annaleigh discovers enchanted balls where death dances closer each night.
by Erin A. Craig 2019 403 pages
3.89
100k+ ratings
🏚️ Gothic Seaside👻 Fairy Tale Horror💃 Dancing Princesses🕯️ Gothic Family Curse✨ Beguiling Magic
The Sleeper and the Spindle
by Neil Gaiman • 2013
A queen abandons her wedding, dons armor, and rides toward a sleeping plague that devours kingdoms.
3.87
54k+
🖤 Fairy Tale Subversion🌑 Dark Fairy Tale⚔️ Warrior Queen🛌 Cursed Sleep🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere
The Sleeper and the Spindle Summary
The Sleeper and the Spindle
A queen abandons her wedding, dons armor, and rides toward a sleeping plague that devours kingdoms.
by Neil Gaiman 2013 68 pages
3.87
54k+ ratings
🖤 Fairy Tale Subversion🌑 Dark Fairy Tale⚔️ Warrior Queen🛌 Cursed Sleep🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere
Sleep Like Death
by Kalynn Bayron • 2024
Her mother's cursed bargain is coming due, and the huntress princess is the payment.
3.44
4k+
🍎 Snow White Retelling🌙 Dark Fairy Tale⚔️ Cursed Bargains🦊 Animal Companion🏰 Hidden Princess
Sleep Like Death Summary
Sleep Like Death
Her mother's cursed bargain is coming due, and the huntress princess is the payment.
by Kalynn Bayron 2024 352 pages
3.44
4k+ ratings
🍎 Snow White Retelling🌙 Dark Fairy Tale⚔️ Cursed Bargains🦊 Animal Companion🏰 Hidden Princess
Wings of Ink
by Angelina J. Steffort • 2024
A pirate is bartered to a cursed fae king, his hundredth bride after ninety-nine deaths.
3.96
9k+
🌹 Beauty And The Beast Retelling🧚 Fae Romantasy⚔️ Enemies To Lovers🔥 Slow Burn Romance👑 Cursed King
Wings of Ink Summary
Wings of Ink
A pirate is bartered to a cursed fae king, his hundredth bride after ninety-nine deaths.
by Angelina J. Steffort 2024 468 pages
3.96
9k+ ratings
🌹 Beauty And The Beast Retelling🧚 Fae Romantasy⚔️ Enemies To Lovers🔥 Slow Burn Romance👑 Cursed King
Court of Claws
by Briar Boleyn • 2023
She plays a fae prince's paramour to survive, but his ritual of protection becomes her cage.
4.07
15k+
🏰 Fae Court Intrigue⚔️ Arthurian Retelling💢 Forced Proximity🔗 Magical Bond🧬 Hidden Heritage
Court of Claws Summary
Court of Claws
She plays a fae prince's paramour to survive, but his ritual of protection becomes her cage.
by Briar Boleyn 2023 409 pages
4.07
15k+ ratings
🏰 Fae Court Intrigue⚔️ Arthurian Retelling💢 Forced Proximity🔗 Magical Bond🧬 Hidden Heritage
An Author's Odyssey
by Chris Colfer • 2016
Villains conquer the fairy-tale world; a boy's only army waits inside his own short stories.
4.41
49k+
🚪 Portal Fantasy📚 Fairy Tale Mashup👫 Sibling Duo✍️ Metafictional Adventure🖤 Cursed Hero
An Author's Odyssey Summary
An Author's Odyssey
Villains conquer the fairy-tale world; a boy's only army waits inside his own short stories.
by Chris Colfer 2016 448 pages
4.41
49k+ ratings
🚪 Portal Fantasy📚 Fairy Tale Mashup👫 Sibling Duo✍️ Metafictional Adventure🖤 Cursed Hero
Spinning Silver
by Naomi Novik • 2018
A winter king challenges a Jewish moneylender: convert his silver to gold or freeze forever.
4.18
100k+
📖 Fairy Tale Retelling🌲 Slavic Folklore✡️ Jewish Fantasy💕 Enemies To Lovers💍 Arranged Marriage
Spinning Silver Summary
Spinning Silver
A winter king challenges a Jewish moneylender: convert his silver to gold or freeze forever.
by Naomi Novik 2018 465 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
📖 Fairy Tale Retelling🌲 Slavic Folklore✡️ Jewish Fantasy💕 Enemies To Lovers💍 Arranged Marriage
Blue Bamboo
by Osamu Dazai • 1993
Osamu Dazai's dark Rapunzel: a lost prince, a witch mother, a daughter trading beauty for life.
3.71
3k+
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Blue Bamboo
Osamu Dazai's dark Rapunzel: a lost prince, a witch mother, a daughter trading beauty for life.
by Osamu Dazai 1993 184 pages
3.71
3k+ ratings
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Her Radiant Curse
by Elizabeth Lim • 2023
Her sister is beautiful. Her face is a curse. The witch who marked her is back.
4.17
11k+
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Her Radiant Curse
Her sister is beautiful. Her face is a curse. The witch who marked her is back.
by Elizabeth Lim 2023 432 pages
4.17
11k+ ratings
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Hunted
by Meagan Spooner • 2017
To save her father, a hunter enters a magical forest and becomes the beast's captive.
3.87
33k+
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Hunted
To save her father, a hunter enters a magical forest and becomes the beast's captive.
by Meagan Spooner 2017 384 pages
3.87
33k+ ratings
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Heart of the Sun Warrior
by Sue Lynn Tan • 2022
To save the moon, Xingyin trusts the prince she loves and the immortal who betrayed her.
3.99
50k+
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Heart of the Sun Warrior
To save the moon, Xingyin trusts the prince she loves and the immortal who betrayed her.
by Sue Lynn Tan 2022 480 pages
3.99
50k+ ratings
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Winter Rose
by Patricia A. McKillip • 1996
To free the cursed heir she loves, she must follow him into the fae winter woods.
3.86
7k+
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Winter Rose
To free the cursed heir she loves, she must follow him into the fae winter woods.
by Patricia A. McKillip 1996 262 pages
3.86
7k+ ratings
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Go the Distance
by Jen Calonita • 2021
Meg must brave the Underworld to retrieve a lost flute and rescue her ex's wife's soul.
4.03
16k+
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Go the Distance
Meg must brave the Underworld to retrieve a lost flute and rescue her ex's wife's soul.
by Jen Calonita 2021 336 pages
4.03
16k+ ratings
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by Katee Robert • 2022
The prize fights as her own champion in a tournament for godhood and falls for two warriors.
3.93
76k+
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Wicked Beauty Summary
Wicked Beauty
The prize fights as her own champion in a tournament for godhood and falls for two warriors.
by Katee Robert 2022 402 pages
3.93
76k+ ratings
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The Witch's Heart
by Genevieve Gornichec • 2021
A witch, burned and reborn, builds a life with Loki until prophecy marks her children for death.
4.04
62k+
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The Witch's Heart Summary
The Witch's Heart
A witch, burned and reborn, builds a life with Loki until prophecy marks her children for death.
by Genevieve Gornichec 2021 359 pages
4.04
62k+ ratings
📜 Norse Mythology💪 Feminist Retelling🫂 Found Family🔥 Slow-Burn Romance🥀 Bittersweet
The North Wind
by Alexandria Warwick • 2022
To save her sister, a huntress vows to kill her new husband, the immortal Frost King.
3.57
28k+
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The North Wind Summary
The North Wind
To save her sister, a huntress vows to kill her new husband, the immortal Frost King.
by Alexandria Warwick 2022 448 pages
3.57
28k+ ratings
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Wicked Abyss
by Kresley Cole • 2017
A banished fey must seduce the demon king who has hated her across lifetimes.
4.36
14k+
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Wicked Abyss Summary
Wicked Abyss
A banished fey must seduce the demon king who has hated her across lifetimes.
by Kresley Cole 2017 401 pages
4.36
14k+ ratings
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