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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

The Girl in Red
by Christina Henry • 2019
Plague-ravaged America. Woman with axe. Grandmother's cabin. Woods hide worse than wolves.
3.71
19k+
🧺 Red Riding Hood Retelling🔪 Survival Horror🩸 Body Horror🌲 Dark Fairytale🦿 Disabled Protagonist
The Girl in Red Summary
The Girl in Red
Plague-ravaged America. Woman with axe. Grandmother's cabin. Woods hide worse than wolves.
by Christina Henry 2019 293 pages
3.71
19k+ ratings
🧺 Red Riding Hood Retelling🔪 Survival Horror🩸 Body Horror🌲 Dark Fairytale🦿 Disabled Protagonist
Rise of the Cinder Fae
by Whitney Dean • 2024
To marry a cold prince, a servant bargains with fae who demand her heart as payment.
3.99
1k+
🖤 Enemies To Lovers👠 Cinderella Retelling🔥 Fated Mates🧝 Fae Bargains🕯️ Slow Burn Romance
Rise of the Cinder Fae Summary
Rise of the Cinder Fae
To marry a cold prince, a servant bargains with fae who demand her heart as payment.
by Whitney Dean 2024 676 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
🖤 Enemies To Lovers👠 Cinderella Retelling🔥 Fated Mates🧝 Fae Bargains🕯️ Slow Burn Romance
Not That Impressed
by Ranee S. Clark • 2025
Reality TV's villain and a brooding linebacker clash, but siblings' romance pulls them together.
3.95
1k+
🎭 Austen Retelling📺 Reality TV Romance💕 Enemies To Lovers🏈 Football Romance💬 Witty Banter
Not That Impressed Summary
Not That Impressed
Reality TV's villain and a brooding linebacker clash, but siblings' romance pulls them together.
by Ranee S. Clark 2025 238 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
🎭 Austen Retelling📺 Reality TV Romance💕 Enemies To Lovers🏈 Football Romance💬 Witty Banter
Hag-Seed
by Margaret Atwood • 2016
A grieving director turns a prison Tempest into an elaborate trap for his old enemies.
3.79
41k+
📖 Shakespeare Retelling🎭 Play Within A Play👻 Grief-Haunted Protagonist⚔️ Revenge Plot🤝 Found Family
Hag-Seed Summary
Hag-Seed
A grieving director turns a prison Tempest into an elaborate trap for his old enemies.
by Margaret Atwood 2016 301 pages
3.79
41k+ ratings
📖 Shakespeare Retelling🎭 Play Within A Play👻 Grief-Haunted Protagonist⚔️ Revenge Plot🤝 Found Family
The Wonderland Trials
by Sara Ella • 2022
An unmagical orphan is chosen for a deadly competition in a hidden Wonderland ruled by fear.
4.11
2k+
🎩 Wonderland Retelling🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy💛 Found Family🎭 Hidden Identity💕 Slow Burn Romance
The Wonderland Trials Summary
The Wonderland Trials
An unmagical orphan is chosen for a deadly competition in a hidden Wonderland ruled by fear.
by Sara Ella 2022 344 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
🎩 Wonderland Retelling🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy💛 Found Family🎭 Hidden Identity💕 Slow Burn Romance
The Crimes of Alice
by Erin Bedford • 2018
A Victorian bride flees her wedding to chase a white rabbit into a sensual Fae realm.
4.10
210
🌑 Wicked Fairy Tale🧚 Fae Romance💋 Why Choose Romance⚖️ Bargains With Fae🤝 Faustian Bargain
The Crimes of Alice Summary
The Crimes of Alice
A Victorian bride flees her wedding to chase a white rabbit into a sensual Fae realm.
by Erin Bedford 2018 268 pages
4.10
210 ratings
🌑 Wicked Fairy Tale🧚 Fae Romance💋 Why Choose Romance⚖️ Bargains With Fae🤝 Faustian Bargain
Boudicca's Daughter
by Elodie Harper • 2025
Boudicca's revolt is crushed. Her daughter lives now as a captive in the Roman general's house.
4.18
4k+
🏛️ Roman Britain📖 Mythic Retelling💔 Enemies To Lovers🩹 Generational Trauma⚔️ Warrior Women
Boudicca's Daughter Summary
Boudicca's Daughter
Boudicca's revolt is crushed. Her daughter lives now as a captive in the Roman general's house.
by Elodie Harper 2025 440 pages
4.18
4k+ ratings
🏛️ Roman Britain📖 Mythic Retelling💔 Enemies To Lovers🩹 Generational Trauma⚔️ Warrior Women
Song of Ancient Lovers
by Laura Restrepo • 2025
Chasing the Queen of Sheba into Yemen's war, a scholar finds her brutal myth still breathing.
3.60
500+
🏛️ Mythic Retelling🕰️ Dual Timeline👑 Feminist Mythology💔 Obsessive Love🏚️ War-Torn Yemen
Song of Ancient Lovers Summary
Song of Ancient Lovers
Chasing the Queen of Sheba into Yemen's war, a scholar finds her brutal myth still breathing.
by Laura Restrepo 2025 368 pages
3.60
500+ ratings
🏛️ Mythic Retelling🕰️ Dual Timeline👑 Feminist Mythology💔 Obsessive Love🏚️ War-Torn Yemen
Summer of the Mariposas
by Guadalupe Garcia McCall • 2012
Five sisters smuggle a body into Mexico and stumble into a world of living folklore.
3.50
3k+
🏛️ Odyssey Retelling🇲🇽 Mexican Folklore👯 Sisterly Quest👻 La Llorona Retelling🌅 Bittersweet Fantasy
Summer of the Mariposas Summary
Summer of the Mariposas
Five sisters smuggle a body into Mexico and stumble into a world of living folklore.
by Guadalupe Garcia McCall 2012 352 pages
3.50
3k+ ratings
🏛️ Odyssey Retelling🇲🇽 Mexican Folklore👯 Sisterly Quest👻 La Llorona Retelling🌅 Bittersweet Fantasy
Never
by Jessa Hastings • 2023
Neverland demands forgetting. For a skeptical Darling, that means losing the pirate she loves.
3.25
12k+
🧚 Peter Pan Retelling🖤 Dark Retelling🏝️ Dark Neverland🧠 Memory Erasure🌪️ Toxic Immortal
Never Summary
Never
Neverland demands forgetting. For a skeptical Darling, that means losing the pirate she loves.
by Jessa Hastings 2023 377 pages
3.25
12k+ ratings
🧚 Peter Pan Retelling🖤 Dark Retelling🏝️ Dark Neverland🧠 Memory Erasure🌪️ Toxic Immortal
Learn My Lesson
by Katee Robert • 2019
Hades orders his right hand Meg to seduce a stranger, but the triangle could destroy them all
3.69
31k+
🏛️ Modern Myth Retelling❤️‍🔥 Polyamorous Triad⚡ Power Exchange👑 Dominant Heroine🛐 Soft Hero
Learn My Lesson Summary
Learn My Lesson
Hades orders his right hand Meg to seduce a stranger, but the triangle could destroy them all
by Katee Robert 2019 268 pages
3.69
31k+ ratings
🏛️ Modern Myth Retelling❤️‍🔥 Polyamorous Triad⚡ Power Exchange👑 Dominant Heroine🛐 Soft Hero
Six Wild Crowns
by Holly Race • 2025
A new queen's rebellion against stolen magic hinges on the spy sent to poison her.
3.62
1k+
👑 Tudor Fantasy✊ Feminist Retelling⚔️ Enemies To Lovers🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Court Intrigue⚡ Stolen Divine Power
Six Wild Crowns Summary
Six Wild Crowns
A new queen's rebellion against stolen magic hinges on the spy sent to poison her.
by Holly Race 2025 395 pages
3.62
1k+ ratings
👑 Tudor Fantasy✊ Feminist Retelling⚔️ Enemies To Lovers🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Court Intrigue⚡ Stolen Divine Power
On Midnight Beach
by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick • 2020
A dolphin unites teenagers in a 1970s Irish town, where love ignites and old hatreds wait.
3.84
500+
📖 Irish Myth Retelling⚔️ Small Town Rivalry💔 Tragic First Love🌿 Rural Ireland🕊️ Grief And Healing
On Midnight Beach Summary
On Midnight Beach
A dolphin unites teenagers in a 1970s Irish town, where love ignites and old hatreds wait.
by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick 2020 288 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
📖 Irish Myth Retelling⚔️ Small Town Rivalry💔 Tragic First Love🌿 Rural Ireland🕊️ Grief And Healing
Cold Hearted
by Serena Valentino • 2021
A loving widow crosses into a fairy tale kingdom and watches herself become its villain.
4.03
10k+
🏰 Cinderella Retelling🖤 Villain Origin Story😔 Sympathetic Villain📖 Fairy Tale Subversion🏚️ Domestic Gothic
Cold Hearted Summary
Cold Hearted
A loving widow crosses into a fairy tale kingdom and watches herself become its villain.
by Serena Valentino 2021 304 pages
4.03
10k+ ratings
🏰 Cinderella Retelling🖤 Villain Origin Story😔 Sympathetic Villain📖 Fairy Tale Subversion🏚️ Domestic Gothic
Evil Thing
by Serena Valentino • 2020
Before the puppies, Cruella De Vil was just a girl who wanted her mother's love.
3.97
12k+
🖤 Villain Origin Story📖 Fairy Tale Retelling💔 Toxic Mother Wound🎭 Unreliable Narrator🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere
Evil Thing Summary
Evil Thing
Before the puppies, Cruella De Vil was just a girl who wanted her mother's love.
by Serena Valentino 2020 352 pages
3.97
12k+ ratings
🖤 Villain Origin Story📖 Fairy Tale Retelling💔 Toxic Mother Wound🎭 Unreliable Narrator🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere
After Alice
by Gregory Maguire • 2015
Bound in an iron corset, a Victorian girl pursues Alice into a Wonderland rotting from within.
2.82
13k+
🐇 Wonderland Retelling🎩 Victorian Fantasy♿ Disabled Protagonist🪞 Parallel Worlds🔍 Side Character Story
After Alice Summary
After Alice
Bound in an iron corset, a Victorian girl pursues Alice into a Wonderland rotting from within.
by Gregory Maguire 2015 273 pages
2.82
13k+ ratings
🐇 Wonderland Retelling🎩 Victorian Fantasy♿ Disabled Protagonist🪞 Parallel Worlds🔍 Side Character Story
A Blade So Black
by L.L. McKinney • 2018
Her father's death reveals Wonderland is real, a realm of fear-made monsters she must hunt.
3.73
8k+
🐇 Wonderland Retelling🗡️ Monster Hunting🚪 Hidden Magical World👥 Found Family🖤 Dark Whimsy
A Blade So Black Summary
A Blade So Black
Her father's death reveals Wonderland is real, a realm of fear-made monsters she must hunt.
by L.L. McKinney 2018 384 pages
3.73
8k+ ratings
🐇 Wonderland Retelling🗡️ Monster Hunting🚪 Hidden Magical World👥 Found Family🖤 Dark Whimsy
The Looking-Glass Illusion
by Sara Ella • 2023
A girl without magic crosses a living chessboard to uncover the truth her family hid.
4.13
1k+
🐇 Alice In Wonderland Retelling👑 Hidden Royalty♟️ Trials And Games🕊️ Forgiveness Arc🤝 Found Family
The Looking-Glass Illusion Summary
The Looking-Glass Illusion
A girl without magic crosses a living chessboard to uncover the truth her family hid.
by Sara Ella 2023 336 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
🐇 Alice In Wonderland Retelling👑 Hidden Royalty♟️ Trials And Games🕊️ Forgiveness Arc🤝 Found Family
Fire & Fate
by Serena Valentino • 2023
Exiled to the Underworld, Hades asks three witches to split his fate, shattering time itself.
3.83
6k+
🔮 Mythological Retelling🖤 Villain Origin Story🧙 Witch Sisters💕 Found Family🩸 Costly Resurrection
Fire & Fate Summary
Fire & Fate
Exiled to the Underworld, Hades asks three witches to split his fate, shattering time itself.
by Serena Valentino 2023 208 pages
3.83
6k+ ratings
🔮 Mythological Retelling🖤 Villain Origin Story🧙 Witch Sisters💕 Found Family🩸 Costly Resurrection
If the Shoe Fits
by Julie Murphy • 2021
A plus-size designer joins a dating show and discovers she already kissed the bachelor.
3.89
58k+
👠 Cinderella Retelling📺 Reality TV Romance💪 Plus-Size Heroine💕 Found Family✨ Body Positivity
If the Shoe Fits Summary
If the Shoe Fits
A plus-size designer joins a dating show and discovers she already kissed the bachelor.
by Julie Murphy 2021 292 pages
3.89
58k+ ratings
👠 Cinderella Retelling📺 Reality TV Romance💪 Plus-Size Heroine💕 Found Family✨ Body Positivity
Kill the Beast
by Serena Valentino • 2024
Gaston cannot remember that the beast he hunts was once his blood brother.
3.94
4k+
🌑 Twisted Fairy Tale🦹 Villain Origin Story💔 Friends To Enemies🧠 Memory Manipulation🐺 Cursed Transformation
Kill the Beast Summary
Kill the Beast
Gaston cannot remember that the beast he hunts was once his blood brother.
by Serena Valentino 2024 432 pages
3.94
4k+ ratings
🌑 Twisted Fairy Tale🦹 Villain Origin Story💔 Friends To Enemies🧠 Memory Manipulation🐺 Cursed Transformation
Never, Never
by Serena Valentino • 2022
The boy who fell into Neverland grows into the pirate the witches always meant him to be.
4.00
8k+
🖤 Villain Origin🧙‍♀️ Deal With A Witch🏝️ Neverland Reimagined📜 Doomed By The Narrative🌑 Gothic Fairy Tale
Never, Never Summary
Never, Never
The boy who fell into Neverland grows into the pirate the witches always meant him to be.
by Serena Valentino 2022 256 pages
4.00
8k+ ratings
🖤 Villain Origin🧙‍♀️ Deal With A Witch🏝️ Neverland Reimagined📜 Doomed By The Narrative🌑 Gothic Fairy Tale
Stalking Cinderella
by Leann Belle • 2023
One masquerade night costs her soul. Three dangerous men ensure midnight is only the beginning.
3.87
1k+
🩸 Dark Cinderella Retelling💕 Why Choose Romance🌹 Erotic Fairy Tale💀 Stepbrother Romance👁️ Stalker Love Interest
Stalking Cinderella Summary
Stalking Cinderella
One masquerade night costs her soul. Three dangerous men ensure midnight is only the beginning.
by Leann Belle 2023 261 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
🩸 Dark Cinderella Retelling💕 Why Choose Romance🌹 Erotic Fairy Tale💀 Stepbrother Romance👁️ Stalker Love Interest
The Wife Upstairs
by Rachel Hawkins • 2021
A dog walker cons a wealthy widower into marriage. His missing wife won't stay silent.
3.72
300k+
🕯️ Gothic Thriller📖 Jane Eyre Retelling🌿 Southern Gothic🤥 Unreliable Narrator🖤 Antiheroine
The Wife Upstairs Summary
The Wife Upstairs
A dog walker cons a wealthy widower into marriage. His missing wife won't stay silent.
by Rachel Hawkins 2021 290 pages
3.72
300k+ ratings
🕯️ Gothic Thriller📖 Jane Eyre Retelling🌿 Southern Gothic🤥 Unreliable Narrator🖤 Antiheroine
Captive of Outlaws
by Jade R. Evans • 2024
An orphan on the run becomes the prize of four shifter outlaws plotting a heist.
3.77
2k+
🏹 Robin Hood Retelling🦊 Shifter Reverse Harem💰 Heist Crew🫶 Found Family🩹 Recovering From Trauma
Captive of Outlaws Summary
Captive of Outlaws
An orphan on the run becomes the prize of four shifter outlaws plotting a heist.
by Jade R. Evans 2024 294 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
🏹 Robin Hood Retelling🦊 Shifter Reverse Harem💰 Heist Crew🫶 Found Family🩹 Recovering From Trauma
Without Pride and Prejudice
by Jennifer Peel • 2025
A Kansas girl and her duke best friend play Regency sweethearts. Their friendship catches fire.
4.00
1k+
🎭 Austen Retelling💕 Friends To Lovers😩 Mutual Pining👑 Duke Romance🔥 Slow Burn Romance
Without Pride and Prejudice Summary
Without Pride and Prejudice
A Kansas girl and her duke best friend play Regency sweethearts. Their friendship catches fire.
by Jennifer Peel 2025 283 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
🎭 Austen Retelling💕 Friends To Lovers😩 Mutual Pining👑 Duke Romance🔥 Slow Burn Romance
Wise Children by Angela Carter
by Angela Carter • 1991
Twin showgirls recount a century of Shakespearean scandal and the family they invented to survive.
3.89
9k+
🎭 Shakespeare Retelling🎪 Carnivalesque👯 Twin Sisters💕 Chosen Family🎟️ Backstage Theater
Wise Children by Angela Carter Summary
Wise Children by Angela Carter
Twin showgirls recount a century of Shakespearean scandal and the family they invented to survive.
by Angela Carter 1991
3.89
9k+ ratings
🎭 Shakespeare Retelling🎪 Carnivalesque👯 Twin Sisters💕 Chosen Family🎟️ Backstage Theater
A Dream So Dark
by L.L. McKinney • 2019
Her best friend is alive, has kidnapped their healer, and fled into a nightmare Wonderland.
4.06
2k+
🐇 Wonderland Retelling🚪 Portal Fantasy💜 Found Family🔄 Redemption Arc✊ Black Girl Hero
A Dream So Dark Summary
A Dream So Dark
Her best friend is alive, has kidnapped their healer, and fled into a nightmare Wonderland.
by L.L. McKinney 2019 416 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
🐇 Wonderland Retelling🚪 Portal Fantasy💜 Found Family🔄 Redemption Arc✊ Black Girl Hero
Hécate la sorcière
by Nikita Gill • 2025
An outcast goddess in the Underworld masters forbidden necromancy the gods will someday beg for.
4.11
13k+
📜 Novel In Verse✨ Feminist Mythology💜 Found Family🦴 Necromancy🌑 Underworld
Hécate la sorcière Summary
Hécate la sorcière
An outcast goddess in the Underworld masters forbidden necromancy the gods will someday beg for.
by Nikita Gill 2025 430 pages
4.11
13k+ ratings
📜 Novel In Verse✨ Feminist Mythology💜 Found Family🦴 Necromancy🌑 Underworld
A Thousand Acres
by Jane Smiley • 1991
Three sisters inherit an Iowa farm. The youngest refuses it; the eldest begins to remember why.
3.83
73k+
🎭 King Lear Retelling🌾 Rural Family Saga🧠 Repressed Memories👭 Sister Rivalry💔 Patriarchal Abuse
A Thousand Acres Summary
A Thousand Acres
Three sisters inherit an Iowa farm. The youngest refuses it; the eldest begins to remember why.
by Jane Smiley 1991 371 pages
3.83
73k+ ratings
🎭 King Lear Retelling🌾 Rural Family Saga🧠 Repressed Memories👭 Sister Rivalry💔 Patriarchal Abuse
Medea
by Christa Wolf • 1996
Before the myth made her a monster, Medea was a healer who knew too much.
3.92
5k+
📖 Feminist Retelling🏛️ Ancient Greece🎭 Scapegoat Politics🧙 Healer As Witch🚶‍♀️ Refugee Outsider
Medea Summary
Medea
Before the myth made her a monster, Medea was a healer who knew too much.
by Christa Wolf 1996 208 pages
3.92
5k+ ratings
📖 Feminist Retelling🏛️ Ancient Greece🎭 Scapegoat Politics🧙 Healer As Witch🚶‍♀️ Refugee Outsider
Julia
by Sandra Newman • 2023
A propaganda mechanic's secret affair is her only defiance in a state that owns every secret.
3.71
16k+
👩‍💼 Feminist Dystopia📖 Literary Retelling👁️ Surveillance State🪨 Bleak Resilience🔧 Practical Heroine
Julia Summary
Julia
A propaganda mechanic's secret affair is her only defiance in a state that owns every secret.
by Sandra Newman 2023 453 pages
3.71
16k+ ratings
👩‍💼 Feminist Dystopia📖 Literary Retelling👁️ Surveillance State🪨 Bleak Resilience🔧 Practical Heroine
Shattered Gods
by Katee Robert • 2026
She spent a decade planning revolution. Her first love returned with an army to finish it.
3.24
3k+
🖤 Polyamorous Romance🔥 Enemies To Lovers💔 Second Chance Romance🫂 Found Family😈 Morally Grey Heroine
Shattered Gods Summary
Shattered Gods
She spent a decade planning revolution. Her first love returned with an army to finish it.
by Katee Robert 2026 352 pages
3.24
3k+ ratings
🖤 Polyamorous Romance🔥 Enemies To Lovers💔 Second Chance Romance🫂 Found Family😈 Morally Grey Heroine
The Women of Troy
by Pat Barker • 2021
After Troy's fall, winds stall. Pregnant Briseis survives a camp where Achilles's son unravels.
3.83
30k+
🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling🔗 Captive Women✊ Feminist Retelling🖋️ Lyrical Prose🌑 Grim Atmosphere
The Women of Troy Summary
The Women of Troy
After Troy's fall, winds stall. Pregnant Briseis survives a camp where Achilles's son unravels.
by Pat Barker 2021
3.83
30k+ ratings
🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling🔗 Captive Women✊ Feminist Retelling🖋️ Lyrical Prose🌑 Grim Atmosphere
Psyche and Eros
by Luna McNamara • 2023
A warrior princess is given to the god of desire, cursed never to be seen.
3.76
21k+
🏛️ Mythological Retelling🔥 Feminist Mythology👁️ Dual Pov🎭 Hidden Identity💔 Cursed Lovers
Psyche and Eros Summary
Psyche and Eros
A warrior princess is given to the god of desire, cursed never to be seen.
by Luna McNamara 2023 352 pages
3.76
21k+ ratings
🏛️ Mythological Retelling🔥 Feminist Mythology👁️ Dual Pov🎭 Hidden Identity💔 Cursed Lovers
Le Fay
by Sophie Keetch • 2024
Morgan le Fay fled her husband. Now prophecy, law, and her brother demand she become the villain.
4.31
5k+
🏰 Arthurian Retelling🖤 Villain Origin Story💔 Second Chance Romance🔥 Women's Rage🌿 Healer Protagonist
Le Fay Summary
Le Fay
Morgan le Fay fled her husband. Now prophecy, law, and her brother demand she become the villain.
by Sophie Keetch 2024 433 pages
4.31
5k+ ratings
🏰 Arthurian Retelling🖤 Villain Origin Story💔 Second Chance Romance🔥 Women's Rage🌿 Healer Protagonist
Emma of 83rd Street
by Audrey Bellezza • 2023
Emma Woodhouse can fix anyone's love life but her own. The answer lives next door.
3.75
19k+
📚 Austen Retelling🏙️ Upper East Side💕 Friends To Lovers🔥 Slow Burn Romance💘 Matchmaking
Emma of 83rd Street Summary
Emma of 83rd Street
Emma Woodhouse can fix anyone's love life but her own. The answer lives next door.
by Audrey Bellezza 2023 384 pages
3.75
19k+ ratings
📚 Austen Retelling🏙️ Upper East Side💕 Friends To Lovers🔥 Slow Burn Romance💘 Matchmaking
Princess Bari
by Hwang Sok-yong • 2007
Abandoned at birth, a seventh daughter carries a shaman's gift from famine to London's margins.
3.72
1k+
📜 Mythic Retelling🌀 Shamanic Journey💔 Generational Trauma👧 Abandoned Child🤝 Found Family
Princess Bari Summary
Princess Bari
Abandoned at birth, a seventh daughter carries a shaman's gift from famine to London's margins.
by Hwang Sok-yong 2007 305 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
📜 Mythic Retelling🌀 Shamanic Journey💔 Generational Trauma👧 Abandoned Child🤝 Found Family
Burning Roses
by S.L. Huang • 2020
A guilt-ridden Red Riding Hood and exiled archer hunt firebirds to outrun their ruined pasts.
3.67
2k+
🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling🌈 Queer Fantasy👵 Middle-Aged Heroines🫂 Found Family💔 Redemption Arc
Burning Roses Summary
Burning Roses
A guilt-ridden Red Riding Hood and exiled archer hunt firebirds to outrun their ruined pasts.
by S.L. Huang 2020 156 pages
3.67
2k+ ratings
🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling🌈 Queer Fantasy👵 Middle-Aged Heroines🫂 Found Family💔 Redemption Arc
In the Wilds of Derbyshire
by Jann Rowland • 2017
Cut off from her sister, Elizabeth Bennet seeks solace in Derbyshire and discovers an unlikely love.
4.10
500+
📖 Austen Variation🕯️ Slow-Burn Courtship💕 Sister Reconciliation👯 Female Friendship🌿 Derbyshire Countryside
In the Wilds of Derbyshire Summary
In the Wilds of Derbyshire
Cut off from her sister, Elizabeth Bennet seeks solace in Derbyshire and discovers an unlikely love.
by Jann Rowland 2017 410 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
📖 Austen Variation🕯️ Slow-Burn Courtship💕 Sister Reconciliation👯 Female Friendship🌿 Derbyshire Countryside
The Last Song of Penelope
by Claire North • 2024
Penelope ruled Ithaca in secret for twenty years. Odysseus returns with blood on his mind.
4.29
3k+
🏺 Mythological Retelling🏛️ Ancient Greece👁️ Divine Narrator🕸️ Women's Secret Council⚔️ Cycle Of Revenge
The Last Song of Penelope Summary
The Last Song of Penelope
Penelope ruled Ithaca in secret for twenty years. Odysseus returns with blood on his mind.
by Claire North 2024 464 pages
4.29
3k+ ratings
🏺 Mythological Retelling🏛️ Ancient Greece👁️ Divine Narrator🕸️ Women's Secret Council⚔️ Cycle Of Revenge
A Dance with the Fae Prince
by Elise Kova • 2021
Sold to a man she cannot see, she falls for the fae prince behind the blindfold.
3.82
38k+
🧚‍♀️ Fae Romantasy👠 Cinderella Retelling💍 Arranged Marriage🎭 Hidden Identity🔥 Slow Burn Romance
A Dance with the Fae Prince Summary
A Dance with the Fae Prince
Sold to a man she cannot see, she falls for the fae prince behind the blindfold.
by Elise Kova 2021 429 pages
3.82
38k+ ratings
🧚‍♀️ Fae Romantasy👠 Cinderella Retelling💍 Arranged Marriage🎭 Hidden Identity🔥 Slow Burn Romance
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia • 2022
Carlota Moreau grew up among animal hybrids in the jungle. She never knew she was one.
3.57
40k+
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The Daughter of Doctor Moreau Summary
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
Carlota Moreau grew up among animal hybrids in the jungle. She never knew she was one.
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2022 306 pages
3.57
40k+ ratings
🧬 Gothic Science Fiction✨ Feminist Retelling🧪 Mad Scientist💚 Chosen Family🐆 Animal-Human Hybrids
Tender Cruelty
by Katee Robert • 2025
Zeus wed his enemy. A rebel's siege means they must trust each other or lose everything.
3.75
9k+
🖤 Enemies To Lovers📜 Myth Retelling💍 Political Marriage🏛️ Corrupt Government🗡️ Secret Rebellion
Tender Cruelty Summary
Tender Cruelty
Zeus wed his enemy. A rebel's siege means they must trust each other or lose everything.
by Katee Robert 2025 304 pages
3.75
9k+ ratings
🖤 Enemies To Lovers📜 Myth Retelling💍 Political Marriage🏛️ Corrupt Government🗡️ Secret Rebellion
Sing Me Forgotten
by Jessica S. Olson • 2021
A masked memory-witch hides in an opera house, until a janitor's voice lures her toward ruin.
3.76
4k+
🎭 Phantom Retelling🧠 Memory Magic🔮 Forbidden Magic👤 Hidden Identity💔 Tragic Lovers
Sing Me Forgotten Summary
Sing Me Forgotten
A masked memory-witch hides in an opera house, until a janitor's voice lures her toward ruin.
by Jessica S. Olson 2021 336 pages
3.76
4k+ ratings
🎭 Phantom Retelling🧠 Memory Magic🔮 Forbidden Magic👤 Hidden Identity💔 Tragic Lovers
L’efecte Frankenstein
by Elia Barceló • 2019
Trapped in 1790, a medical student falls for the man Victor Frankenstein stitched back to life.
3.50
1k+
🧟 Frankenstein Retelling⏳ Time Travel Romance🏰 Gothic Romance🎭 Girl Disguised As Boy📚 Dark Academia
L’efecte Frankenstein Summary
L’efecte Frankenstein
Trapped in 1790, a medical student falls for the man Victor Frankenstein stitched back to life.
by Elia Barceló 2019 336 pages
3.50
1k+ ratings
🧟 Frankenstein Retelling⏳ Time Travel Romance🏰 Gothic Romance🎭 Girl Disguised As Boy📚 Dark Academia
The Bark of the Bog Owl
by Jonathan Rogers • 2004
They hunted for a warrior king. The prophecy was always about a boy who tended sheep.
4.29
5k+
📖 Biblical Retellings🔮 Allegorical Fantasy🐑 Unlikely Heroes⭐ Prophecy And Destiny🤝 Unlikely Friendship
The Bark of the Bog Owl Summary
The Bark of the Bog Owl
They hunted for a warrior king. The prophecy was always about a boy who tended sheep.
by Jonathan Rogers 2004 240 pages
4.29
5k+ ratings
📖 Biblical Retellings🔮 Allegorical Fantasy🐑 Unlikely Heroes⭐ Prophecy And Destiny🤝 Unlikely Friendship
Red Arrows
by Laura Burton • 2021
Red hunts the wolf that killed her grandmother but loves the man who hides that beast.
4.05
1k+
🎭 Fairy Tale Mashup🐺 Shifter Romance🏹 Found Family❄️ Eternal Winter🔥 Vengeful Heroine
Red Arrows Summary
Red Arrows
Red hunts the wolf that killed her grandmother but loves the man who hides that beast.
by Laura Burton 2021 308 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
🎭 Fairy Tale Mashup🐺 Shifter Romance🏹 Found Family❄️ Eternal Winter🔥 Vengeful Heroine
Prince Charming
by K. Webster • 2021
A billionaire offers protection from her violent stepbrothers, but his price is total surrender.
4.07
9k+
📖 Fractured Fairy Tale⚡ Power Exchange🖤 Possessive Hero💎 Cold Billionaire⚔️ Family Feud
Prince Charming Summary
Prince Charming
A billionaire offers protection from her violent stepbrothers, but his price is total surrender.
by K. Webster 2021 248 pages
4.07
9k+ ratings
📖 Fractured Fairy Tale⚡ Power Exchange🖤 Possessive Hero💎 Cold Billionaire⚔️ Family Feud
Worse Than Strangers
by Kyleigh Leddy • 2026
Lily returns to Nantucket adrift. The stranger in the cottage: her mother's long-lost first love.
3.51
1k+
🏠 Generational Story📜 Austen Inspired💕 Second Chance Romance👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond📋 Bucket List Quest
Worse Than Strangers Summary
Worse Than Strangers
Lily returns to Nantucket adrift. The stranger in the cottage: her mother's long-lost first love.
by Kyleigh Leddy 2026 320 pages
3.51
1k+ ratings
🏠 Generational Story📜 Austen Inspired💕 Second Chance Romance👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond📋 Bucket List Quest
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