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Rachel Huffmire

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Hi! I'm Rachel Huffmire, an award winning author who writes futuristic fairytale retellings with twisty plots and happily ever afters. I believe there is courage in compassion, and I tell stories about optimistic heroes who change the world.

I live with my husband, three children, and a library of books that is slowly overtaking our house. It’s not my fault. When I'm not writing, I enjoy baking apple pastries, taking long naps, and wearing warm cardigans.

If you love fairytale retellings too, you can sign up for my monthly newsletter at Rachelhuffmire.com for a community that loves folklore, fiction, and fantasy! You can also chat with me on Instagram @rachelhuffmire. ...more

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Average rating: 4.32 · 580 ratings · 306 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Shattered Snow (The Mirror Chronicles #1) 4.20 avg rating — 356 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spinning Briar (The Mirror Chronicles #2) by Rachel Huffmire (Goodreads Author), Kaelin Twede (Illustrator) 4.59 avg rating — 92 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Granted: Curse of the Emerald Jinn 4.67 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sculpting Fables (The Mirror Chronicles #3) 4.23 avg rating — 43 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saving Winter 4.30 avg rating — 27 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Of Fae and Fate: Lesser-Known Fairy Tale Retellings by Beth Buck (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rachel Huffmire (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Braxton Church (Contributor) 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Healthy Writing Habits by Rachel Huffmire (Goodreads Author), Beth Buck (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Rapunzel - By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

Before before floating lanterns and "I want" songs, Rapunzel was a quieter story. In the original fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, Rapunzel is actually a story about longing. What happens when we think happiness is just on the other side of what we don't have? Whether its a craving, envy toward our neighbors, or holding onto something too tight, I want to challenge you to read this fa Read more of this blog post »

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Rachel did not finish Spark of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #1) by Penn Cole (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Got really spicy at the 1/4 mark. Not my jam.
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Rachel rated a book it was amazing Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents was one of the most insightful and helpful books I’ve read in a long time. It gave me language for patterns I had experienced my entire life but never fully understood, and it helped me connect the dots ...more
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Rachel rated a book it was amazing The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3 by Beth Brower (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
By the time I reached Volume Three of The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, I was completely enchanted—and somehow, this series just keeps getting better. One of my favorite things about this installment was getting to spend more time with Pierce a ...more
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Rachel rated a book it was amazing The Gods Will Sing Our Song by Autumn Krause (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The Gods Will Sing Our Song was absolutely stunning. This is one of those rare books that not only tells a story, but opened my eyes to a piece of history that fundamentally changes my perspective. I remember hearing about the Japanese incarceration c ...more
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Rachel rated a book it was amazing The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2 by Beth Brower (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Book two of The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion pulled me even deeper into this delightful world, and I’m honestly more enchanted than ever. Saint Crispian’s is beginning to feel like a real village to me now, filled with wonderfully eccentric pe ...more
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I thought The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion was absolutely charming. I had heard so many people say, “Just push through the first two books and then you’ll be hooked,” but honestly? I enjoyed this first installment right away. It’s a very short ...more
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December BoTM Nominations ~ SNOW on Cover/In Title ~ 1st Poll

Top 5 Books Move Onto Final Poll

Rock Paper Scissors

by Alice Feeney

10 votes, 29.4%

The Secret of Snow

by Viola Shipman

6 votes, 17.6%

The Snow Child

by Eowyn Ivey

6 votes, 17.6%

Girls Made of Snow and Glass

by Melissa Bashardoust

3 votes, 8.8%

Moon of the Crusted Snow

by Waubgeshig Rice

3 votes, 8.8%

Snow

by John Banville

2 votes, 5.9%

Snowblind

by Ragnar Jónasson

1 vote, 2.9%

One More for Christmas

by Sarah Morgan

1 vote, 2.9%

Shattered Snow

by Rachel Huffmire

1 vote, 2.9%

The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation

by Elizabeth Letts

1 vote, 2.9%

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“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you”
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