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Aya Ling

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Taiwan

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Fantasy, Young Adult

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Aya is from Taiwan, where she struggles daily to contain her obsession with mouthwatering and unhealthy foods. Often she will devour a good book instead. Her favorite books include martial arts romances, fairy tale retellings, high fantasy, cozy mysteries, and manga.

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Average rating: 3.94 · 8,306 ratings · 1,111 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Ugly Stepsister (Unfinished Fairy Tales, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 3,296 ratings — published 2015 — 13 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
	Twice Upon A Time (Unfinished Fairy Tales, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 1,240 ratings — 11 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
	A Little Mermaid (Entwined Tales, #5) 3.86 avg rating — 1,047 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Ever After (Unfinished Fairy Tales, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 965 ratings — 9 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
	Princess of Athelia 3.97 avg rating — 765 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
	Princesses Don't Get Fat 3.63 avg rating — 727 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Princesses Don't Fight in Skirts 3.97 avg rating — 316 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Princesses Don't Become Engineers 3.96 avg rating — 311 ratings — published 2014 — 3 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
	Girl with Flying Weapons 3.97 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Power Unleashed (Maid of Iron Book 3) 4.32 avg rating — 111 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

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preview of power born (new original fantasy)

Hello! Here's the draft of Chapter One from Power Born, the first book of my new original fantasy series. If you've read my Reversed Retellings series, in the very last chapter of The Cursed Prince we meet the heroine of Power Born. Not sure when the book will be finished, but it WILL be done. I did lots of research, outlining, and character sheets for this; plus, the cover is already done! Behold Read more of this blog post »

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Unfinished Fairy Tales (5 books)
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“If the Beast gave me a library like he gave to Belle, I’d marry him too.”
― Aya Ling , The Ugly Stepsister

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“Books open new worlds to me.”
― Aya Ling, The Ugly Stepsister

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“She says affection is all very well being imagined, like a romantic fancy, but marriage should be based on practical purposes in order to last longer.”
― Aya Ling, The Ugly Stepsister

tags: affection, cinderella, fairytale, fairytale-retelling, fantasy, marriage, retelling, young-adult

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“If I’m honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.”
― Audrey Hepburn

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“The whole world's writing novels, but nobody's reading them.”
― Robert Galbraith, The Silkworm

tags: fancourt, humour, writers-on-writing

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

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! YA Heroines ! — 790 members — last activity Jun 09, 2022 03:01PM
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Into the Forest — 2097 members — last activity 10 hours, 2 min ago
A group to discuss the fairy and folk tales, world mythologies, mythic fiction, magical realism fiction, and monsters. Of course, we also discuss rete ...more

Advanced Copies for Review & Book Giveaways — 15890 members — last activity 18 hours, 24 min ago
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Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

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book exchange for people living in taiwan.

Beta Reader Group — 29928 members — last activity 8 hours, 33 min ago
A place to connect writers with beta readers. Sometimes writers get so involved in the plot they can't see the wood for the trees. Hang on a sec'--th ...more

Beta / Proof Readers — 4594 members — last activity Dec 03, 2025 05:23AM
I am hoping that in creating this group I can help writers find someone to proof read their book. All books will be accepted.

Once Upon A Fairy Tale — 442 members — last activity Dec 21, 2023 08:55AM
For lovers of fairy tales, fairy tale retellings, and books based on fairy tales and myth.

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