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A Twisted Fairytale #1-7
A Twisted Fairy Tale Boxed Set
What if the Frog Prince isn't so charming? What if Rumpelstiltskin is? And what if a certain long-haired girl trapped in a tower becomes a heroine rather than a damsel in distress?
The Twisted Fairy Tale Series, seven complete novels, are available in this boxed set. "The modern and the classic collide" in seven fairy tales as you haven't seen before.
Thread and Spool: Brie finds herself in the world of Fable, where the fairy tales are real and much, much darker than she thought. Cursed with the ability to spin gold, escaping one of Fable's evil kings may force her to take the hand of Rumpelstiltskin himself!
Wolves and Paths: Red and her boyfriend sneak off on a vacation to escape her controlling grandmother. Little does she know that she's about to enter another world, one where she will have no choice but to act out a famous fairy tale to save her grandmother.
Frogs and Princes: Candice hates being the rich girl in town and the fact that the most irritating guy in school, Shorty, has a huge crush on her. She can also hear frogs talking. Awkward. But when a frog begs her to save him from dissection, she starts a chain of events that land her and Shorty in Fable. It turns out she's a princess and the frog she rescued is meant to be her prince. But he's a huge jerk, and if she doesn't free him from his curse and agree to be his bride, her kingdom will turn dark and fall into the hands of the most powerful dark wizard in Fable.
Towers and Braids: Rae's world is safe. Her tower is all the shelter she needs from all the scary bandits, beasts, and dark forces her mother says roam her world. But when a young man, Henry, befriends her and is chased off by her mother, Rae learns that she carries a special gift capable of fighting the worst darkness in the world—a gift that her mother wants to keep for herself. And it is also because of this gift the evilest wizard in the land wants to take her life.
Poison and Mirrors: Mara lives in the town orphanage with Sara, her best friend, and there's no room for being a pushover when you're the bottom rung of the social ladder. Her crush, Eric, probably doesn't realize she exists. But now that she's finally drawn Eric's attention, scary things happen to Mara and they're right out of a fairy tale. A teacher's tie nearly chokes him to death and classmates turn into donkeys...and it seems all this dark magic is aimed at Mara. Worse, she's been having a nightmare about a very red and dangerous apple...
Swans and Silence: When her six brothers are transformed into swans, Ignacia flees into the wilderness. Armed with only a magical ball of yarn, she must free her brothers from their curse. The catch? She must weave her brother's shirts out of a special type of flower. She also can't speak a word until they are completed.
Glass and Death: Shorty's world is in trouble. The land of Fable is falling victim to a growing darkness, one being spread by an evil dark wizard named Alric who is bent on making every fairy tale fall. On top of that, Shorty's grandmother hates him and even the knights around his castle fear him. The fact that he's the son of Alric might have something to do with that. No matter how far Shorty runs, he cannot escape from his origin and the dark magic pulsing through him...
The Twisted Fairy Tale Series, seven complete novels, are available in this boxed set. "The modern and the classic collide" in seven fairy tales as you haven't seen before.
Thread and Spool: Brie finds herself in the world of Fable, where the fairy tales are real and much, much darker than she thought. Cursed with the ability to spin gold, escaping one of Fable's evil kings may force her to take the hand of Rumpelstiltskin himself!
Wolves and Paths: Red and her boyfriend sneak off on a vacation to escape her controlling grandmother. Little does she know that she's about to enter another world, one where she will have no choice but to act out a famous fairy tale to save her grandmother.
Frogs and Princes: Candice hates being the rich girl in town and the fact that the most irritating guy in school, Shorty, has a huge crush on her. She can also hear frogs talking. Awkward. But when a frog begs her to save him from dissection, she starts a chain of events that land her and Shorty in Fable. It turns out she's a princess and the frog she rescued is meant to be her prince. But he's a huge jerk, and if she doesn't free him from his curse and agree to be his bride, her kingdom will turn dark and fall into the hands of the most powerful dark wizard in Fable.
Towers and Braids: Rae's world is safe. Her tower is all the shelter she needs from all the scary bandits, beasts, and dark forces her mother says roam her world. But when a young man, Henry, befriends her and is chased off by her mother, Rae learns that she carries a special gift capable of fighting the worst darkness in the world—a gift that her mother wants to keep for herself. And it is also because of this gift the evilest wizard in the land wants to take her life.
Poison and Mirrors: Mara lives in the town orphanage with Sara, her best friend, and there's no room for being a pushover when you're the bottom rung of the social ladder. Her crush, Eric, probably doesn't realize she exists. But now that she's finally drawn Eric's attention, scary things happen to Mara and they're right out of a fairy tale. A teacher's tie nearly chokes him to death and classmates turn into donkeys...and it seems all this dark magic is aimed at Mara. Worse, she's been having a nightmare about a very red and dangerous apple...
Swans and Silence: When her six brothers are transformed into swans, Ignacia flees into the wilderness. Armed with only a magical ball of yarn, she must free her brothers from their curse. The catch? She must weave her brother's shirts out of a special type of flower. She also can't speak a word until they are completed.
Glass and Death: Shorty's world is in trouble. The land of Fable is falling victim to a growing darkness, one being spread by an evil dark wizard named Alric who is bent on making every fairy tale fall. On top of that, Shorty's grandmother hates him and even the knights around his castle fear him. The fact that he's the son of Alric might have something to do with that. No matter how far Shorty runs, he cannot escape from his origin and the dark magic pulsing through him...
- GenresFantasy
1313 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 1, 2023
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About the author
Holly Hook
152 books252 followersHolly Hook is the author of the Destroyers Series, which consists of five young adult books about teens who are walking disasters...literally. She is also the author of the Rita Morse series, a young adult fantasy series still in progress, and After These Messages, a short ya comedy. Currently she is writing Twisted, a spin-off of the Destroyers Series due out in December. When not writing, she enjoys reading books for teens, especially ya fantasy and paranormal series with a unique twist.
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December 13, 2021
I wished I could give this box set a higher rating because the books are phenomenal and the writing is incredible. The characters were lovable and the retellings unique. It should have checked all the boxes and yet I felt nothing. I got sidetracked so many times while reading and I couldn’t get sucked into it like I wanted to.
This might be a me thing, but I automatically lose interest in fairytale retellings that starts out in the real world before going to a magical world. I think I would have loved this more if the books were like that because it took away from the magic of being reminded every single book that Fable is another world that can interact with the real world.
I did love that the character arcs overlap throughout the books that was cool.
If you love fairytales that start out in the real world then this is definitely the set to read. I was just looking for a little bit more escapism than that.
⭐️3
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This might be a me thing, but I automatically lose interest in fairytale retellings that starts out in the real world before going to a magical world. I think I would have loved this more if the books were like that because it took away from the magic of being reminded every single book that Fable is another world that can interact with the real world.
I did love that the character arcs overlap throughout the books that was cool.
If you love fairytales that start out in the real world then this is definitely the set to read. I was just looking for a little bit more escapism than that.
⭐️3
💧3
September 13, 2022
I read all 7 back to back!
I always knew the original fairy tales weren’t as innocent as they are now, which has an intrigue all it’s own. These books link what we thought we knew with the originals but added twists back and forth! Now I feel like I need to brush up on my Grimm books! These are likely meant for teens but I enjoyed them. The only thing that was annoying were the gazillion typos!!! I wish I could go and edit all of them!
I always knew the original fairy tales weren’t as innocent as they are now, which has an intrigue all it’s own. These books link what we thought we knew with the originals but added twists back and forth! Now I feel like I need to brush up on my Grimm books! These are likely meant for teens but I enjoyed them. The only thing that was annoying were the gazillion typos!!! I wish I could go and edit all of them!
March 6, 2023
I really enjoyed this series and that was a pleasant surprise. I love reading other people’s remakes and twists on Fairytales. The characters were interesting, their development throughout the series was on point, and it was an overall fun read. The plot twists in here were pretty good too like, I did not see that coming, good. I highly recommend adding this one to your Fairytale Re-telling collection.
January 15, 2022
I have no words
This was the greatest story I've ever read. I am a fan of fairy tales but these stories gave me everything. The twist and turns the surprises the good guys are bad guys the bad guys are good guys. I still wanted more. Please tell me there's a book 8
This was the greatest story I've ever read. I am a fan of fairy tales but these stories gave me everything. The twist and turns the surprises the good guys are bad guys the bad guys are good guys. I still wanted more. Please tell me there's a book 8
April 19, 2022
This is too twisted for me properly won't finish, too confusing (dumb women)
February 27, 2021
Okay, with too many loose ends.
The premise is interesting, the world building is detailed, and the book has mild profanity, but no graphic romance scenes. Basing Fable on reincarnation is a little strange because that is a foreign idea to introduce to Grimms’ fairytales and the juxtaposition between the two different world views causes some clumsy explanations and plot situations that don’t always make sense.
The villains can be very two dimensional and casually misogynistic without the other characters ever really addressing this flaw. They seem to exist with shallow flaws as an excuse to allow the heroes to ignore the other, more powerful and traumatized villains to inflict physical and emotional abuse on the less intelligent, shallow ones. Ignoring evil and injustice doesn’t fix anything, teach anyone, or result in a better world.
The books contain an overarching plot, with multiple mini arcs that seem to end in the middle, without a Happily Ever After (HEA), at the end of each book, like a cliffhanger. The relationships continue throughout the following books, but the growing number of relationships make it difficult for the author to develop them meaningfully or wrap up each of them in a HEA in the final book. It’s difficult to follow all of the characters through the final story and their interactions feel rushed. There is more discussion about what will happen than imagery or description that shows what happens. In the end, most of the romances are either left unfinished without any explanation. There is more information available on the main romance the final book, but no HEA, even in the epilogue that treats only 2 romances instead of finalizing all of them. The author does confirm an unhappily ever after for someone whose main crime appears to be refusing to listen to others or respect their opinions as much as his own because he’s desperate for verbal affirmation.
This is not a very satisfactory ending and I don’t agree that it’s okay to abuse someone just because they are flawed. God loves us even when we were flawed and lived with us, sacrificed, and died to save us so we could love God and love our neighbors (everyone else) as ourselves. Even if shallow people are flawed, they should not be abused and should be given a chance for redemption. Because the endings are only haphazardly so so and there are a lot of loose ends, I can only recommend reading this if you need a book to read to pass the time and want to read something that is not likely to damage you.
The premise is interesting, the world building is detailed, and the book has mild profanity, but no graphic romance scenes. Basing Fable on reincarnation is a little strange because that is a foreign idea to introduce to Grimms’ fairytales and the juxtaposition between the two different world views causes some clumsy explanations and plot situations that don’t always make sense.
The villains can be very two dimensional and casually misogynistic without the other characters ever really addressing this flaw. They seem to exist with shallow flaws as an excuse to allow the heroes to ignore the other, more powerful and traumatized villains to inflict physical and emotional abuse on the less intelligent, shallow ones. Ignoring evil and injustice doesn’t fix anything, teach anyone, or result in a better world.
The books contain an overarching plot, with multiple mini arcs that seem to end in the middle, without a Happily Ever After (HEA), at the end of each book, like a cliffhanger. The relationships continue throughout the following books, but the growing number of relationships make it difficult for the author to develop them meaningfully or wrap up each of them in a HEA in the final book. It’s difficult to follow all of the characters through the final story and their interactions feel rushed. There is more discussion about what will happen than imagery or description that shows what happens. In the end, most of the romances are either left unfinished without any explanation. There is more information available on the main romance the final book, but no HEA, even in the epilogue that treats only 2 romances instead of finalizing all of them. The author does confirm an unhappily ever after for someone whose main crime appears to be refusing to listen to others or respect their opinions as much as his own because he’s desperate for verbal affirmation.
This is not a very satisfactory ending and I don’t agree that it’s okay to abuse someone just because they are flawed. God loves us even when we were flawed and lived with us, sacrificed, and died to save us so we could love God and love our neighbors (everyone else) as ourselves. Even if shallow people are flawed, they should not be abused and should be given a chance for redemption. Because the endings are only haphazardly so so and there are a lot of loose ends, I can only recommend reading this if you need a book to read to pass the time and want to read something that is not likely to damage you.
July 5, 2024
This is a 7 book set, and as I read them all together, I will review them together. Each book follows a character from a different fairy tale, but at the same time, secondary characters have a story running through all the books.
1, Thread and Spool
This follows the girl whose father bragged she could spin straw into gold. But she couldn't and has to make a deal with Rumplestiltskin. The first twist, mentioned in the second sentence, is that she CAN spin just about anything into gold. And in the portal world of Fable, gold = power making her a big target for all the bad guys. A fun introduction to the world of Fable.
2, Wolves and Paths
This one follows Red, of Little Red Riding Hood as she tries to rescue her grandmother from the Bad Guy, wolves and the darkness that is rapidly consuming Fable. The biggest twist was a jaw-dropping surprise.
3, Frogs and Princes
This is based on the Frog Prince, of course. More secondary and background characters start to show up, along with characters from previous books. The twist is hinted at from the beginning but there are still some big surprises that made this one of my favorites in this series.
4, Towers and Braids
Rapunzel. I loved how the theme of this book challenged the black and white, good versus evil concept. It introduces all the gray areas in between. A main point is how the Bad Guy sees his actions.
5, Poison and Mirrors
The suspense and action build quickly in this book as the Bad Guy fights to expand his dark influence. I particularly liked how the characters from previous stories start coming together.
6, Swans and Silence
One of my favorite fairy tales. In this twisted version, more types of magic and magical artifacts play a big part. The other characters try to help, but in the main character's silence, they don't know how. A few little known fairy tales start to pop up.
7, Glass and Death
One of the secondary characters has this final story, aided by all the others. They travel to confront the Bad Guy and as they go, they run into several other minor fairy tales, including my favorite, 12 Dancing Princesses. The ending was beautifully satisfying as each character brings different strengths to play.
All together, this YA series is very well put together, beautifully written, suspenseful, yet fun to read.
1, Thread and Spool
This follows the girl whose father bragged she could spin straw into gold. But she couldn't and has to make a deal with Rumplestiltskin. The first twist, mentioned in the second sentence, is that she CAN spin just about anything into gold. And in the portal world of Fable, gold = power making her a big target for all the bad guys. A fun introduction to the world of Fable.
2, Wolves and Paths
This one follows Red, of Little Red Riding Hood as she tries to rescue her grandmother from the Bad Guy, wolves and the darkness that is rapidly consuming Fable. The biggest twist was a jaw-dropping surprise.
3, Frogs and Princes
This is based on the Frog Prince, of course. More secondary and background characters start to show up, along with characters from previous books. The twist is hinted at from the beginning but there are still some big surprises that made this one of my favorites in this series.
4, Towers and Braids
Rapunzel. I loved how the theme of this book challenged the black and white, good versus evil concept. It introduces all the gray areas in between. A main point is how the Bad Guy sees his actions.
5, Poison and Mirrors
The suspense and action build quickly in this book as the Bad Guy fights to expand his dark influence. I particularly liked how the characters from previous stories start coming together.
6, Swans and Silence
One of my favorite fairy tales. In this twisted version, more types of magic and magical artifacts play a big part. The other characters try to help, but in the main character's silence, they don't know how. A few little known fairy tales start to pop up.
7, Glass and Death
One of the secondary characters has this final story, aided by all the others. They travel to confront the Bad Guy and as they go, they run into several other minor fairy tales, including my favorite, 12 Dancing Princesses. The ending was beautifully satisfying as each character brings different strengths to play.
All together, this YA series is very well put together, beautifully written, suspenseful, yet fun to read.
January 11, 2025
An amazing set of 7 full length novels that I couldn't put down. Some were twistier than others, but all an enjoyable read that I'd recommend to lovers of dark and twisted fairytales like you've never read before.
What if the Frog Prince isn't so charming? What if Rumpelstiltskin is? And what if a certain long-haired girl trapped in a tower becomes a heroine rather than a damsel in distress?
Thread and Spool: In the world of Fable, Brie finds fairy tales are real and much, much darker than she thought. Would you marry Rumple if the King forced you to?
Wolves and Paths: Red and her boyfriend sneak off on a vacation to escape her controlling grandmother. What if you had to act out a famous fairy tale to save your grandmother?
Frogs and Princes: A frog begs Candice to save him from dissection. What if the frog was a jerk you have to disenchant to save your kingdom?
Towers and Braids: What if Mother Gothel hiding her and shooing off suitors from her tower wasn't Rae's worst nightmare, coz the evilest wizard in the land wanted not just her gift, but her life?
Poison and Mirrors: When the coolest guy in class turns his sights on Mara, scary things start to happen. What would you do if you had recurring nightmares about a very red and dangerous apple?
Swans and Silence: When her six brothers are transformed into swans, Ignacia flees into the wilderness. This one's more traditional 12 Wild Swans, but the yarn is magic.
Glass and Death: What if you're the son of the villain who is bent on making every fairytale fail, while you are determined to make things right?
What if the Frog Prince isn't so charming? What if Rumpelstiltskin is? And what if a certain long-haired girl trapped in a tower becomes a heroine rather than a damsel in distress?
Thread and Spool: In the world of Fable, Brie finds fairy tales are real and much, much darker than she thought. Would you marry Rumple if the King forced you to?
Wolves and Paths: Red and her boyfriend sneak off on a vacation to escape her controlling grandmother. What if you had to act out a famous fairy tale to save your grandmother?
Frogs and Princes: A frog begs Candice to save him from dissection. What if the frog was a jerk you have to disenchant to save your kingdom?
Towers and Braids: What if Mother Gothel hiding her and shooing off suitors from her tower wasn't Rae's worst nightmare, coz the evilest wizard in the land wanted not just her gift, but her life?
Poison and Mirrors: When the coolest guy in class turns his sights on Mara, scary things start to happen. What would you do if you had recurring nightmares about a very red and dangerous apple?
Swans and Silence: When her six brothers are transformed into swans, Ignacia flees into the wilderness. This one's more traditional 12 Wild Swans, but the yarn is magic.
Glass and Death: What if you're the son of the villain who is bent on making every fairytale fail, while you are determined to make things right?
March 21, 2021
I have been provided with a copy of The Twisted Fairy Tale Box Set [Full Series: Books 1-7] by the author for an impartial review. This box set has the following titles Thread and Spool, Wolves and Paths, Frogs and Princes, Towers and Braids, Poison and Mirrors, Swans and Silence, and Glass and Death. I’ll update my review as I finish each title.
Thread and Spool
This is the first book in the A Twisted Fairy Tale series and this was just a great way to start off a new series. I absolutely loved this story. It totally captured my attention and drew me into its world of fairy tales and magic. I’ve never read a book quite like this it had a totally different take on fairy tales and how they try to change their story it was brilliant how the author interwove this story into a truly remarkable tale. Anyone who loves fairy tales and likes twists will totally love this book. I can’t wait to read the other ones in the series. I wish it had been longer it was a really easy read that immediately had me wanting to read more as I turned the last page.
Wolves and Paths
Frogs and Princes
Towers and Braids
Poison and Mirrors
Swans and Silence
Glass and Death
Thread and Spool
This is the first book in the A Twisted Fairy Tale series and this was just a great way to start off a new series. I absolutely loved this story. It totally captured my attention and drew me into its world of fairy tales and magic. I’ve never read a book quite like this it had a totally different take on fairy tales and how they try to change their story it was brilliant how the author interwove this story into a truly remarkable tale. Anyone who loves fairy tales and likes twists will totally love this book. I can’t wait to read the other ones in the series. I wish it had been longer it was a really easy read that immediately had me wanting to read more as I turned the last page.
Wolves and Paths
Frogs and Princes
Towers and Braids
Poison and Mirrors
Swans and Silence
Glass and Death
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May 29, 2022This was either freebie from Amazon or a $0 read I lucked into back in 2020, not sure. Either way I didn't make it far in the bundle and stopped reading at 7%. The premise and editing are good and frankly that is where the positive things about this bundle end. Everything else is neutral feeling, characters and 4hei3 backstories could've been shorter or less whiny, I'm not sure. All I know is i wasn't invested in them or how their new story played out. I officially stopped before making it through the first story and hopped around to the others and hoped it got better. Still wasn't drawn in which makes me think it's the author's writing style. The pacing felt slow but I hoped that was just for world building but it never picked up. I think the audience is supposed to be teens or YA but it could also be New Adult for the darker tone. Not sure but I wasn't drawn in on the multiple tries reading this so it's going away.
August 4, 2017
Not everyone can rewrite fairytales, much less to be successful. This author has found a way to make her rendition memorable. Each one is fun and has twist and turns only this author can do with characters you will love to pieces even if you want to love them with a rock upside their heads. Plenty of intrigue, fun and mayhem follow and best laid plans go awry. Surprise loves found, alternate endings created, it's what ultimate reads are made from. Enjoy this series of crazy journeys in and out of the land of Fairy.
If you haven't read this author before this is an awesome way to get an introduction. You are sure to become a fan!
If you haven't read this author before this is an awesome way to get an introduction. You are sure to become a fan!
January 23, 2025
Good storyline, clever retelling of the classic tales, but terrible writing and very immature wording. No editing was done and there were so many grammatical errors along with moments that confused the storyline, because it was wrong. For example the word brother was used when they were talking about their mother and there was no brother at all. Many moments were confusing to get through because of errors like this or quickly jumping to new scenes without context to build up transitions. Although I did enjoy the TWIST on the classics, I would not recommend someone read this if they can’t get past these issues.
October 8, 2020
I’ve read the first 2 books and am over half way into the 3rd. I like the stories but must say, I got very bored with the second book. 3rd appears to have picked back up again though. Overall a good read but have found a typo in the third book, “clothes” I believe it’s meant to read. This is in the kindle edition. Must admit I didn’t expect to see a typo in a story book like this but I suppose it happens. It would be nice for spellings to be checked and a to see a bit more care and attention given to this.
September 7, 2017
Amazing series!!
This 7 book series was absolutely amazing!!! I had the hardest time putting my tablet down!! I love that all the stories intertwined with each other. I think that the 7th book was my favorite. I wanted to know how Alaric would favor in the end being the biggest villain, but I did not expect the roll Annie played!! I would absolutely recommend this series to anyone who loves fairy tales because this is a GREAT one!!
This 7 book series was absolutely amazing!!! I had the hardest time putting my tablet down!! I love that all the stories intertwined with each other. I think that the 7th book was my favorite. I wanted to know how Alaric would favor in the end being the biggest villain, but I did not expect the roll Annie played!! I would absolutely recommend this series to anyone who loves fairy tales because this is a GREAT one!!
March 1, 2021
wasThe Twisted Fairy Tale Box Set
This collection of fairy tales with a twist was a lot of fun to read. The characters were interesting and unusual and I even liked some of them. Holly Hook did a fine job of intermingling characters. my only criticism is the endings were too abrupt.,
This collection of fairy tales with a twist was a lot of fun to read. The characters were interesting and unusual and I even liked some of them. Holly Hook did a fine job of intermingling characters. my only criticism is the endings were too abrupt.,
November 20, 2024
Absolutely great stories
I would recommend this book to my three daughters and my niece ,it was an awesome set of books . I enjoyed the stories and the way they tied in together a d the different characters became friends. I have no bad comments to share . thank you for being an extraordinary author.
I would recommend this book to my three daughters and my niece ,it was an awesome set of books . I enjoyed the stories and the way they tied in together a d the different characters became friends. I have no bad comments to share . thank you for being an extraordinary author.
April 8, 2020
I finished the first book in the series and had to shelf it for a while. I think the story premise is good, but it's a bit disjointed - the writing doesn't flow as well as I'd like. It definitely needs more tension and clarity on the direction of the story.
May 18, 2025
Editor should be fired.
I have never read a book so poorly edited and with so many inconsistencies! It is an interesting premise, but the editing and story inconsistencies made it very difficult to finish.
I have never read a book so poorly edited and with so many inconsistencies! It is an interesting premise, but the editing and story inconsistencies made it very difficult to finish.
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