Fairytales Are Not For Children (19 books)

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Fey, folklore, myths and retellings.

NOTE: I beg vote only for good books and not just any fey story because some of them are awful. ACOTAR is blacklisted and will be removed❌

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1		The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) by Holly Black (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,786,074 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	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
2		The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1) by Katherine Arden (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 240,255 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	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
3		Amish Red Riding Hood: The Amish Fairytale Series, book 6 by Ashley Emma (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 191 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
3		The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter 3.90 avg rating — 66,200 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
3		Night Demon: Book 1 by Stephen Wolberius (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
6		Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 154,964 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
6		Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 268,048 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
8		A Pocketful of Crows by Joanne M. Harris 3.83 avg rating — 3,717 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
8		Mythago Wood (Mythago Wood, #1) by Robert Holdstock 3.76 avg rating — 11,158 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
8		The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 179,303 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
8		Small Favors by Erin A. Craig (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 24,139 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
12		Switched (Trylle, #1) by Amanda Hocking (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 103,027 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	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
12		The Serpent and the Swan by Ashland Pym (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 60 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	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
14		The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5) by Andrzej Sapkowski 4.14 avg rating — 424,680 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	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
14		The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm 4.23 avg rating — 222,317 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	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
16		Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 73,639 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	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
16		The Winter of the Witch (The Winternight Trilogy, #3) by Katherine Arden (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 91,613 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	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
18		The Girl in the Tower (The Winternight Trilogy, #2) by Katherine Arden (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 114,708 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	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
19		The Book of Lost Things (The Book of Lost Things, #1) by John Connolly (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 86,341 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	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

19 books · 5 voters · list created September 13th, 2023 by Ree (votes) .

Tags: fairytales, fey, folklore, myths, retellings

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