Best Fairy Tale Retelling and Rewrites (57 books)

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1	Beastly (Beastly, #1) by Alex Flinn (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 178,653 ratings score: 495, and 5 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	Princess of Glass (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #2) by Jessica Day George (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 23,229 ratings score: 470, and 5 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	Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1) by Patricia C. Wrede (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 94,810 ratings score: 460, and 5 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
4	The Dragon King (Chattanooga Supernaturals, #1) by Candace Blevins (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 687 ratings score: 400, and 4 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
5	Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley 4.05 avg rating — 83,295 ratings score: 398, and 4 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
6	Le Silence de la mer by Vercors 3.84 avg rating — 6,623 ratings score: 395, and 4 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
7	Princess of the Midnight Ball (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #1) by Jessica Day George (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 37,295 ratings score: 386, and 4 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
8	Princess of the Silver Woods (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #3) by Jessica Day George (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 13,914 ratings score: 372, and 4 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
9	Dorothy Must Die (Dorothy Must Die, #1) by Danielle Paige (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 87,438 ratings score: 296, 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
10	Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) by Gregory Maguire 3.50 avg rating — 691,980 ratings score: 295, 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
11	13 Treasures (Thirteen Treasures, #1) by Michelle Harrison (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 11,829 ratings score: 276, 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
12	The Grimm Legacy (The Grimm Legacy, #1) by Polly Shulman 3.89 avg rating — 17,544 ratings score: 272, 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
13	Searching for Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #2) by Patricia C. Wrede (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 46,300 ratings score: 264, 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
14	Ride on Rapunzel by Maeve Binchy 4.21 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 200, 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
15	Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley 3.79 avg rating — 21,874 ratings score: 198, 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
16	Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 8,470 ratings score: 197, 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
17	Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood, #1) by Juliet Marillier (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 32,739 ratings score: 196, 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
18	Talking to Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #4) by Patricia C. Wrede (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 37,732 ratings score: 191, 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
19	The School for Good and Evil (The School for Good and Evil, #1) by Soman Chainani (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 138,115 ratings score: 190, 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
20	Spindle's End by Robin McKinley 3.82 avg rating — 25,560 ratings score: 189, 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
21	Hero (Woodcutter Sisters, #2; Books of Arilland, #2) by Alethea Kontis (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 4,412 ratings score: 186, 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
22	Dearest (Woodcutter Sisters, #3; Books of Arilland, #4) by Alethea Kontis (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 2,454 ratings score: 184, 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
23	Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire 3.55 avg rating — 62,652 ratings score: 181, 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
24	Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 19,415 ratings score: 178, 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
24	Calling on Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #3) by Patricia C. Wrede (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 44,570 ratings score: 178, 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
26	The Wells Bequest (The Grimm Legacy, #2) by Polly Shulman 3.86 avg rating — 3,372 ratings score: 176, 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
27	Seven Dwarf Stories by Everett Powers (Goodreads Author) 4.83 avg rating — 18 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
27	Fables: The Deluxe Edition, Book One by Bill Willingham (Goodreads Author) (Writer) 4.29 avg rating — 11,158 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
27	Mermaid by Carolyn Turgeon (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 6,149 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
27	Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1) by Juliet Marillier (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 72,092 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
27	Light a Candle for the Beast by Echo Shea (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 102 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
27	The Forgotten Fairytales (Forgotten Fairytales, #1) by Angela Parkhurst (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 211 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
27	Loathly by Erica Forrest (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 12 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
27	Lovesick Little by Leslie Phelan (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 3 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
27	Beauty and the Beastly Earl (A Fairytale Retelling, #2) by Regina James 4.05 avg rating — 91 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
27	Beauty Touched the Beast (Beauty, #1) by Skye Warren (Goodreads Author) 3.39 avg rating — 5,912 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
27	Future Bright, Future Grimm: Transhumanist Tales for Mother Nature’s Offspring by D.J. MacLennan (Goodreads Author) 3.09 avg rating — 35 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
27	Retold by M.C. Frank (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 87 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
27	Legends of Kaiatan (Unexpected Heroes, #6) by Marty C. Lee (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 11 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
27	A Gypsy's Curse by E.L. Parfitt (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 13 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
27	The Tapestry Unravels: Weaving old tales into new (New Tales from Old Book 1) by Lynden Wade (Goodreads Author) 4.86 avg rating — 7 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
27	Secrets of the Deep (Mermaid Chronicles, #1) by Marisa Noelle (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 599 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
43	Clockwork Fairy Tales: A Collection of Steampunk Fables by Stephen L. Antczak (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.32 avg rating — 550 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
43	Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 5,292 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
43	Forget Me Not (Forgotten Fairytales, #2) by Angela Parkhurst (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 53 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
43	Ebony, Blood, and Snow: New Stories from Old Tales by Tish Black (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 25 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
47	A Tale Dark & Grimm (A Tale Dark & Grimm, #1) by Adam Gidwitz (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 27,059 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
47	The Door in the Hedge by Robin McKinley 3.71 avg rating — 9,997 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
49	The Storybook of Legends (Ever After High, #1) by Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 13,407 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
49	Witches Abroad (Discworld, #12; Witches, #3) by Terry Pratchett 4.26 avg rating — 99,354 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
49	A Knot in the Grain and Other Stories by Robin McKinley 3.80 avg rating — 5,474 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
52	Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 1,190 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
53	Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones 3.96 avg rating — 11,187 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
53	Merlin Dreams by Peter Dickinson 4.17 avg rating — 121 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
55	Serenade by Mari Bianca (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 39 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
56	The Ugly Duchess (Fairy Tales, #4) by Eloisa James (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 15,506 ratings score: 87, 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
57	Book of Enchantments by Patricia C. Wrede (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,105 ratings score: 82, 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