Back Story Time... (14 books)

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These are some YA and MG books that explain the back story of the villain in the particular story or a fairy tale or whatever.

These are the stories that explain what made the bad guys who they are.

(Please only YA and MG books.)

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1		Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles, #3.5) by Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 157,893 ratings score: 599, and 6 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		Heartless by Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 273,398 ratings score: 396, 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
3		The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1) by Marie Lu (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 144,245 ratings score: 288, 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
4		Fairest of All (Villains, #1) by Serena Valentino (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 55,739 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
5		No Place Like Oz (Dorothy Must Die, #0.1) by Danielle Paige (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 8,363 ratings score: 195, 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
6		The Demon in the Wood (Grishaverse, #0.1) by Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 35,474 ratings score: 194, 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
7		The Rose Society (The Young Elites, #2) by Marie Lu (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 70,158 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
7		The Midnight Star (The Young Elites, #3) by Marie Lu (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 49,069 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
9		Disney Frozen: A Frozen Heart by Elizabeth Rudnick 3.85 avg rating — 2,596 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
10		Destroy Me (Shatter Me, #1.5) by Tahereh Mafi 3.94 avg rating — 376,103 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
11		Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 27,296 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		Dorothy Must Die (Dorothy Must Die, #1) by Danielle Paige (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 87,712 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
13		The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince by Serena Valentino (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 43,447 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
14		Maleficent by Elizabeth Rudnick (Adapter ) 4.14 avg rating — 4,016 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

14 books · 10 voters · list created April 10th, 2016 by Little Sarah (votes) .

Tags: back-stories, retellings, villains

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