This week's topic is about Fairytale retellings, I included both books I've read and want to read.
10. CRIMSON BOUND BY ROSAMUND HODGE
Inspired by Little Red Riding Hood, this book is set in an alternate French history setting. The main character, Rachelle, is bloodbound, which means she was bitten by a forestborn and soon will become one, so become a slave of the Forest. She has to protect an illegitimate son of the king of Gevaudan and destroy the Devourer, or the sun and moon will disappear forever...
I didn't love it because of the French setting, but the plot was really good!
9. CRUEL BEAUTY BY ROSAMUND HODGE
This retelling of Beauty and the Beast is mixed with mythology. It's about a girl who has to marry the demon who rules the land and makes bargains with common folks (but not without a price!). She has to kill him, but her heart is at doubt. Soon, she has to make a choice between saving her land or her heart...
It was interesting, but complicated and didn't particularly blew me away.
8. ANIMALE BY VICTOR DIXEN
This is a French book, so I understand if you've never heard of it. It is a retelling of Goldilocks and the three bears. Set in 19th century France, basically about the child of Goldilocks. I don't remember much about it, but I loved it!
Released September 22nd 2015
Set in Neverland, this book focuses on James Hook, his backstory, what happened before he was Captain Hook, why he hates Peter Pan, well you see. So excited about that!
6. THE ISLE OF THE LOST BY MELISSA DE LA CRUZ
This is the prequel of a Disney Channel Original Movie about the fate of the Disney villains. We know what happens for the heroes, they have their happy endings and stuff, but what about the villains? Their descendants? I'm really excited about this book and still have to read it.
5. THE LAND OF STORIES BY CHRIS COLFER
This is a
middle-grade series about two kids that literally fell into their fairy tale
book. In the Land of Stories, nothing is right. The fairy tale characters are
supposed to have their happy endings, but it's not that easy since the Evil
Queen has run away. If you want to know about Little Red Riding Hood, she built
walls to protect her kingdom from the rest of the world. Shouldn't she be safe
and sound now? That's what you'll discover in these books. I've read the first book and still have to marathon this series but I'm waiting until all the books are released!
4. UPROOTED BY NAOMI NOVAK
I really
want to read this book, I don't really know if it's a retelling, but
apparently, it has the same feeling to it than a Grimm fairy tale. I've heard a
lot about it on Booktube, a lot of people own it, but I didn't see a lot of
people read it yet. Still, it has rave reviews.
Goodreads summary: Agnieszka loves her valley home,
her quiet village, the forests and the bright shining river. But the corrupted
Wood stands on the border, full of malevolent power, and its shadow lies over
her life. Her people rely on the cold, driven wizard known only as the Dragon
to keep its powers at bay. But he demands a terrible price for his help: one
young woman handed over to serve him for ten years, a fate almost as terrible
as falling to the Wood. The next choosing is fast approaching, and Agnieszka is
afraid. She knows—everyone knows—that the Dragon will
take Kasia: beautiful, graceful, brave Kasia, all the things Agnieszka isn’t,
and her dearest friend in the world. And there is no way to save her. But
Agnieszka fears the wrong things. For when the Dragon comes, it is not Kasia he
will choose.
3. THE WRATH AND THE DAWN BY RENEE AHDIEH
To me,
this book came as a surprise, it is one of my favourite books of the
year. It has rave reviews, but don't worry, it's worth the hype! This is a
retelling of A Thousand and One Nights.
It is about a boy king who takes a new wife every day and kills her at dawn.
The main character wants to avenge the death of her best friend and volunteers
to become his next wife. However, she survives the night, she discovers that
this boy isn't really a monster. Soon, her heart doubts, even if she has to
kill him…
2. A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES BY SARAH J. MAAS
I loved
the Throne of Glass series, so I was really excited when I heard Sarah J. Maas had a new
book in progress. This book is a retelling of Beauty
and the Beast. It follows Feyre, an huntress who kills a faerie by
mistake, and has to live among faeries for the rest of her life to pay her debt
to Tamlin, who was the lord of this faerie. But her land is threatened and she
has to discover the secrets within the faerie world.
1. THE LUNAR CHRONICLES BY MARISSA MEYER
Pretty
obvious, because it is one of my favourite series out there, and the fourth and
final book, Winter, the retelling of Snow White, is my most anticipated release
of this year. In the first book, Cinder, we follow a cyborg girl who has to
fight against her evil stepmother (who wants to sell her), falls in love with
the Prince of her country in the process, and discover who she really is. In
the meantime, the Prince has to deal with the terrifying Queen Levana who rules
Luna, because she's the only one who possess the cure to a plague running among
the human race. It is a dystopian novel with this fairy tale feel, and I love
it. The second book, Scarlet, is a retelling of Little Red Riding Hook, the
third, Cress, a retelling a Rapunzel.
What are your top ten fairytale retellings? Do you have any recommendations?
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