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fairytale retellings for your princessy moments
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items i will never get sick of a good fairytale novel
shannon hale the woman that you are!! yall don’t understand the impact this book had on me growing up. it’s a perfect read to get you feeling whimsy and connected to your inner princess. just amazing series
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale, First Edition
a scifi moment if you’re more into a robot realm where cinderella is half cyborg!! captures discrimination and a new world in such a unique way
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1)
this is another academia x princess moment but i LOVE the way the princess are warriors instead of damsels in distress. sooo whimsical will get you out of your reading slump!!!
Pennyroyal Academy Series
another cinderella retelling but in the pov of the stepsister. loved it, because it’s real it doesn’t disguise the stepsister as “nice all along” and creates a shifting magical world in her point of view!!!
Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly
the chokehold this series had on me growing up needs to be studied. first of all badass mermaids that actually defend themselves and their kingdoms!! actual lives at stake, with poetic political references and undertones. love love love it
Waterfire Saga (4 book series) Kindle Edition
before netflix adapted it this was a BEAUTIFUL series. it really navigates the “what if” of almost every fairytale in camelot. we have some morally grey people and different take on what is “evil” and “good” all in one series!!
The School for Good and Evil: Complete 6-Book Set
this was the real fairytale world. yes it may start off with a childish undertone but as the series grows you do too!! so many different stories side quests and characters that makes this series one of a kind
The Land of Stories Series - Chris Colfer
big marissa meyer fan here. this is a retelling of rumplestiltskin? for some reason that took me a while to get. LOVE the world building it is very intricate and thought out. it doesn’t have the delicate theme of most fairytales, and takes you on a h...
Cursed (Gilded, #2) by Marissa Meyer
these covers are gorgeous as is the writing for this retelling of goose girl…!! a lot of parallels and poetic moments. this book is worth your read
Sisters of the Salt #3