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Classics turned Fantasy retellings: My Book Recs + TBR
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items I’m probably going to get judged for saying this but sometimes it takes a modern retelling for me to actually get interested in a classic’s story.
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My Book Recs
My TBR
My Book Recs
Read and loved them, so I hope you do too!
A modern theatre-school-based retelling of the picture of Dorian Grey, whose original story sees a man using a magical portrait to portray his debauchery. It also features queer, feminist characters for more representation and has some incredibly pow...
Every Exquisite Thing by Laura Steven
Medusa is one of the most famous Greek mythology villains, and yet I, Medusa, shows you a completely different side of her as Meddy in a reimagined origin story where the woman who was transformed into a monster by cruel, selfish gods was once just a...
I, Medusa
In one of my favorite series of all time, the old Legends following King Arthur and his round table of Knights finds new life and diversity in the modern-day retelling, Legendborn. The bloodline magic of Camelot's generations mixed with the harsh rea...
The Legendborn Cycle by Tracy Deonn
Because I am a sucker for Greek mythology and the women who have constantly been vilified in its history, Circe, a retelling perspective of the minor goddess’s life throughout significant moments in Greek mythology, is another favorite and also helpe...
The Song of Achilles and Circe by Madeline Miller
My TBR
Books I've heard great things about, love the concept, but haven't actually read yet so I won't call them “true” recommendations.
A Pakistani romantic fantasy retelling the counte of monte cristo where the girl seeks the revenge
For She Is Wrath by Emily Varga
1920s shangai-based romeo and juliet retelling with flappers and street gangs
These Violent Delights
sapphic dracula retelling from the perspective of his first wife
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
a queer gothic YA dr jeckyll and hyde retelling with a boy searching for the reason behind his best friends appearance.
My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix by Kalynn Bayron