Fairy Tale Retellings! discussion

Hi guys. You can request any Fairy Tale Retellings that you want down below. Say if you want to read retelling where the main characters have a cute pet or want a dystopia retelling or some such, then you can request it below. Happy reading and as always, have fun, be kind and participate. :)

Lovely idea! Thanks!

Nerdy Werewolf wrote: "Lovely idea! Thanks!"

Thank you :)

Does anyone know of any clean Aladdin retellings other than The Orphan’s Wish by Melanie Dickerson and The Desert Princess by Melanie Cellier? I recently watched the movie and now I really want to find a new retelling.
There is a novelization of the 2019 movie though, so maybe I’ll try that.

Oh. I just found the topic for that.

This book does have a fade to black scene that did make some readers uncomfortable. It's not Aladdin but it is based on Arabian Nights.


The Selection meets Aladdin This is a whole series!

I found this whole shelf filled with Aladdin stories!

https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Here are a bunch of other shelves!

https://www.goodreads.com/genres/aladdin

Also I forgot I read this one and it was good!

By the way if you click on the book covers it will take you to the books pages on Goodreads!

Thanks! I’ve considered reading the A Villain’s Ever After series, but haven’t gotten around to it. I probably won’t read that one though (a little dark for my tastes, too).
I tried Thief of Cahraman once, but I got bored pretty quickly. Maybe I’ll try again.
Thanks for the suggestions!

Yeah it did look creepy and scary. You're welcome!

If anyone sees any Goldilocks and the three bears retellings let me know. And not the little kid kind. I can't find any anywhere.

Goldie Locke and the were bears series! It is paranormal and I think it does have some moderate language and violence.

I didn't read it but I did read the Cindy Eller series! It was amazing!

There’s Bearly Free by Abigail Manning. I wasn’t a huge fan, but that’s probably just me. Beware: her books have quite a few typos.

Hmm, I'll have to look at those. Thanks!!

Happy to help! Gotta find some use for my useless knack for remembering every retention I’ve ever read and still keep them straight! 😂

Bookish wrote: "Thanks! I’ve considered reading the A Villain’s Ever After series, but haven’t gotten around to it. I probably won’t read that one though (a little dark for my tastes, too).
I tried Thief of Cahra..."

My favorite in the A Villian's Ever After Series is A Bear's Bride by Shari L. Tapscott. The other books were 4 or 3 stars for me

Wysteria wrote: "I didn't read it but I did read the Cindy Eller series! It was amazing!"

I need to read that series!

Bookish wrote: "Happy to help! Gotta find some use for my useless knack for remembering every retention I’ve ever read and still keep them straight! 😂"

Lol! You've come to the right place

Isn’t A Bear’s Bride in the Entwined Tales series?

And that was supposed to say “retellings”, not “retentions” (ugh, autocorrect)

Then we both share a annoying tick. (No one in my family cares what series I just read)

I read to quickly for anyone to keep up if they tried. The only books in common I have with my one friend who reads is Harry Potter. And I’m not very into that anymore. (I mayyy have been completely obsessed for like two years a few years ago)

I don't even know the first thing about Harry Potter. But dito on the fast reading thing.

I’d completely scorned it before, because it was so popular (don’t ask why, my mind is just strange that way) My aunt convinced me to watch the first movie, so I did. And then I read all the books and started watching the rest of the movies. I recently (ish) went back to reread them, and they’re honestly not very good. Probably because I’m used to YA.

I have a friend who is starting to read them. For years I tried to work up to reading them, still haven't. We'll see.

They’re a more middle-grade writing style, and now it would drive me crazy that it’s all one POV. For the entire seven books!

Ouch, wow. Now I see why the review of Percy Jackson said, "Look no further for the next Harry Potter".

Do they do that too?

I could never get myself to read those. I’m not into mythology and stuff. And I prefer plain old fantasy. Which, contrary to popular belief, Harry Potter is not. It actually takes place in the ‘90s

Percy Jackson is amazing. I hated mythology. Then I understood the words hot guy in Greek armor.

Bookish wrote: "I read to quickly for anyone to keep up if they tried. The only books in common I have with my one friend who reads is Harry Potter. And I’m not very into that anymore. (I mayyy have been completel..."

I have that same problem! When I'm free for the day, I can typically read a book (400 pages) or so in half a day or a few hours. What about you? Maybe we finally found someone who reads as fast as us

Bookish wrote: "I’d completely scorned it before, because it was so popular (don’t ask why, my mind is just strange that way) My aunt convinced me to watch the first movie, so I did. And then I read all the books ..."

I also have not read the Harry Potter series strangely enough for how popular they are. Percy Jackson is all from one view point. From what I heard, Harry Potter reads very much as a children's book, so anyone older than 12 might find it boring unless it was for nostalgia (might I said might. Please don't kill me lol)

I fully agree about Harry Potter… it’s actually pretty young.
I actually do have a similar reading pace! I can read 2 or 3 books in a day if I have nothing else… or decide to procrastinate everything else.

Bookish wrote: "I fully agree about Harry Potter… it’s actually pretty young.
I actually do have a similar reading pace! I can read 2 or 3 books in a day if I have nothing else… or decide to procrastinate everythi..."

Same! That's so cool. We're both book devourers.