Into the Forest discussion

Here is the place to discuss retellings, traditional tales, or books that contain Shapeshifters.
Examples: Werewolves, Kitsune, Werecats, Werehyenas, Tanuki, Skinwalkers, Nanaue, and more

Two suggestions:
The Night Tiger
The Fox Wife

One that I'm thinking of reading:
When Fox is a Thousand

Michele wrote: "Two suggestions:
The Night Tiger
The Fox Wife"

The fox wife sounds very interesting! I don't expect it'll get much buzz though... I hope the softcover comes out next year, too!

Michele wrote: "Two suggestions:
The Night Tiger
The Fox Wife"

The Fox Wife is on my TBR!

Well, I was not expecting to use this book for the challenge. I read it because I have enjoyed other books by the author and always wanted to read this one! However it turns out that Lagoon by Nnedi Okoraforfeatures shapeshifting aliens!

Jalilah wrote: "Well, I was not expecting to use this book for the challenge. I read it because I have enjoyed other books by the author and always wanted to read this one! However it turns out that [book:Lagoon|1..."

I love it when that happens!

Other book’s I recommend with shapeshifters that I personally enjoyed were:
My favourite Someplace to Be Flying by Charles de Lint, as well as his newer book The Wind in His Heart or his YA book The Painted Boy or series Under My Skin
The Wood Wife by Terri Windling

Margaret wrote: "Jalilah wrote: "Well, I was not expecting to use this book for the challenge. I read it because I have enjoyed other books by the author and always wanted to read this one! However it turns out tha..."
Me too!

May be a bit of an imaginative leap but I counted Her Radiant Curse by Elizabeth Lim. There are aspects of shapeshifting in dragons and demons and the main character is impacted by her curse in a way, too.

I'd also recommend Six Crimson Cranes by the same author. Inspired in part by The Wild Swans, the main characters' brothers are turned into cranes and she must break the curse to rescue them.

Another inspired by The Wild Swans is A Rush of Wings by Laura E Weymouth set in historic Scotland.

For something a little different with people turning into statues (and vice versa), Leanne Schwartz's A Prayer for Vengeance is a secondary world that feels very Greek or Roman-myth adjacent and is quite a short standalone read.

I’m also reading The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo for the second book for this prompt

Jalilah wrote: "Other book’s I recommend with shapeshifters that I personally enjoyed were:
My favourite Someplace to Be Flying by Charles de Lint, as well as his newer book T..."


I'd forgotten till now but I'm sure I read de Lint's YA [book:Dingo only now I can't remember if it was actually about shapeshifting.

(no idea why my comment is so oddly formatted)

Mir wrote: "(no idea why my comment is so oddly formatted)"

That’s happened to me a number of times too and it’s so annoying!
All I know is it is always when I reply, but I have no idea why!

I read Squad.

4 stars: A delightful girly pop horror graphic novel for fans of Mean Girls, Jennifer's Body, and of course, werewolves.

Jamie wrote: "I read Squad.

4 stars: A delightful girly pop horror graphic novel for fans of Mean Girls, Jennifer's Body, and of course, werewolves."

That one is a lot of fun.

I just had the most random thought, which was: Would Mirrored Heavens count for this? Given...things I maybe shouldn't say which are spoilers.

(view spoiler)[Xiala? (hide spoiler)]

Erin Darrow wrote: "I just had the most random thought, which was: Would Mirrored Heavens count for this? Given...things I maybe shouldn't say which are spoilers.

[spoilers removed]"

Absolutely! Xiala turns into a mermaid and Serapio into multiple crows! I counted it for water creatures but it could easily be shape shifters

I'm not sure why it took me so long to come to that realization!! Any of the books from the series would be a good fit for this category then. I still remember reading for the first time of Serapio being crows and how magical and mesmerizing that moment was.