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Book Riot's 101 Must-Read Fairytale Retellings for Adults and YA Readers

Book Riot has compiled a list of fairytale retellings that are a must-read. Have you already read many of these books?
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Beauty (Robin McKinley)
Beauty
1
Robin McKinley
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Mass)
A Court of Thorns and Roses
2
Sarah J. Mass
Beast (Spangler)
Beast
3
Spangler
Heart's Blood
Heart's Blood
4
Bryony and Roses (T. Kingfisher)
Bryony and Roses
5
T. Kingfisher
Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted
6
Naomi Novik
The Fox Woman by Kij Johnson
The Fox Woman by Kij Johnson
7
When Fox Is a Thousand (Larissa Lai)
When Fox Is a Thousand
8
Larissa Lai
The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan
The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan
9
Swim the Moon (Paul Brandon)
Swim the Moon
10
Paul Brandon
The Crane Wife (Patrick Ness)
The Crane Wife
11
Patrick Ness
The Tiger's Wife (Tea Obreht)
The Tiger's Wife
12
Tea Obreht
Man Tiger (Eka Kurniawan)
Man Tiger
13
Eka Kurniawan
Beauty Is a Wound (Eka Kurniawan)
Beauty Is a Wound
14
Eka Kurniawan
Ash (Melinda Lo)
Ash
15
Melinda Lo
Happily (Chauncey Rogers)
Happily
16
Chauncey Rogers
Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
17
Marissa Meyer
Geekerella (Ashley Poston)
Geekerella
18
Ashley Poston
Deerskin (Robin McKinley)
Deerskin
19
Robin McKinley
Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
20
Helen Oyeyemi
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns (Julie C.Dao)
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
21
Julie C.Dao
Six Gun Snow White
Six Gun Snow White
22
Girls Made of Snow and Glass (Melissa Bashardoust)
Girls Made of Snow and Glass
23
Melissa Bashardoust
Snow White (Donald Barthelme)
Snow White
24
Donald Barthelme
The Shadow Queen (C.J. Redwine)
The Shadow Queen
25
C.J. Redwine
Mirror Mirror (Maguire, Gregory)
Mirror Mirror
26
Maguire, Gregory
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
27
Snow White and Rose Red
Snow White and Rose Red
28
The Glass Casket by McCormick Templeman
The Glass Casket by McCormick Templeman
29
Unbury Carol (Josh Malerman)
Unbury Carol
30
Josh Malerman
Briar Rose (Jane Yolen)
Briar Rose
31
Jane Yolen
The Girls at the Kingfisher Club (Genevieve Valentine)
The Girls at the Kingfisher Club
32
Genevieve Valentine
Bitter Greens (Kate Forsyth)
Bitter Greens
33
Kate Forsyth
A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
34
The Seventh Bride (T. Kingfisher)
The Seventh Bride
35
T. Kingfisher
The Robber Bride (Margaret Atwood)
The Robber Bride
36
Margaret Atwood
Mr. Fox (Helen Oyeyemi)
Mr. Fox
37
Helen Oyeyemi
Fitcher's Brides (Gregory Frost)
Fitcher's Brides
38
Gregory Frost
Throne of the Crescent Moon
Throne of the Crescent Moon
39
Haroun & the Sea of Stories (Salman Rushdie/Paul Birkbeck(Illus))
Haroun & the Sea of Stories
40
Salman Rushdie/Paul Birkbeck(Illus)
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