Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Retellings of Myths, Folklore, and Classics

1.
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating — 63,242 ratings
2.
Deathless
Deathless 3.93 avg rating — 22,510 ratings
3.
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles 4.31 avg rating — 1,861,740 ratings
4.
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 992,930 ratings
5.
Alice (The Chronicles of Alice, #1)
Alice (The Chronicles of Alice, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 50,235 ratings
6.
The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1)
The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 184,563 ratings
7.
The Snow Child
The Snow Child 4.01 avg rating — 166,413 ratings
8.
We Were Liars
We Were Liars 3.65 avg rating — 1,304,512 ratings
9.
Ash
Ash 3.63 avg rating — 37,571 ratings
10.
Bitter Greens
Bitter Greens 3.98 avg rating — 7,897 ratings
11.
The Girl with Ghost Eyes
The Girl with Ghost Eyes 3.86 avg rating — 4,419 ratings
12.
A Long, Long Sleep (UniCorp, #1)
A Long, Long Sleep (UniCorp, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 7,520 ratings
13.
Shadows on the Moon (The Moonlit Lands, #1)
Shadows on the Moon (The Moonlit Lands, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 4,368 ratings
14.
The Star-Touched Queen (The Star-Touched Queen, #1)
The Star-Touched Queen (The Star-Touched Queen, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 28,173 ratings
15.
The Weight of Feathers
The Weight of Feathers 3.75 avg rating — 6,497 ratings
15.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 669,474 ratings
17.
A Thousand Nights (A Thousand Nights, #1)
A Thousand Nights (A Thousand Nights, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 14,180 ratings
18.
Alias Hook
Alias Hook 3.60 avg rating — 2,679 ratings
19.
Avalon High
Avalon High
by: Meg Cabot
3.81 avg rating — 47,318 ratings
20.
The Dark Wife
The Dark Wife 3.79 avg rating — 8,184 ratings
21.
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1)
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 69,730 ratings
22.
The Coming of the Dragon
The Coming of the Dragon 3.79 avg rating — 566 ratings
23.
Falling in Love with Hominids
Falling in Love with Hominids 3.93 avg rating — 1,457 ratings
24.
The Gap of Time
The Gap of Time 3.68 avg rating — 8,660 ratings
25.
The Dragon Prince: A Chinese Beauty & the Beast Tale
The Dragon Prince: A Chinese Beauty & the Beast Tale 3.92 avg rating — 473 ratings
26.
Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins
Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins 3.88 avg rating — 8,155 ratings
27.
Mermaid
Mermaid 3.62 avg rating — 6,104 ratings
28.
The Persian Cinderella
The Persian Cinderella 3.96 avg rating — 1,087 ratings
29.
Ramayana
Ramayana 3.58 avg rating — 89 ratings
30.
Six-Gun Snow White
Six-Gun Snow White 3.63 avg rating — 4,468 ratings
31.
Tam Lin
Tam Lin 3.84 avg rating — 5,795 ratings
32.
Tiger Lily
Tiger Lily 3.96 avg rating — 29,129 ratings
33.
Valiant
Valiant 4.04 avg rating — 899 ratings
34.
Voices of the Desert
Voices of the Desert 2.62 avg rating — 110 ratings
35.
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by: Grace Lin
4.32 avg rating — 53,142 ratings
36.
When Dreams Travel
When Dreams Travel 3.20 avg rating — 65 ratings
37.
Wildefire (Wildefire, #1)
Wildefire (Wildefire, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 8,455 ratings
38.
Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story
Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story 4.13 avg rating — 1,614 ratings
39.
All Our Pretty Songs (Metamorphoses, #1)
All Our Pretty Songs (Metamorphoses, #1) 3.35 avg rating — 1,239 ratings
40.
Arrows
Arrows 3.37 avg rating — 642 ratings
41.
As I Descended
As I Descended 3.48 avg rating — 3,745 ratings
42.
Beastkeeper
Beastkeeper 3.31 avg rating — 3,040 ratings
43.
Blackberry Blue
Blackberry Blue 3.99 avg rating — 390 ratings
44.
A Branch of Silver, a Branch of Gold
A Branch of Silver, a Branch of Gold 4.24 avg rating — 341 ratings
45.
A Curse Dark as Gold
A Curse Dark as Gold 3.61 avg rating — 13,906 ratings
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Dark of the Moon
Dark of the Moon 3.21 avg rating — 841 ratings
47.
The Deep End of the Sea
The Deep End of the Sea 3.82 avg rating — 2,310 ratings
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The Door in the Hedge
The Door in the Hedge 3.70 avg rating — 9,885 ratings
49.
Dirty Wings (Metamorphoses, #2)
Dirty Wings (Metamorphoses, #2) 3.66 avg rating — 322 ratings
50.
Drown
Drown 3.72 avg rating — 919 ratings
51.
Entwined
Entwined 3.87 avg rating — 37,831 ratings
52.
Everland (Everland, #1)
Everland (Everland, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 6,428 ratings
53.
Fathomless (Fairytale Retellings, #3)
Fathomless (Fairytale Retellings, #3) 3.62 avg rating — 3,135 ratings
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For Darkness Shows the Stars (For Darkness Shows the Stars, #1)
For Darkness Shows the Stars (For Darkness Shows the Stars, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 19,088 ratings
55.
The Girl of the Wish Garden
The Girl of the Wish Garden 3.54 avg rating — 124 ratings
56.
Golden
Golden 3.78 avg rating — 7,725 ratings
57.
Great
Great 3.52 avg rating — 2,540 ratings
58.
Half World
Half World 3.66 avg rating — 1,598 ratings
59.
Haunted Waters
Haunted Waters 3.55 avg rating — 244 ratings
60.
The Hawk of May
The Hawk of May 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings
61.
The Immortal Fire (Cronus Chronicles, #3)
The Immortal Fire (Cronus Chronicles, #3)
by: Anne Ursu
3.99 avg rating — 1,434 ratings
62.
Invisible Things
Invisible Things 2.97 avg rating — 177 ratings
63.
The Jumbies (The Jumbies, #1)
The Jumbies (The Jumbies, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 5,603 ratings
64.
The Looking Glass Wars (The Looking Glass Wars, #1)
The Looking Glass Wars (The Looking Glass Wars, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 46,649 ratings
65.
The Lost Sun (The United States of Asgard, #1)
The Lost Sun (The United States of Asgard, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 2,060 ratings
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Love in the Time of Global Warming (Love in the Time of Global Warming, #1)
Love in the Time of Global Warming (Love in the Time of Global Warming, #1) 3.38 avg rating — 3,638 ratings
67.
Marian
Marian 3.54 avg rating — 225 ratings
68.
The Night Counter
The Night Counter 3.74 avg rating — 584 ratings
69.
Of Metal and Wishes (Of Metal and Wishes, #1)
Of Metal and Wishes (Of Metal and Wishes, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 3,029 ratings
70.
Promise of Shadows
Promise of Shadows 3.59 avg rating — 1,651 ratings
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Prophecy (The Dragon King Chronicles, #1)
Prophecy (The Dragon King Chronicles, #1)
by: Ellen Oh
3.50 avg rating — 3,881 ratings
72.
Rags & Bones: New Twists on Timeless Tales
Rags & Bones: New Twists on Timeless Tales 3.54 avg rating — 2,298 ratings
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Redemption in Indigo
Redemption in Indigo 3.88 avg rating — 2,932 ratings
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The Rental Heart and Other Fairytales
The Rental Heart and Other Fairytales 3.81 avg rating — 1,061 ratings
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Revel
Revel 3.78 avg rating — 1,391 ratings
76.
Sarong Party Girls
Sarong Party Girls 3.13 avg rating — 2,032 ratings
77.
Scarlet (Scarlet, #1)
Scarlet (Scarlet, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 25,201 ratings
78.
Serpentine (Serpentine, #1)
Serpentine (Serpentine, #1)
by: Cindy Pon
3.56 avg rating — 1,190 ratings
79.
Seven Tears Into the Sea
Seven Tears Into the Sea 3.81 avg rating — 3,099 ratings
80.
Shame the Stars (Shame the Stars #1)
Shame the Stars (Shame the Stars #1) 3.76 avg rating — 242 ratings
81.
Shapeshifter
Shapeshifter 3.50 avg rating — 230 ratings
82.
The Shark King
The Shark King 3.68 avg rating — 568 ratings
83.
Silver Phoenix (Kingdom of Xia, #1)
Silver Phoenix (Kingdom of Xia, #1)
by: Cindy Pon
3.57 avg rating — 3,381 ratings
84.
The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy
The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy 3.99 avg rating — 2,059 ratings
85.
Starling (Starling, #1)
Starling (Starling, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 5,037 ratings
86.
Still Star-Crossed
Still Star-Crossed really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,536 ratings
87.
Strands of Bronze and Gold
Strands of Bronze and Gold 3.47 avg rating — 6,137 ratings
88.
Tender Morsels
Tender Morsels 3.59 avg rating — 5,953 ratings
89.
This Monstrous Thing
This Monstrous Thing 3.73 avg rating — 2,607 ratings
90.
Thorn
Thorn really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14,850 ratings
91.
Time Piper
Time Piper 3.80 avg rating — 20 ratings
92.
Tinder
Tinder 3.87 avg rating — 2,081 ratings
93.
The Ugly Duchess (Fairy Tales, #4)
The Ugly Duchess (Fairy Tales, #4) 3.66 avg rating — 15,157 ratings
94.
Vassa in the Night
Vassa in the Night 3.44 avg rating — 6,652 ratings
95.
Water Song
Water Song 3.77 avg rating — 5,474 ratings
96.
Winterspell (Winterspell, #1)
Winterspell (Winterspell, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 4,838 ratings
97.
A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales (13 stories)
A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales (13 stories) 3.65 avg rating — 1,515 ratings
98.
The Woodcutter
The Woodcutter 3.71 avg rating — 10,559 ratings
99.
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China 4.07 avg rating — 2,897 ratings
100.
Zahrah the Windseeker
Zahrah the Windseeker 4.16 avg rating — 2,663 ratings