52 Book Club 2025: #20 - A Fairy Tale Retelling

1.
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 992,828 ratings
2.
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 3,873,684 ratings
3.
Spinning Silver
Spinning Silver 4.18 avg rating — 146,049 ratings
4.
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 421,418 ratings
5.
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 — 669,413 ratings
6.
In the Lives of Puppets
In the Lives of Puppets 3.90 avg rating — 93,365 ratings
7.
The Sleeper and the Spindle
The Sleeper and the Spindle 3.87 avg rating — 53,627 ratings
8.
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
by: Axie Oh
4.09 avg rating — 88,508 ratings
9.
The Book of Gothel
The Book of Gothel 3.85 avg rating — 5,890 ratings
10.
For the Wolf (Wilderwood, #1)
For the Wolf (Wilderwood, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 61,786 ratings
11.
The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)
The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 147,424 ratings
12.
Thornhedge
Thornhedge 3.94 avg rating — 50,387 ratings
13.
An Offer From a Gentleman (Bridgertons, #3)
An Offer From a Gentleman (Bridgertons, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 387,180 ratings
14.
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating — 63,232 ratings
14.
Hemlock & Silver
Hemlock & Silver 4.32 avg rating — 720 ratings
16.
This Princess Kills Monsters
This Princess Kills Monsters
by: Ry Herman
4.10 avg rating — 1,046 ratings
17.
Mirror Mirror
Mirror Mirror 3.29 avg rating — 31,886 ratings
18.
A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1)
A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 37,922 ratings
19.
Heartless
Heartless 4.09 avg rating — 243,078 ratings
20.
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1)
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 69,722 ratings
21.
Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom Duology, #1)
Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom Duology, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 119,474 ratings
22.
Six-Gun Snow White
Six-Gun Snow White 3.63 avg rating — 4,469 ratings
22.
Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter 4.08 avg rating — 40,816 ratings
24.
Gilded (Gilded, #1)
Gilded (Gilded, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 53,683 ratings
25.
East (East, #1)
East (East, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 46,250 ratings
26.
Snow, Glass, Apples
Snow, Glass, Apples 4.05 avg rating — 14,781 ratings
27.
A Mirror Mended (Fractured Fables, #2)
A Mirror Mended (Fractured Fables, #2) 3.74 avg rating — 14,578 ratings
28.
Black Woods Blue Sky
Black Woods Blue Sky 3.71 avg rating — 15,359 ratings
29.
If the Shoe Fits (Meant to Be, #1)
If the Shoe Fits (Meant to Be, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 53,751 ratings
30.
Book of a Thousand Days
Book of a Thousand Days 3.97 avg rating — 56,016 ratings
31.
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 — 184,547 ratings
31.
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook 4.20 avg rating — 32,701 ratings
33.
A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Cursebreakers, #1)
A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Cursebreakers, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 175,820 ratings
34.
Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1)
Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 293,111 ratings
34.
Hooked (Never After, #1)
Hooked (Never After, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 474,966 ratings
36.
Hunted
Hunted 3.87 avg rating — 32,653 ratings
37.
Geekerella (Once Upon a Con, #1)
Geekerella (Once Upon a Con, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 69,344 ratings
38.
By the Book (Meant to Be, #2)
By the Book (Meant to Be, #2) 3.71 avg rating — 46,868 ratings
39.
Fairest of All (Villains, #1)
Fairest of All (Villains, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 51,098 ratings
40.
Sister Snake
Sister Snake 3.77 avg rating — 3,681 ratings
41.
Politically Correct Bedtime Stories
Politically Correct Bedtime Stories 3.63 avg rating — 8,238 ratings
41.
Once Upon a More Enlightened Time: More Politically Correct Bedtime Stories
Once Upon a More Enlightened Time: More Politically Correct Bedtime Stories 3.67 avg rating — 1,884 ratings
43.
Princess of the Midnight Ball (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #1)
Princess of the Midnight Ball (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 36,698 ratings
43.
The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories, #1)
The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 155,499 ratings
45.
Witches Abroad (Discworld, #12; Witches, #3)
Witches Abroad (Discworld, #12; Witches, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 95,922 ratings
45.
Thistlefoot
Thistlefoot 3.94 avg rating — 23,199 ratings
45.
Once Upon a Tower (Fairy Tales, #5)
Once Upon a Tower (Fairy Tales, #5) 3.74 avg rating — 8,389 ratings
45.
Son of the Shadows (Sevenwaters, #2)
Son of the Shadows (Sevenwaters, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 33,722 ratings
49.
The Wildest Things
The Wildest Things 3.32 avg rating — 218 ratings
49.
Ash
Ash 3.63 avg rating — 37,571 ratings
49.
Stepsister
Stepsister 4.05 avg rating — 29,839 ratings
52.
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow 3.99 avg rating — 22,530 ratings
52.
The Salt Grows Heavy
The Salt Grows Heavy 3.55 avg rating — 25,371 ratings
54.
Lady of Disguise (The Dericott Tales, #6)
Lady of Disguise (The Dericott Tales, #6) 3.89 avg rating — 1,017 ratings
55.
The Crane Husband
The Crane Husband 3.86 avg rating — 8,124 ratings
55.
Bound
Bound 3.71 avg rating — 5,775 ratings
55.
Darling Girl
Darling Girl 3.46 avg rating — 30,336 ratings
58.
Beauty
Beauty 3.84 avg rating — 5,965 ratings
59.
The Ugly Stepsister (Unfinished Fairy Tales, #1)
The Ugly Stepsister (Unfinished Fairy Tales, #1)
by: Aya Ling
4.02 avg rating — 3,260 ratings
60.
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister 3.54 avg rating — 61,936 ratings
61.
Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker
Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker 3.15 avg rating — 8,198 ratings
62.
Beast
Beast 3.47 avg rating — 7,042 ratings
63.
Just Ella (The Palace Chronicles, #1)
Just Ella (The Palace Chronicles, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 34,873 ratings
64.
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales 4.20 avg rating — 95,713 ratings
65.
Spindle's End
Spindle's End 3.83 avg rating — 25,088 ratings
66.
Rose Daughter
Rose Daughter 3.79 avg rating — 21,569 ratings
67.
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast 4.05 avg rating — 82,279 ratings
68.
A Princess of Wind and Wave: a Retelling of The Little Mermaid (Beyond the Four Kingdoms, #6)
A Princess of Wind and Wave: a Retelling of The Little Mermaid (Beyond the Four Kingdoms, #6) 4.29 avg rating — 3,018 ratings
69.
Small Favors
Small Favors 4.01 avg rating — 22,232 ratings
70.
A Taste of Poison (Entangled with Fae, #4)
A Taste of Poison (Entangled with Fae, #4) 3.92 avg rating — 4,464 ratings
71.
Hair of Gold: A Rapunzel Retelling
Hair of Gold: A Rapunzel Retelling 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings
71.
Bryony and Roses
Bryony and Roses 4.06 avg rating — 10,366 ratings
73.
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns (Rise of the Empress, #1)
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns (Rise of the Empress, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 10,330 ratings
74.
Sisters Red (Fairytale Retellings, #1)
Sisters Red (Fairytale Retellings, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 20,493 ratings
75.
Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood, #1)
Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 31,969 ratings
76.
All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Stepmother
All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Stepmother 3.74 avg rating — 6,761 ratings
77.
Cruel Beauty
Cruel Beauty 3.64 avg rating — 93,209 ratings
78.
Ugly: The Stepsister's Story
Ugly: The Stepsister's Story 4.40 avg rating — 166 ratings
79.
Reflection
Reflection 3.98 avg rating — 22,032 ratings
80.
H.C Andersen
H.C Andersen 3.56 avg rating — 25 ratings
80.
The Fairy Tale Fan Club: Legendary Letters Collected by C.C. Cecily
The Fairy Tale Fan Club: Legendary Letters Collected by C.C. Cecily 3.83 avg rating — 584 ratings
80.
The Fire Rose (Elemental Masters, #0)
The Fire Rose (Elemental Masters, #0) 3.99 avg rating — 10,974 ratings
80.
Rapunzel's Revenge (Rapunzel's Revenge, #1)
Rapunzel's Revenge (Rapunzel's Revenge, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 17,775 ratings
80.
Gingerbread
Gingerbread 3.05 avg rating — 15,465 ratings
80.
Unbound by Midnight
Unbound by Midnight 3.32 avg rating — 69 ratings
80.
Beast (Charming, #2)
Beast (Charming, #2) 3.27 avg rating — 119 ratings
80.
Zel
Zel 3.61 avg rating — 7,102 ratings
80.
All He'll Ever Be (Merciless #1-4)
All He'll Ever Be (Merciless #1-4) 3.61 avg rating — 15,194 ratings
80.
Bee Bakshi and the Gingerbread Sisters
Bee Bakshi and the Gingerbread Sisters
by: Emi Pinto
3.81 avg rating — 109 ratings
80.
The Skull
The Skull 4.20 avg rating — 11,780 ratings
80.
The Witch Must Die: The Hidden Meaning of Fairy Tales
The Witch Must Die: The Hidden Meaning of Fairy Tales 3.91 avg rating — 700 ratings
80.
Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1)
Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 77,903 ratings
80.
The Thirteenth Child
The Thirteenth Child 4.06 avg rating — 15,751 ratings
80.
The Beast and the Bookseller (Once Upon a Wallflower #1)
The Beast and the Bookseller (Once Upon a Wallflower #1)
by: Eva Devon
3.95 avg rating — 2,085 ratings
80.
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
Lonely Castle in the Mirror 4.24 avg rating — 36,117 ratings
80.
Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3)
Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 396,138 ratings
80.
Little Thieves (Little Thieves, #1)
Little Thieves (Little Thieves, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 24,089 ratings
80.
Dorothy Must Die (Dorothy Must Die, #1)
Dorothy Must Die (Dorothy Must Die, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 85,746 ratings
80.
Bear
Bear 3.24 avg rating — 17,074 ratings
80.
Beauty and the Space Beast (Star-Crossed Tales, #2)
Beauty and the Space Beast (Star-Crossed Tales, #2)
by: J.M. Page
3.53 avg rating — 329 ratings
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