Best Retellings of fairytales, legends and history

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Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 421,433 ratings
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Goddess of Spring (Goddess Summoning, #2)
Goddess of Spring (Goddess Summoning, #2)
by: P.C. Cast
4.20 avg rating — 11,075 ratings
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The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles 4.31 avg rating — 1,862,032 ratings
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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 — 82,288 ratings
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Radiant Darkness
Radiant Darkness 3.72 avg rating — 2,736 ratings
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Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1)
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 69,733 ratings
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Warrior Rising (Goddess Summoning, #6)
Warrior Rising (Goddess Summoning, #6)
by: P.C. Cast
4.12 avg rating — 5,697 ratings
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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 — 36,703 ratings
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The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)
The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 147,435 ratings
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My Name Is Rapunzel
My Name Is Rapunzel 3.14 avg rating — 1,953 ratings
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Beastly (Beastly, #1)
Beastly (Beastly, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 178,199 ratings
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Tiger Lily
Tiger Lily 3.96 avg rating — 29,129 ratings
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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 — 669,503 ratings
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The Sleeper and the Spindle
The Sleeper and the Spindle 3.87 avg rating — 53,626 ratings
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Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood, #1)
Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 31,973 ratings
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Enchanted (Woodcutter Sisters, #1; Books of Arilland, #1)
Enchanted (Woodcutter Sisters, #1; Books of Arilland, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 16,814 ratings
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Spindle's End
Spindle's End 3.83 avg rating — 25,089 ratings
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The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5)
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5) 4.07 avg rating — 116,437 ratings
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Rose Daughter
Rose Daughter 3.79 avg rating — 21,570 ratings
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The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,213 ratings
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Princess of the Silver Woods (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #3)
Princess of the Silver Woods (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 13,690 ratings
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The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1)
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 47,937 ratings
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Entwined
Entwined 3.87 avg rating — 37,833 ratings
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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 992,979 ratings
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Fairest
Fairest 3.89 avg rating — 68,556 ratings
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Princess of Glass (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #2)
Princess of Glass (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 22,930 ratings
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Scarlet (Scarlet, #1)
Scarlet (Scarlet, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 25,201 ratings
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Till We Have Faces
Till We Have Faces 4.20 avg rating — 77,530 ratings
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The Two Princesses of Bamarre (The Two Princesses of Bamarre, #1)
The Two Princesses of Bamarre (The Two Princesses of Bamarre, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 74,109 ratings
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Deerskin
Deerskin 3.94 avg rating — 24,047 ratings
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Spindlewood
Spindlewood 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings
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The Firebrand
The Firebrand 4.07 avg rating — 11,317 ratings
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The Princess and the Hound (The Hound Saga #1)
The Princess and the Hound (The Hound Saga #1) 3.46 avg rating — 12,101 ratings
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The Diamond Secret: A Retelling of Anastasia
The Diamond Secret: A Retelling of Anastasia 3.82 avg rating — 4,634 ratings
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The Black Swan (Fairy Tales, #2)
The Black Swan (Fairy Tales, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 8,795 ratings
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Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)
Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 451,982 ratings
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East (East, #1)
East (East, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 46,252 ratings
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Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3)
Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 396,209 ratings
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Briar Rose
Briar Rose 3.80 avg rating — 14,984 ratings
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Before Midnight
Before Midnight 3.86 avg rating — 10,533 ratings
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Just Ella (The Palace Chronicles, #1)
Just Ella (The Palace Chronicles, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 34,874 ratings
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The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga, #2)
The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 22,758 ratings
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The High King (The Chronicles of Prydain, #5)
The High King (The Chronicles of Prydain, #5) 4.24 avg rating — 55,949 ratings
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The Name of the Star (Shades of London, #1)
The Name of the Star (Shades of London, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 53,566 ratings
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The Looking Glass Wars (The Looking Glass Wars, #1)
The Looking Glass Wars (The Looking Glass Wars, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 46,650 ratings
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Mermaid
Mermaid 3.62 avg rating — 6,104 ratings
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The Crimson Thread: A Retelling of Rumpelstiltskin
The Crimson Thread: A Retelling of Rumpelstiltskin 3.77 avg rating — 4,755 ratings
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When Beauty Tamed the Beast (Fairy Tales, #2)
When Beauty Tamed the Beast (Fairy Tales, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 30,366 ratings
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Golden
Golden 3.78 avg rating — 7,725 ratings
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The Outlaws of Sherwood
The Outlaws of Sherwood 3.79 avg rating — 12,177 ratings
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Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep (The Princess Tales, #3)
Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep (The Princess Tales, #3) 3.81 avg rating — 8,336 ratings
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Persephone the Phony (Goddess Girls, #2)
Persephone the Phony (Goddess Girls, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 4,995 ratings
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Cinderellis and the Glass Hill (The Princess Tales, #4)
Cinderellis and the Glass Hill (The Princess Tales, #4) 3.83 avg rating — 9,658 ratings
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The Hollow (The Hollow, #1)
The Hollow (The Hollow, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 20,964 ratings
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Nevermore (Nevermore, #1)
Nevermore (Nevermore, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 30,412 ratings
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Scarlet Moon
Scarlet Moon 3.72 avg rating — 4,686 ratings
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The Fairy Godmother (Five Hundred Kingdoms, #1)
The Fairy Godmother (Five Hundred Kingdoms, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 19,357 ratings
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Belle
Belle 3.70 avg rating — 7,547 ratings
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The Rose Bride: A Retelling of The White Bride and the Black Bride
The Rose Bride: A Retelling of The White Bride and the Black Bride 3.63 avg rating — 3,971 ratings
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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister 3.54 avg rating — 61,941 ratings
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Beauty Sleep
Beauty Sleep 3.65 avg rating — 7,974 ratings
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Midnight Pearls
Midnight Pearls 3.69 avg rating — 7,632 ratings
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The Child Thief
The Child Thief
by: Brom
4.08 avg rating — 21,107 ratings
63.
Phantom of the Shroppie
Phantom of the Shroppie 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
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The Cinderella Theorem (The Lily Sparrow Chronicles Book 1)
The Cinderella Theorem (The Lily Sparrow Chronicles Book 1) 4.17 avg rating — 78 ratings
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Greenwode (The Wode, #1)
Greenwode (The Wode, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 675 ratings
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Hawkmere
Hawkmere 4.14 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Ophelia
Ophelia 3.71 avg rating — 12,156 ratings
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Falling for Hamlet
Falling for Hamlet 3.55 avg rating — 1,749 ratings
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The Fairy's Mistake (The Princess Tales, #1)
The Fairy's Mistake (The Princess Tales, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 13,240 ratings
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William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope (William Shakespeare's Star Wars, #4)
William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope (William Shakespeare's Star Wars, #4) 3.96 avg rating — 20,561 ratings
72.
The Princess Test (The Princess Tales, #2)
The Princess Test (The Princess Tales, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 11,189 ratings
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The Norse Myths
The Norse Myths 4.17 avg rating — 7,451 ratings
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Jack of Kinrowan: Jack the Giant-Killer / Drink Down the Moon
Jack of Kinrowan: Jack the Giant-Killer / Drink Down the Moon 4.12 avg rating — 3,864 ratings
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Five Glass Slippers
Five Glass Slippers 3.86 avg rating — 674 ratings
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Five Enchanted Roses
Five Enchanted Roses 4.08 avg rating — 379 ratings
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales 4.20 avg rating — 95,714 ratings
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One Good Knight (Five Hundred Kingdoms, #2)
One Good Knight (Five Hundred Kingdoms, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 11,049 ratings
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Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1)
Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 93,522 ratings
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Thomas the Rhymer
Thomas the Rhymer 3.89 avg rating — 3,780 ratings
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The Wicked Day (Arthurian Saga, #4)
The Wicked Day (Arthurian Saga, #4) 4.10 avg rating — 11,904 ratings
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Hero (Woodcutter Sisters, #2; Books of Arilland, #2)
Hero (Woodcutter Sisters, #2; Books of Arilland, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 4,404 ratings
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The Astrologer
The Astrologer 3.85 avg rating — 72 ratings
83.
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly 3.96 avg rating — 12,704 ratings
83.
Merlin's Blade (The Merlin Spiral, #1)
Merlin's Blade (The Merlin Spiral, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 556 ratings
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Aloren (The Estralony Cycle, #1)
Aloren (The Estralony Cycle, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 55 ratings
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Of Songs and Saltwater
Of Songs and Saltwater 4.41 avg rating — 78 ratings
88.
Fairytales Slashed Volume 1 (Fairy Tales Slashed, #1)
Fairytales Slashed Volume 1 (Fairy Tales Slashed, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 974 ratings
88.
Five Magic Spindles
Five Magic Spindles 4.30 avg rating — 171 ratings
90.
The Countess
The Countess 3.55 avg rating — 2,560 ratings
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Fairytales Slashed 2
Fairytales Slashed 2 4.12 avg rating — 625 ratings
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Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4)
Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4) 4.41 avg rating — 304,231 ratings
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The Wulver's Rose
The Wulver's Rose 3.87 avg rating — 209 ratings
93.
The Girl in Red
The Girl in Red 3.71 avg rating — 18,015 ratings
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Fairytales Slashed 3
Fairytales Slashed 3 3.97 avg rating — 384 ratings
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Dance in the Dark (Dance with the Devil, #2)
Dance in the Dark (Dance with the Devil, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 2,211 ratings
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Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles, #3.5)
Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles, #3.5) 3.94 avg rating — 151,493 ratings
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Shirewode (The Wode, #2)
Shirewode (The Wode, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 380 ratings
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Pictures of the Night
Pictures of the Night 3.38 avg rating — 155 ratings
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Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook 4.20 avg rating — 32,701 ratings
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