Today happens to be National Tell a Fairy Tale Day. Who knew?! I’ve always been a fan of fairy tales. Now I’m a fan of retold fairy tales in the young adult genre. (I’m sure there are good adult versions out there, but YA is what I read.) There are many out there but here are a few of my favorites.
The Wrath and The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, is a monster. Each night he takes a new bride only to have a silk cord wrapped around her throat come morning. When sixteen-year-old Shahrzad’s dearest friend falls victim to Khalid, Shahrzad vows vengeance and volunteers to be his next bride.
Description from Goodreads.
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Cinder, a gifted mechanic in New Beijing, is also a cyborg. She’s reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s sudden illness. But when her life becomes entwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she finds herself at the center of a violent struggle between the desires of an evil queen – and a dangerous temptation.
Description from Goodreads.
Beastly by Alex Flinn
I am a monster. … And I’ll stay this way forever—ruined—unless I can break the spell.
Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my English class cast on me. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day and prowls by night? I’ll tell you. Description from Goodreads.
