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Cinder by Marissa MeyerThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanScarlet by Marissa MeyerCress by Marissa MeyerThe Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Mythologies and Retellings of Fairy Tales & Classics
1,778 books — 1,971 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Myth and Folktale Retellings
628 books — 580 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodAlias Grace by Margaret AtwoodThe Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
Best of Margaret Atwood
101 books — 251 voters
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée AhdiehThe Rose & the Dagger by Renée AhdiehA Thousand Nights by E.K. JohnstonThe Storyteller's Daughter by Cameron DokeyThe Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury
One Thousand and One Nights Retellings
137 books — 167 voters

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanA Town Like Alice by Nevil ShutePicnic at Hanging Rock by Joan LindsayThe Secret River by Kate GrenvilleThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Fictitious Australia
463 books — 115 voters
The Goose Girl by Shannon HalePrincess Academy by Shannon HaleBook of a Thousand Days by Shannon HaleSpindle's End by Robin McKinleyThorn by Intisar Khanani
Princess in Disguise
94 books — 102 voters

Six of Crows by Leigh BardugoThe Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterThe Raven and Other Poems by Edgar Allan PoeCrooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoAn Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
Raven & Crow
240 books — 77 voters
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly BarnhillElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloWhere the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace LinThe False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Middle Grade Fairy Tales
159 books — 62 voters

Daughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierSix Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth LimThe Swan Kingdom by Zoë MarriottThe Wild Swans by K.M. SheaSpinning Starlight by R.C. Lewis
The Wild Swans/The Six Swans Retellings
49 books — 60 voters
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterBluebeard's Egg by Margaret AtwoodBluebeard's Castle by Anna BillerStrands of Bronze and Gold by Jane NickersonThe Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher
Bluebeard Retellings
96 books — 54 voters

Same Old Truths by Delora DennisThe Green Reaper by Elizabeth FournierDéjà Dead by Kathy ReichsThe Coroner's Lunch by Colin CotterillThe Sinner by Tess Gerritsen
Death becomes him or her
127 books — 42 voters
The Great Alone by Kristin HannahLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgBig Little Lies by Liane MoriartyThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidTom Lake by Ann Patchett
The 52 Book Club 2026: #38 - Domestic Fiction
76 books — 41 voters

Bhutan Travelog Edition 2 by Joni HerisonLamb by Christopher MooreQueen of Scots by John GuyHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshFuriously Happy by Jenny Lawson
Subtitle
542 books — 38 voters
Wishful Drinking by Carrie FisherI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyBossypants by Tina FeyI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiAs You Wish by Cary Elwes
I am a celebrity let me write.
264 books — 36 voters

Daughter of Eden by Jill Eileen SmithEast of Eden by John SteinbeckParadise Lost by John MiltonThe Diaries of Adam and Eve by Mark TwainI Am Lilith by Melanie Dufty
Adam and Eve Retellings
112 books — 36 voters
After Hamelin by Bill RichardsonThe Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert BrowningThe Piper by Julie ManninoSilent Melody by Alice IvinyaThe Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
Pied Piper of Hamelin Retellings
77 books — 35 voters

Daddy's Hobby by Owen JonesBangkok 8 by John BurdettEveryone Burns by John DolanLetters from Thailand by BotanBangkok Haunts by John Burdett
Terrific Thailand
69 books — 30 voters
Many Waters by Madeleine L'EngleNoah's Ark by Jerry PinkneyNoah's Ark by Jacobus ReviusNot Wanted on the Voyage by Timothy FindleyOn Noah's Ark by Jan Brett
Noah's Ark
254 books — 28 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Godfather by Mario PuzoGreat Expectations by Charles DickensPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Father
134 books — 28 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Cautionary Tales
33 books — 25 voters

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterThe Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix PotterThe Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix PotterThe Tale of Squirrel Nutkin by Beatrix PotterThe Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies by Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter
29 books — 22 voters
The Cottage in the Woods by Katherine CovilleThe Perfect Match by E.D. BakerGoldilocks and the Bear by Vivienne SavageRoar by Demelza CarltonGoldilocks and the Just Right Club by Tony Bradman
Goldilocks & the Three Bears
142 books — 22 voters

Cinderella Screwed Me Over by Cindi MadsenPersonally, I Blame My Fairy Godmother by Claudia CarrollThe Secret of Happy Ever After by Lucy DillonSomeone Else's Fairytale by E.M. TippettsThe Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
Rom com Fairy Tales
78 books — 20 voters
Geoffrey P. Ward's Guide to Villainy by M.A. NicholsThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanMatthias and the Shadow by Michael BlytheThe Lost Hero by Rick RiordanCinder by Marissa Meyer
Best "Folklore/Mythology" Retelling Books
59 books — 19 voters

The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp SendkerAlexander's Infinity by Lidija StankovikjThe Piano Tuner by Daniel MasonSaving Fish from Drowning by Amy TanThe Jewel Trader of Pegu by Jeffrey Hantover
Fictitious Burma
32 books — 16 voters
The Princess Search by Melanie CellierThe Ugly Duckling by Jerry PinkneyUgly by Donna Jo NapoliThe Ugly Dumpling by Stephanie CampisiThe Ugly Truckling by David Gordon
The Ugly Duckling
19 books — 10 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensA Tale of Two Castles by Gail Carson LevineA Tale of Two Goblins by H.P. MalloryA Tale of Two Demon Slayers by Angie FoxThe Tale of Two Bad Mice by Beatrix Potter
A Tale of Two Titles
42 books — 6 voters
Doctor Ouch by Korney ChukovskyTchaikovsky by Ann RachlinFrog Bride by Antonia BarberThe Turnip by Harriet ZiefertThe Golden Cockerel by Elaine Pogany
Russia: children's books (part 2)
112 books — 6 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Last Dragon Chronicles Complete Set, Books 1-5 by Chris d'LaceyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodCat's Eye by Margaret AtwoodThe French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles
Favorite Author of the Twentieth Century
98 books — 4 voters
Treasury of Enid Blyton Bedtime Stories by Enid Blyton5 Minute Tales - Bedtime Stories by Jenny WoodsRichard Scarry's Bedtime Stories by Richard Scarry365 Read-Aloud Bedtime Bible Stories by Daniel PartnerBedtime Stories by Enid Blyton
Anthologies for children titled as "Bedtime" stories
128 books — 4 voters

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