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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
1,846 books — 2,111 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
637 books — 590 voters

THE SUPER by D.L. MaddoxDante's Revenge by Lotchie BurtonConfessions Of An Honest Man by Arthur RoschThe Ghost of Seagull Cottage by Anne AllenWings Against The Wind by JoDee Neathery
The 52 Book Club 2026: #38 - Domestic Fiction
205 books — 312 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
105 books — 256 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
141 books — 169 voters
A Town Like Alice by Nevil ShuteThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanPicnic at Hanging Rock by Joan LindsayThe Secret River by Kate GrenvilleThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Fictitious Australia
509 books — 133 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
96 books — 103 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
255 books — 85 voters

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly BarnhillElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Wide-Awake Princess by E.D. BakerPrincess Academy by Shannon HaleThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Middle Grade Fairy Tales
161 books — 67 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
127 books — 66 voters

Daughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierSix Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth LimThe Wild Swans by K.M. SheaThe Swan Kingdom by Zoë MarriottSpinning Starlight by R.C. Lewis
The Wild Swans/The Six Swans Retellings
57 books — 65 voters
Insight Out by Vann Joines PH DViva Lofton by Lonnie LazarTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Shining by Stephen King
Father
146 books — 65 voters

Wishful Drinking by Carrie FisherDE LA CAPTIVITÉ À LA LIBERTÉ by Léonce JatcheI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyBossypants by Tina FeyI Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
I am a celebrity let me write.
280 books — 48 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
121 books — 45 voters

East of Eden by John SteinbeckDaughter of Eden by Jill Eileen SmithParadise Lost by John MiltonThe Diaries of Adam and Eve by Mark TwainComfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
Adam and Eve Retellings
119 books — 43 voters
Bhutan Travelog Edition 2 by Ashley ChenLamb by Christopher MooreQueen of Scots by John GuyHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshFuriously Happy by Jenny Lawson
Subtitle
527 books — 39 voters

After Hamelin by Bill RichardsonThe Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert BrowningThe Piper by Julie ManninoThe Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry PratchettSilent Melody by Alice Ivinya
Pied Piper of Hamelin Retellings
79 books — 36 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
65 books — 32 voters

Many Waters by Madeleine L'EngleNoah's Ark by Jerry PinkneyNoah's Ark by Jacobus ReviusNot Wanted on the Voyage by Timothy FindleyNaamah by Sarah Blake
Noah's Ark
252 books — 29 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
35 books — 27 voters

The Cottage in the Woods by Katherine CovilleRoar by Demelza CarltonDora by Cordelia CastelThe Perfect Match by E.D. BakerBearly Free by Abigail Manning
Goldilocks & the Three Bears
155 books — 27 voters
Tangled Up in You by Christina LaurenThe Undomestic Goddess by Sophie KinsellaCinderella Screwed Me Over by Cindi MadsenPersonally, I Blame My Fairy Godmother by Claudia CarrollThe Frog Prince by Jane Porter
Rom Com Fairy Tales
78 books — 22 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
62 books — 21 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
26 books — 17 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
22 books — 16 voters
The Princess Search by Melanie CellierThe Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian AndersenTHE HOPE TRIGGER by Deborah Riley-MagnusUgly by Donna Jo NapoliThe Ugly Dumpling by Stephanie Campisi
The Ugly Duckling
21 books — 13 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienTHE HOPE TRIGGER by Deborah Riley-MagnusThe Last Dragon Chronicles Complete Set, Books 1-5 by Chris d'LaceyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodCat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
Favorite Author of the Twentieth Century
100 books — 7 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
Bloodline by William GracePiranesi by Susanna ClarkeCold Hand in Mine by Robert AickmanDark Entries by Robert AickmanAncient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories by Algernon Blackwood
Amazon Customers Also Bought or Read: Weird Edition I
101 books — 4 voters

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