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Those all sound neat, S&V!

Adding some of those to my TBR!

Finished my 8 books. That was tough, I guess I don't read as many fairy tales as I thought :)

Woohoo! Congrats, Kari!

**Psst!** I'm with you; I thought I'd do better on this challenge, too.

Thanks, LK. Good to know it wasn't just me, lol!

Congrats Kari :)

thanks Nikki :)

Finished my 12 books.

Woohoo, Nikki♥! Congrats!

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Congrats, Nikki!

I've read six out of my eight books for this challenge. I need to read another two before the end of the year! Does anyone have any recommendations? What's the best fairy tale retelling you've read so far? Thanks!

I know this isn't a fairy tale retelling, but I highly recommend The Goddess Test series by Aimee Carter which is a different take on the Hades and Persephone mythology. It's very well written and different from other YA books I've read.

I'll put that one on my to-read shelf Leslie, thanks! Just realised I have another fairy tale retelling to add to my list - Quest of the Hart, by Mary Waibel. It's a reverse fairy tale, with the princess as the heroine. I really enjoyed it.
Now I only need to read one more! :)

Helena wrote: "Does anyone have any recommendations? What's the best fairy tale retelling you've read so far?..."

I can recommend this one. It's a Beauty and the Beast retelling using the 1st person POV of both Beauty and the Beast. It is very nice, one of my favorites :)

Kari wrote: "Helena wrote: "Does anyone have any recommendations? What's the best fairy tale retelling you've read so far?..."

I can recommend this one. It's a Bea..."

Thanks Kari! I only have to read one more - I've checked this one out and it looks perfect. Thanks for the recommendation!

If I can listen in on this thread...Beauty and the Beast is not my favorite fairytale but "The eye of the Beholder" seems to be an in depth version. I have added it to my to-read bookshelf. Thanks for posting the recommendation. Its my goal for next year to face my fears and read Beauty and the Beast...

You're both welcome! It is a more lyrical retelling, it's not the exact story we've all read before. The writing is beautiful and because it is all written in alternating 1st person it does feel like it's got more depth. Enjoy!

Thanks, Kari!

Suggestion for fairytale retellings: On Feb 25th 2014 Harlequin Teen is coming out with an anthology of dark fairytale retellings called "Grim".

Thanks, Stories!

Stories&Verse wrote: "Suggestion for fairytale retellings: On Feb 25th 2014 Harlequin Teen is coming out with an anthology of dark fairytale retellings called "Grim"."

Going to have to look out for them.

Welcome. It's available for pre-order on Amazon. Though I am not sure the stories will be HEA because they are said to have a dark and sinister twist.

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retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.

Read a retelling of the fairy tale Maid Maleen, which isn't one of the real popular ones.

It has a sweet little romance in the story but the romance wasn't always the main point of the story.

You just keep doing great at this challenge, Melissa!

I am still in this challenge but i am waiting until january to start so that all my fairytale retellings are read in the same year

Welcome to the challenge, then, S&V!

Ah! I read the first in that series, Melissa. Did you like this latest one?

Read which was really good.

LK, I think I would have liked it better if I had reread the 1st one before I read this one. It has been so long since I read it and this one referenced back to that one a lot so I was left feeling a bit hmmmm....

I was entertained by the book, I would say a 2.5 or 3 star book, it was OK but not great.

Ah! Thanks for the info, Melissa.

I don't think I will be able to get the last 2 books completed for my goal this year. I have enjoyed this challenge and read books I never would have looked at before. Is this challenge being repeated again next year? If so, I'm in.

We could make one with the date parameters for 2014, Deb. However, it would not be on the Home Page, but under "More Challenge."

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Okay, here is the info on it. I changed the names of the levels, as some people weren't happy being a troll.

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From mermaids to beauties with beasts, there are tons or novels in every genre that are actually fairy tales retold. For this group challenge, read books that is a retelling of a fairy tale. It can be a historical, or a modern-day setting.

When? Start Date: 00:01 on January 1, 2014 until December 31, 2014.

Where? Join the Challenge that appears on our Home Page, or it can be found at this link . {Link won't work until January 1st.}

LEVELS
Leprechaun		 03
Imp			 04-06
Elf 			 08-10
Lady in Waiting		 11-13
Damsel in Distress	 14-16
Evil Enchantress	 17-19
Great & Beautiful Beast: 20+ books

Goal? You set the level.

How? For additional help in understanding how to join, check out instructions under “GoodReads How To...” “Join a Featured Group Challenge.” This requires adding a specific bookshelf to your bookshelves. Remember, if your bookshelf has more than one word, you must add a HYPHEN in between.

You may use the same bookshelf as 2013, as the date parameters of this one have been changed to 2014.

Special Note: You won't be able to set your goals on our Home Page until January 1st!

Last one for the year, makes my goal of 19!

Excellent, Melissa! Congrats!

really dropped the "glass slipper" on this one in 2013 (mess #78; page #2 of this thread).
determined to do better in 2014 as i want to believe in HEA romances. :)

Lindy-Lane wrote: "really dropped the "glass slipper" on this one in 2013 (mess #78; page #2 of this thread).
determined to do better in 2014 as i want to believe in HEA romances. :)"

So did I :(

Ditto!

I started HEAC early in 2013 because I had already read 4 fairytale retellings before joining. I was really excited that there was a group that actually liked reading romance and fairytales as much as I did.

I admit some of the retellings were lacking, but I like to plug through so that I can write a review about it and expand my knowledge about the original story.

I think of fairytales as a cross between historical, fantasy and romance genres.

I'm going to have to agree with you on that, S&V.