Fairy tale retellings where a person "good" in original version of the tale is a villain in the retelling

[Anna]

I am searching for "twisted" versions of the classic fairy tales and other well-known stories. Any books with evil fairy godmother, Little Red Riding Hood, Peter Pan etc. etc. will be appreciated.

[Rosa]

Vivian Vande Velde wrote a book of stories loosely around this theme: Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird
Jane Yolen wrote a short story called "Lost Girls" that features a villainous Peter Pan, in Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast.
Neil Gaiman wrote a flipped retelling of Snow White called Snow, Glass, Apples. It’s in Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions. He also wrote The Sleeper and the Spindle, a flipped version of Sleeping Beauty. It's in Rags & Bones: New Twists on Timeless Tales.

[Joyce]

I know an interesting one...it's a manga tho...Ludwig Revolution, Vol. 1

[Anna]

Rosa wrote: "Vivian Vande Velde wrote a book of stories loosely around this theme: Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird
Jane Yolen wrote a short story ca..."

Thanks for the suggestions. I've already read the one written by Vivian Vande Velde (I love her writting style). All the others look great too. I have a problem with finding the one written by Jane Yolen, though. Is "The Wendies" an alternate title for "Lost Girls" or are those separate stories, sharing a similar theme?

[Anna]

Joyce wrote: "I know an interesting one...it's a manga tho...Ludwig Revolution, Vol. 1"

I loved this one. I guess I really like this theme. Or perhaps just Kaori Yuki's style:). BTW, my personal favorite from this author - Angel Sanctuary - also matches this trope.

[Rosa]

Anna wrote: "Rosa wrote: "Vivian Vande Velde wrote a book of stories loosely around this theme: Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird
Jane Yolen wrote a s..."

Oops! "Lost Girls" is the one. My mistake.

[Rosa]

You might be interested in this thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Rosa]

Revolting Rhymes

[Anna]

Thanks Rosa:). I am going to try to hunt a copy of Revolting Rhymes for my daughter. She's seven and I think she will enjoy reading the poems together. If not, at least I will;)

[Mandy]

This may fit the bill, it a collection of YA short stories Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy and while its not strictly speaking retellings of classic tales its a great book that looks at real princess/historical people some of whom formed the basis for fairy tales Rejected Princesses: Tales of History's Boldest Heroines, Hellions, and Heretics.
Cinder is a really fun YA retelling of Cinderella too.

[Joyce]

Anna wrote: "Joyce wrote: "I know an interesting one...it's a manga tho...Ludwig Revolution, Vol. 1"

I loved this one. I guess I really like this theme. Or perhaps just Kaori Yuki's style:). BTW..."

Yesss, I like almost all of Kaori Yuki's works, too!!

[Joseph]

I recommend Hook & Jill by Andrea Jones, a five-star retelling where Peter Pan is the villain and Captain Hook is the better man.

Also check out Wickedly Charming by Kristine Grayson, a romance where the Evil Queen is not the evil one at all.

You might also like The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss where famous literature monsters are not so monstrous.

There is also Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West of course.

[Anna]

Mandy wrote: "This may fit the bill, it a collection of YA short stories Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy and while its not strictly speaking retellings of classic tales its a gr..."

Thanks for all the suggestions:). I already had one od the books - Cinder - on my to read list, but I was reluctant bc of the main character being a cyborg. IDK why it was so off-putting, perhaps because I recently read some s-f erotica with cyborgs, and those were not exactly 5 star books. I guess I should not be afraid of finding tacky sex scenes in Cinder, if its a young adult read;).

[Anna]

Joyce wrote: "Yesss, I like almost all of Kaori Yuki's works, too!!"

Excellent taste;)!

[Shelley]

Dorothy Must Die

[Anna]

Joseph wrote: "I recommend Hook & Jill by Andrea Jones, a five-star retelling where Peter Pan is the villain and Captain Hook is the better man.

Also check out [book:Wickedly Charm..."
Thank you:)! My TBR pile grows steadily:)

[Anna]

Shelley wrote: "Dorothy Must Die"

Thanks. This one is the very reason I became so interested in this trope. Even though I already read it, it's a great sugestion:).

[Shelley]

Anna wrote: "Shelley wrote: "Dorothy Must Die"

Thanks. This one is the very reason I became so interested in this trope. Even though I already read it, it's a great sugestion:)."

You’re welcome 😊

[Tris]

A YA retelling that I really like is “Unhooked” by Lisa Maxwell! {can’t link- on mobile}

[Rosa]

Unhooked

[Rosa]

More suggestions:
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
“The Sleeping Beauty,” in Red Ridin' in the Hood: and Other Cuentos by Patricia Santos Marcantonio.
“Red Riding Hood and the Scrawny Little Wolf,” by Mary Quattlebaum, in Newfangled Fairy Tales, Book #2.

[Anna]

I think I am a trope-addict. I already read Unhooked several times (oh, well, I am definitely a trope-addict, and besides, it was THAT good:). Now I have to hunt down the ones Rosa mentioned:). Thank you all again!

[Tathariell]

Sinful Cinderella, Cinderella is only "good" in order to accumulate magic.

[Anna]

Tathariell wrote: "Sinful Cinderella, Cinderella is only "good" in order to accumulate magic."

Sounds very promising. And looks like it's first in a similary-themed series, so even more books for me. Yasss!

[Rosa]

Red as Blood, or Tales from the Sisters Grimmer