Rapunzel Retellings Recommendations! (or ask for one)

[Becca da, Fairy Godmother<3]

Under this topic you can recommend some great Rapunzel retelling books or ask for one! Have fun! :D

[Becca da, Fairy Godmother<3]

I think Rapunzel is a great place to start with retellings! I really need to read more. I can’t run a group about fairytale retellings if I haven’t read any! Anyone got any good suggestions? Possibly YA and not horror?

[Ella]

The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson is a good one

[Becca da, Fairy Godmother<3]

Thanks!

[Ella]

You're welcome!

[Becca da, Fairy Godmother<3]

Yes, AHHH I need to read Cinder!!!!!!!!

[Ella]

Me too!!

[Becca da, Fairy Godmother<3]

I'm missing out on so much...:(

[Ella]

Once the libraries open...!!

[Kacie]

The Lunar Chronicles series is AMAZING!!!! Cress is my favorite

[Becca da, Fairy Godmother<3]

Well I was able to check out Cinder from my library, so that's exciting!

[Kacie]

Yaaaaay!!!! I actually had to start Cinder twice to get into it, but it's definitely worth it

[Noonecansinkmyship (Tissa), Fairy Lucinda :)]

Kacie wrote: "The Lunar Chronicles series is AMAZING!!!! Cress is my favorite"
What do you like about Cress? Why's it your favorite? I can't really decide which book of the Lunar Chronicles is my favorite haha.

[Noonecansinkmyship (Tissa), Fairy Lucinda :)]

Ella wrote: "The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson is a good one"
Omg! The Golden Braid is amazing! I loved how Melanie Dickerson made it from a different point of view, but has overlap with the previous book's events! Even though there's an overlap, the book never lagged and kept me on my toes until the very end. It's still one of my all time favorite reads. :)

Look at that cover thoughhh. It's SOO pretty!

[Fridey]

Agreed! Loved it (as I have already stated before) but I'm saying it again lol! :) And the cover is gorgeous, would love to get the box set in this series.

[Ella]

Fridey wrote: "Agreed! Loved it (as I have already stated before) but I'm saying it again lol! :) And the cover is gorgeous, would love to get the box set in this series."

I have all of them, and the hardcovers just look soo nice all lined up on my shelf. I especially like the Piper's Pursuit cover! Gorgeous colours.

[Fridey]

I bet they do look nice on the shelf. Lucky you :)

[Noonecansinkmyship (Tissa), Fairy Lucinda :)]

Ella wrote: "Fridey wrote: "Agreed! Loved it (as I have already stated before) but I'm saying it again lol! :) And the cover is gorgeous, would love to get the box set in this series."

I have all of them, and ..."
Ohh I have the paperbacks and I love the paperbacks because all the books before The Golden Braid had the same back cover and it was this really cool wooden book shelf with herbs and bottles on it. It really had it feel like a series to me. I can definitely see how having all the hardcovers would be incredible though! I wish I had all one or the other haha. The books after The Princess Spies are all hardcover for me. All well.

[Fridey]

NICE :) :) Yeah kindle is great for reading, but the shelf gets empty. Just doesn't look right.

[Ella]

Definitely, real print books are the best. 👌

[Noonecansinkmyship (Tissa), Fairy Lucinda :)]

Having empty bookshelves really doesn't look right. Soo true!

Printed books for the win haha. I feel so much more accomplished flipping through the pages, then closing the book and knowing I read all that. And I like being able to tell when the book's coming to an end without having to consciously think about it. :)

[Fridey]

Yes, I read an article that said you register the story better in your mind when reading an actual book, even compared to a kindle.

[Noonecansinkmyship (Tissa), Fairy Lucinda :)]

Fridey wrote: "Yes, I read an article that said you register the story better in your mind when reading an actual book, even compared to a kindle."
Ohh cool! Makes sense. :)

[Carina]

Mechanical Heart by Sarah Pennington is an amazing, clean steampunk Rapunzel retelling that features Deaf characters, moral quandaries, and an intricate magic system.

[Nerdy Werewolf]

Oh, that looks really unique!

[Noonecansinkmyship (Tissa), Fairy Lucinda :)]

Carina wrote: "Mechanical Heart by Sarah Pennington is an amazing, clean steampunk Rapunzel retelling that features Deaf characters, moral quandaries, and an intricate magic system."

Ooh I just checked it out and it looks great! Added it to my to read list thanks. :)

[Abby]

Best Rapunzel retelling EVER is Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth.

I also really like the book "Rapunzel Let Down" but I'm aware it's an acquired taste and I only read it once so maybe it's not as insanely good as I actually remember it being. Dunno.

[Amy]

I just finished reading (and posting my review) of The Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne. Has anyone here read it? I totally want to talk about it. It was witchy (while also not feeling witchy) and thought provoking, and I have a lot of conflicting feelings. lol.

[Abby]

Amy wrote: "I just finished reading (and posting my review) of The Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne. Has anyone here read it? I totally want to talk about it. It was witchy (while also not feeling witchy) and tho..."

I read it. I thought it could have been a bit better, but it was certainly interesting.

[Amy]

Abby wrote: "Amy wrote: "I just finished reading (and posting my review) of The Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne. Has anyone here read it? I totally want to talk about it. It was witchy (while also not feeling wit..."

Same! I was often frustrated with the MC too. Her super power seemed to be withholding information for dramatic effect.

And while I really enjoyed the frame story initially, I was kinda disappointed with the ending. Like really. That was the reason you started with a frame story, so we could have a reveal that it was alllllllll trrrrrruuuuuueeee!!!! at the end.

[Abby]

Amy wrote: "Abby wrote: "Amy wrote: "I just finished reading (and posting my review) of The Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne. Has anyone here read it? I totally want to talk about it. It was witchy (while also no..."

Yes! Completely agree! And I also felt that the connection to the fairytale it was supposedly based on was very thin and not even necessary.

[Amy]

Abby wrote: "Amy wrote: "Abby wrote: "Amy wrote: "I just finished reading (and posting my review) of The Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne. Has anyone here read it? I totally want to talk about it. It was witchy (w..."

Oh. This sends me down a rabbit hole. What would the story have been without the Rapunzel connection? I don't know. I love fairy tales though and so I never stop to think outside the folklore box. I did struggle because the story was explained as a villain origin story for the witch in Rapunzel. And so while reading I was like, wait... who is Rapunzel and who is the witch? At times the MC felt like a Rapunzel character and her grandmother the true witch.