When you hear the word fairytale, what comes to mind? Cinderella? 👠 Sleeping Beauty? Beauty & the Beast? For many, Disney actually comes to mind because so many modern animations or live-action adaptations of these stories are produced by Disney and of course, they are all safe for children to see.
However, people often forget that many of these stories' origins are dark stories and folktales. The versions you find in the original Grimms' Fairytale books for example are far different from the ones on our screens today.
Many authors have also tried their hand at their own retellings. From Naomi Novik's Uprooted to Marissa Meyer's The Lunar Chronicles 🌗, each author is putting their own spin on these age-old stories. The characters also evolve with each re-telling: Cinderella and Belle are no longer the helpless damsels and their enemies are not just the stepmother or the villagers.
Some retellings even place the characters in entirely different time periods or universes that truly bring a new theme to these stories. So do check out these new authors and their books and you're sure to find a retelling that will be just what you're looking for! 🙃
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