Rapunzel Art by the amazing Toshiaki Kato Suzume is trained in the art of shadow-weaving and assumes multiple identities. Shadows on the Moon by Zoe Marriott: Apparently marketed as Cinderella meets Memoirs of a Geisha.Maia had to pretend to be happy her whole life, as her dead mother made a terrible bargain with the kingdom’s most evil force: any who hurts Maia will be punished by this curse. Neither the Cinderella or her prince believes in love. Gilded Ashes by Rosamund Hodge: A dark novella from the author of Cruel Beauty.Poppy is the main character, and she finds herself in the middle of a plot schemed by the Fairy Godmother. Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George: Part of her Twelve Dancing Princesses series.Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine: A classic, Ella is cursed into obedience, but she still finds ways to rebel.

A story on agency and freedom, released in September 2015. Ash and Brambles by Sarah Prineas: Pin is a seamstress, forced by the fairy godmother to create ball gowns worthy of those fairy tales.Bound by Donna Jo Napoli: The story is retold in a new setting: ancient China.Cinder by Marissa Meyer: The first of the Lunar Chronicles series: Linh lives in a futuristic world called New Beijing, and she’s half a cyborg! Highly recommended.Ash by Malinda Lo: Cinderella falls in love with the Prince’s Huntress instead of the Prince.Of course it would be: who doesn’t love a rags-to-riches and make over story!

One of the most popular fairy tale of all time. Find Part 1 (Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and Red Riding Hood) HERE.

Don't Fall by Rachel Schieffelbein