Recs if you like Wildwood Dancing...
All Grimm Brothers Retellings, specifically
No Hans Christian Andersen on this list. Retellings based on...Twelve Dancing Princesses, Cinderella, The Goose Girl, Snow White, Snow White + Rose Red, Rapunzel, Hansel + Gretel, Rumplestiltskin, Bluebeard, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, The Frog Prince, King Thrushbeard, The Pied Piper, The Six Swans, The Brave Little Tailor, Bearskin, Puss in Boots, Allerleirauh, The Wolf + the Fox, The Pink, Maid Maleen, Brother + Sister, The Golden Goose, The Six Swans, etc. As always… no Gaiman
Faeries
Books that include faeries, whether whimsical or scary
Let me know if you have any recommendations to add to this list!
Green witch’s pantry: Botanical Fantasy!
Fantasy where plants, herbs, forests and green places aren’t just set dressing: they drive character choices, magic systems and plot. Expect hedgewitches and apothecaries, sentient woods and green men, tea alchemists, orchard bargains and kitchen gardens that meddle in human affairs. The tone ranges from cozy cottagecore to gently thorny fairytales sprinkled in. If you crave stories that smell like rain on soil and sound like wind in leaves, start here!
Two and Through
Duologies. Duologies! A list full of duologies. This has a collection of titles I'm interested in and some recommended to me. To save you the trouble, I made sure to put both books in a duology in this list. Enjoy! 💐
Non Russian Slavic books
Book about or by authors from Slavic countries that aren't Russia!
barbie movies x books
books for the barbie movie lovers
cozy fantasy🧸
God Tier Romantasy
The god tier list
come, little children, I take thee away
🎶 Come, little children, I take thee away / into the land of enchantment 🎶 that nostalgic feeling when you were a child and you could see glimpses of a new fantastical world of magic and wonders basically a collection of stories where children and teens discover a new world with hidden dark undertones which also includes BIPOC/LGBTQ+ representation
The Reading Garden - Spring Books 🌸🌱🦋
And we won't stop dancin' til we die
just dance, gonna be okay Books inspired by "The Twelve Dancing Princesses"
Unpopular but gooood YA fantasy!
that are actually incredible and completely slept on
also I use fantasy lightly, there's some dystopian and sci-fi in here too :)
Books when you want to be alone in a forest
Gorgeous forest imagery across a range of genres (fiction and nonfiction)
Stories that are retellings of other stories
I love a good retelling. First in series or standalones. Suggestions welcome.
Swords and Sorcery
knights, magic, and classic fantasy feels
'90s-'00s YA Fairy Tales
YA fiction retelling, inspired by, and about fairy tales, published for teens between 1990 and 2009.
I Want Slavic Folklore-Inspired Fantasy, Where Do I Start?
Includes middle grade, YA, and adult fantasy. Note: In a series, only the first book is listed.
✨Shelf Trophies✨
Books with covers so gorgeous they deserve to be displayed as art on your shelves.
Can't attest to the content within, but boy are they pretty 😍
Mostly fantasy romance but genre not limited
The Brothers Grimm Are Rolling in Their Graves
Not your Grandmas Fairytale Retellings
✨🧚🏼♀️Fairies & Elves🧝♀️✨
Books about fairies and elves for The Hyperfixated Bookclub on Discord!⭐️
