Recs if you like Book of a Thousand Days...

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

YA fiction retelling, inspired by, and about fairy tales, published for teens between 1990 and 2009.

Let’s return to simpler times, where some of the best and most impactful stories can be found.

Cozy fantasy is more vibe, less genre. These are books that feel cozy to ME that don’t necessarily scream “cozy fantasy”

romance novels and novels with romantic subplots that actually have some substance to them