Recs if you like Gilded ...

I'm sure some of these are already on your TBR, so might as well add some more! Let me know if I am missing any of your favorites!

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

fantasy novels where curses play a role, whether it be a cursed person, object, or place! recs always welcome!

Buildings that have strong opinions, rearrange floor plans or don't stay where you left them.

We love a good duology! Mostly fantasy, with a few sci-fi ones thrown in!

Fairy tale Retelling ranging from YA to Adult (will be updating as I come across them)

books i’ve read (and liked) that made me feel the cozy calm (or dark grit) of fall

no rhyme or reason, just ✨vibes✨

**i’m including some cozy fantasy/spooky season/fall-occurring books, but this list is also meant to expand beyond those limited sub-genres to include books i think would hit different if read during fall or majorly incorporate elements i associate w fall like mountains/forests, adventures, murder, small towns, seasons of change/hardship, grittiness, dark academia, pirates, etc

Dropout's Dimension 20 has maybe my favorite campaign of DND ever, Neverafter! A dark, twisted story full of fairytales. Storytelling about stories, destiny, and what it means to grow beyond the well known tales.

Marissa Meyer books, NOT Stephanie Meyer

Sometimes they have questionable morals, sometimes they are irredeemable, but no matter what there are princes (and technically kings) in these books that suck!

Not your Grandmas Fairytale Retellings

beloved tales in new gowns

Middle grade and YA novels whose main characters are artists. Recommendations are always welcome — the only requirement is that the main character must be some sort of artist (painters, writers, dancers, musicians, chefs, and more are all acceptable) and that their love of art must play a key role in the plot.

A twist on our beloved fairytales

Some of my favorite fantasy novels that are not talked about enough. Mostly middle grade and young adult :D

Fairy tale retellings

of fairy tales, myths, classics...

Gimme more magic, myth, romance, and once upon a time...For series, only the first book is listed