Recs if you like Scarlet...
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 alwaysโฆ no Gaiman
HRCYED 3.0 x Pagebound Quests (Titles Edition)
If we are going to do Qwordy's the Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do 3.0 - we should probably get some Pagebound badges along the way! I'm specifically going to be adding books from Quests and readalongs that go past the July start date and match at least one of these title prompts: Periodic Table, Familial Terms, Rainbow of Words (also Joseph's coat), Numerical Titles, Titular Counting 5+, Pun in the Title, and First & Last Name in the Title. Recommendations welcome!
Wait, do I know you?
Books that have the same titles as unrelated movies or tv series.
all suggestions are welcome!
YA books/no spice
Female Protagonist Space-Based Sci Fi
Books with female main characters that have to do with space travel in some form.
Retellings
I love a good retelling (from fairy tales to classic novels). If you are looking for a great retelling, this list is for you!
A Tale as Old as Timeโฆ
Fairytale and folktale retellings and reimaginings
Suggestions welcome
Lunar Chronicles Series
All books, novellas and graphic novels in the Lunar Chronicles series!
Goodreads The Best Books of the Decade: The 2010โs
The top 100 best books of the 2010โs as voted for by Goodreads members
Top five: 5) The Martian 4) Gone Girl 3) Divergent 2) Mockingjay
- The Fault in Our Stars
Werewolves
You howl, I howl, we all howl for werewolves!
THE books of YA that one should not avoid
yeah these are just books i really liked okay (the thrashers is like an honorable mention..not on the same level of peak as the rest but good enough to make it)
The More the Meyer
Marissa Meyer books, NOT Stephanie Meyer
Baby Name Generator
Name generators my beloveds. Just a list made by someone whose D&D characters were mostly christened with the help of RNG. The one and only criterion: Title is a first/given name (or nickname too)! Some are verified by the book actually containing a character with that name.
Classic but Twisted Fairytales & Folklore
You know the story all too well. Or so you thought! lol
These reimaginings have you thinking about the themes, plots, and characters years after finishing the final chapter.
Dystopian
Such an underrated genre in my opinion. These are books I've read and on my TBR, feel free to recommend more!
Disney Retales
Some of the Disney retale booksโฆ Princesses and Villains
political fantasy
magic systems that are unique (and maybe a bit dangerous) and the ruling class are comparable to a viper's nest.
Little red riding hood retellings
Fairest of them all
beloved tales in new gowns
adventures in a galaxy far, far, away
From found family vibes between a ragtag crew to (yes) fucking big blue alien creatures, these are the stories a book lover who grew up obsessed with Star Wars yearns for
