queer fairytale retellings

your favorite stories growing up, with a queer twist! anywhere from the most popular fairytales to the more obscure ones, recs always welcome!

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created by the_rags

last updated August, 2026

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Cinder

D.N. Bryn

The Crimson Crown (The Crimson Crown Duology)

Heather Walter

Bitterthorn

Kat Dunn

Girl, Serpent, Thorn

Melissa Bashardoust

Nottingham: The True Story of Robyn Hood

Anna Burke

Lord of Eternal Night (Darkmourn Universe, #1)

Ben Alderson

Prince of Endless Tides (Darkmourn Universe, #4)

Ben Alderson

Far From Neverland (Far From, #1)

River Hale

Zel

Amanda Meuwissen

Little Red Riding Hood

T.J. Rose

This Princess Kills Monsters: The Misadventures of a Fairy-Tale Stepsister

Ry Herman

The Wildest Things

Andrea Hannah

Cinder House

Freya Marske

The Secret World of Briar Rose

Cindy Pham

A Treachery of Swans

A.B. Poranek

Of Dreams and Poison: The Dragon and The Devouring Tree Part 1 (Happily Ever After Dark Book 2)

Darva Green

Off With Their Heads

Zoe Hana Mikuta

Spear

Nicola Griffith

Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower

Tamsyn Muir

A Spindle Splintered

Alix E. Harrow

A Curse of Roses

Diana Pinguicha

Peter Darling

Austin Chant

The Raven and the Reindeer

T. Kingfisher

Her Princess at Midnight (Regency Fairy Tales #2)

Erica Ridley

The Salt Grows Heavy

Cassandra Khaw

Not Good for Maidens

Tori Bovalino

Dark and Deepest Red

Anna-Marie McLemore

Summer in the City of Roses

Michelle Ruiz Keil

A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams

Dax Murray

Caged Bird Rising

Nino Delia

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nezuu

YESSSS THE MAGIC FISH MENTIONED 🤩🤩🤩🤩

the_ragsOP

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the magic fish is a nezu fav??? i’ve seen it around but perhaps i must give it a read 😳

nezuu

yes!!! i read it about a year ago with my partner, and it's a very sweet and comforting coming out story! the gist is that the mc uses fairy tales to better explain his queer identity to his immigrant mother, and i definitely got misty eyed over it

the_ragsOP

ahhh that sounds so cute!! i’m trying to embrace graphic novels and manga in general this year and that sounds so perfect

nezuu

yessss!! and it's a super quick read too 🙂‍↕️

ezrar

the magic fish 🥺🥺

eol.eol

Yes, The Magic Fish is great. Why isn't everyone talking how great it is? And queer graphic novels for younger readers in general. They're so cute.

nezuu

it's a banned book, unfortunately, which def reduces its visibility and accessibility :(

SamsSapphicReads

i’m just gonna…. put some of these on my TBR…. thank you very much

the_ragsOP

happy to help 🫡 (and if you ever find a good sapphic retelling that’s not on here, lmk and i will add it asap!)

SamsSapphicReads

I have a few I believe. There’s one called Nottingham by Anna Burke (I believe that’s the author) and it’s a Robinhood retelling! Girl, Serpent, Thorn is a good one. Bitter thorn is another! You’ve hit most of the ones I know tho!

the_ragsOP

i’ve had my eye on Bitterthorn for awhile, can’t believe i forgot it! added them all, thanks for the recs!

SamsSapphicReads

of course!! Nottingham was by far my favorite, but the others were great reads as well!

BookishBastet

Thanks for this @the_rags. It's a very welcome list.

the_ragsOP

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of course!! if you have suggestions, i’d love to add them as well! i tried to search around but im sure theres many more queer retellings than the 50ish on here!