Books matching: dark retelling
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A chilling, imaginative, and brutal take on Peter Pan that will stay with you. Not for the faint of heart, but absolutely gripping for fans of dark reimaginings.
Sometimes I dreamed of blood. The blood on my hands and the empty eyes in a white-and-grey face. It wasn’t my blood, or blood I’d spilled—though there was plenty of that to go around. It was her blood...- #2
Save:A modern classic: poetic, dark, and provocative retellings of fairy tales. Not for everyone, but unforgettable if you like tales with teeth.
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Save:A dark, sexy, and imaginative adventure that puts a wild spin on Wonderland. Not for the faint of heart, but a treat for those who love edgy retellings and bold romance.
“Are you seriously reading right now?” my younger sister, Edith, asks as she stands next to me in a silver dress covered in sequins. Her hair is twisted into a bun and secured to the side of her head... - #4
Save:A disturbing, beautifully drawn reimagining of Snow White for adults only - art lovers and fans of twisted tales will be enthralled, but it’s not for the faint-hearted.
They call me wise, but I am far from wise, for all that I foresaw fragments of it, frozen moments caught in pools of water or in the cold glass of my mirror. If I were wise I would not have tried to c... - #5
Save:'Seven Sins of Snow' is a dark retelling of Snow White where the protagonist, Snow, is a strong female character who endures abuse from her evil stepmother but holds onto hope to save her people. She seeks help from seven Kings to reclaim her throne, facing themes of torture and forced cannibalism. Snow's journey involves empowerment, love, desire, and embracing her sins and powers, with detailed descriptions of her emotional pain and transformation journey.
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Save:An unflinching, nightmarish, and inventive spin on Wonderland - bold, brutal, and smart, but not for the faint of heart. If you crave dark reimaginings, dive in, but mind the trigger warnings!
If she moved her head all the way up against the wall and tilted it to the left she could just see the edge of the moon through the bars. Just a silver sliver, almost close enough to eat. A sliver of... - #7
Save:A gorgeously illustrated, unapologetically dark and inventive retelling of Peter Pan - unforgettable for fans of macabre fantasy, but not for the faint of heart.
In a small corner of Prospect Park, in the borough of Brooklyn, New York, a thief lay hidden in the trees. This thief wasn’t searching for an unattended purse, cell phone, or camera. This thief was lo... - #8
Save:Unsettling, poetic, and thought-provoking, White As Snow is a bold, grim retelling best suited for readers who don’t mind venturing into the darkest woods of myth and human experience.
The mirror was made of glass, which, in the lands it had been brought to. was not usual. And so, to protect it (but also because those who looked in it were sometimes very startled hy the monstrous cl... - #9
Save:A dark, wildly steamy, and super quick Peter Pan retelling that’s more spice than plot - great for reverse harem fans who love their fantasy extra hot, but not for everyone.
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Save:Not as bone-chilling as the first, but Red Queen delivers a moody, magical and empowering journey. Worth a read for dark fantasy lovers, just dial down expectations for edge-of-your-seat horror.
Alice was a Magician, albeit one who did not know very much about her own magic. She was escaping a City that hated and feared Magicians, which was one of the reasons why she didn’t know so very much...
(Also, see 100 recommendations for the series The Chronicles of Alice )
