Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Fairytales & Fairytale Retellings -- Top Ten Tuesday



For future Top Ten Tuesday topics & info on how to participate, click here!

This week we are breaking up Top Ten Tuesday into our favorite fairytale retellings and fairytale retellings that are on our TBR!

Favorite Fairytale Retellings

Jamie's Picks

1. A Court of Thorns & Roses by Sarah J. Maas: A Beauty & the Beast retelling but also integrates dashes of other fairytales and fairy lore. SO GOOD.
2. Cinder by Marissa Meyer: I've read Cinder and Scarlet in this series of fairytale retellings and OH MY GOODNESS. THEY ARE RIDICULOUSLY GOOD. I love how it plays with the fairytales but feels so different also because it is sci-fi.
3. Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson: OH MY HEART.  This is one of my favorite YA books ever. It's just...WOAH. I sobbed through the ending.

Lauren's Pick


Fairytale Retellings On Our TBR List

Jamie's Picks

1. Ash & Bramble by Sarah Prineas: This one hasn't been released yet but it's a Cinderella retelling (with a pretty cover) that I'm excited to read soon!

2. The Wrath & the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh: Inspired by One Thousand and One Nights and I've heard it's INCREDIBLE.
3. Splintered by A.G. Howard: An Alice in Wonderland retelling but not Alice...further down her family tree.

4. Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge: Beauty and the Beast retelling!

Lauren's Pick

5. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly


Let's talk fairytales and retellings!!!




Top Ten Tuesday is a fun weekly link-up in the community where we provide a prompt and other lovers of listmaking join in on it with their own top ten list. Feel free to have less than 10 or more if you need to at times and put a spin on the topic if you need to! Just please link back to us if you are participating :)

To join, link up below with the URL to your blog POST (not your blog), your name and your email (which will remain hidden). Then bounce around the Linky!

 Priya @ Tabula Rasa   Mina the Jedi Librarian   Helle @ Bookish Utopia  
 Trisha @ eclectic/eccentric   Emma @ Emma's Look at Books   Deanna @ Deanna Writes  
 Kristen @ The Book Monsters   Deb Nance at Readerbuzz   Book Babble- Elizabeth  
 Mel @ Reviews In A Pinch   Lillian @ Mom With a Reading Problem   Alyssa @ Spellbinding Books  
 Jocelyn @ 52 Letters in the Alphabet   Melissa @ Bookmark Dragon   Marina @ BookPoisoning  
 Aimal @ Bookshelves & Paperbacks   Aj @ Read All The Things!   Lauren @ Lose Time Reading  
 Tiffany @ The Bookish Thought   Once Upon Twilight   Ashley @ Socially Awkward Bookworm  
 Chloe @ The Page Starts Here   err and Rachel @ PAein and Ms4Tunes book blogK   Amanda's Nose in a Book  
 Lily @ Life of Lily   Dessa @ Bayrock, Bookrock, Blogrock   Rhoda @ Strupag  
 Suey @ It's All About Books   Amy @ Every Book You Need To Read and More   Anthea @ YA Book Space  
 Heather @ Based on a True Story   Bogdana the Booknerd   Diamond @ Diamond's Reads  
 Ana @ Ana Loves   Savannah @ Playing in the Pages   Stephanie @ In Wonderland  
 Kar @ Pause Time   T.K. Lawrence   Elisabeth @ The Dirigible Plum  
 Emily   Elle @ Random Smiles   Jennifer @ Feminist Fairy Tale Reviews  
 Mei @ Pandabooklovers   Dawn @ Dawn's Dreams   Gaby + Lisa @ Bookish Broads  
 Andi @ Andi's ABCs   Jaina @ Read Till Dawn   Charissa @ Not Another Dumb Blonde  
 jill @ days at home   JJ@bookloversblog   Liiterary Feline @ Musings of a Bookish Kitty  
 jen7waters   Charlie @ A Books Eternal Glory   Rekha @ Million Book Mill  
 Emma @ Emma's Bookery   Lissibith @ Inkspot Fancy   Tracy @ Cornerfolds  
 Tori @ BookishWritings   Shannon @ It Starts At Midnight   Holly @ The Fox's Hideaway  
 Laquesha @ We're All Bookish Here   Victoria @ Paper Bouquet   Danielle @ YA, By the Way  
 Sam @ bellsiebooks   Mallory @ The Local Muse   Laura @ Laura Plus Books  
 Kristin @ Lukten av Trykksverte   Michelle @ Michelle's Minions   Hayley @ Bookblogher  
 Sarah C @ The Rainy Day Reader   Cheryl @ I Heart Fictional People   Laura  
 Ashley   Emily @ TheGnomingLibrarian   Lynn @ Stuff & Nonsense  
 Angelina and Brianna @otakutwins reviews   Luna's Little Library   Lauren & Kaitlin @ YA Book Society  
 Marcilia @ Reading In The Tardis   Anne@MyHeadisFullofBooks   Dawnie @beautificatinglife  
 Lola @ Reading by Lamplight   Libby @ Through the Wardrobe   Kimberly @ Over The Bookshelf  
 Erica - The Broken Spine   Paulina @ The Little Book Pixie   brenda@proseandkahn (mg & ya)  
 Tasha @ Head in the Clouds, Heart in the Books   Don't be Afraid of the Dork   Stephanie @ These Paper Hearts  
 Kara @ Diary of a Teen Writer   Brittany @ Brittany's Book Rambles   Liza @ Reading with ABC  
 Rachael   Catherine @ Based on the Book   Bonnie @ A Backwards Story  
 Nicole @ Boundless Bookaholic   Danielle @ From A Tangled Skein   Lauren @ Always Me  
 Jenn @ Lost in a Great Book   Lipsy @ Lipsyy Lost & Found   Milka@ReadReadRead  
 Leslie @ Books, in other words   Jade @ Bedtime Bookworm   Julianne @ this fleeting dream  
 Jaclyn @ My Life as a Bookworm   Melanie @ Reviews of a Self Proclaimed Bibliophile   Kay @ It's a Book Life  
 Cindy   Ashley @ Bookaholics Anonymous   Jessica @ Just Another Teen Reading Books  
 Kaja @ Of Dragons and Hearts   Rebecca @ RebeccaBookReview   Katherine @ I Wish I Lived in a Library  
 Corrina @ Mrs. Allen's Teaching Files   A Booklion's Hideaway   Erin @ Readingwithwrin  
 AmandaEmma @ Little Miss Reader   Nicole @ Nicole's Novel Reads   Carlisa @ Confessions of Carlisa  
 Kristin @ Simply Bookish Things   Nikki @ The Bibliophibian   Sarah @ The Reading Petal  
 Eri @ Airy Reads   Barb(Boxermommyreads)@BookerTsFarm   Evie @ Just Another Belle  
 teafunny via "daily dose of reality"   Mariah @ Vibin With Books   Veronika @ The Regal Critiques  
 Lisa @ Avidreaderlisa   Amy @ Pages of Starlight   lize bronwen reviews  
 Andrea @ Bookish Lifestyle   Charlotte @ readalotte.com   Mandy @ The Reading Diaries  
 Caroline @ Stardust Words   Savannah @ReadingBifrost   Erin @ Uniquely Geeky  
 Daniela @ Books to get lost in   Chachic @ Chachic's Book Nook   Becca @ Reading Teen  
 Amanda@ The Golden Mantle   Kristina@we all dream too big   Caitlin @ Brains and Beauty  
 Brooke @ Brooke Reviews   Part-Time Monster   Cynthia @ Bingeing On Books  
 Taneika @ Flipping Through the Pages   Jessica @ a GREAT read   Cassie @The Magical Adventures of Cassie the Weird  
 Jen @ The Starry-Eyed Revue   Girl with her Head in a Book   Emily @ Falling For YA  
 Hollie @ Music, Books and Tea   Kaitlyn @ One Night Book Stand   Amy @ Ode to Jo & Katniss  
 Lacroque-livres   Emma @ Fairytale Reader   Sara @ Amorous Reads  
 Lizzy @ mylittlebookblog   hellphie @ hellphie's fiendish fiction   Trine!  
 Broc's Bookcase   Bri   Hallie @ Book by Book  
 Bekah @ Will Bake for Books   Becky @ A Fool's Ingenuity   Emma @ Awkwordly Emma  
 Melacchan @ Welcome to my Blog   Sophia & Nicole @ Quality Fangirls   Lynn @ Lynn's Film & Book Review  
 Joseph @ thoughts and afterthoughts   Nicole @ Reading Books With Coffee   Brandy @ Random Musings of a Bibliophile  
 Rebekah @ Wordsmithing and Worldbuilding   Natalie @aseachange   Melissa @ YA Book Shelf  
 Jen @ Tangled in Books   Giovanna @ bookcomablog   Erica @ Read It. Note It.  
 Cindy Da Readaholic   Morgan @ Remembered Deservedly   Jess, Loren, & Aleya @ Such a Novel Idea  
 Rosy @ The Review Diaries   Lynn   Jackie @ The Bibliophagist  
 Nori @ ReadWriteLove28   Britt @ Britt's Book Blog   Rissi @ Dreaming Under the Same Moon  
 Pruedence @Big Book Little Book   Tessa @ Crazy for YA   Clare @ Stacks and Shelves  
 Precious @ Clockwork Desires   Serena   Jenna @ Jinkies Books  
 Maria @ A Night's Dream of Books   islandgeekgirl @ Overflowing Bookshelves   Michelle @ In Libris Veritas  
 JoLee & Paige @ Intellectual Recreation   Zed Amadeo   Kristi @ Hidden Staircase  
 Bonnie @ For the Love of Words   Elle @ Erratic Project Junkie   Grace @ Rebel Mommy Book Blog  
 Sam @ Tsundoku Books   Auggie @ AuggieTalk   Heather & Christie @ The Turning Pages  
 Rachel @ The Reading Rose   Sarah @ Exploring All Genres   Masanobu @ All the Pretty Books  
 Libby Blog   Hilary   Lauren @ Bookworm Inkorporated  
 Lisa Loves Literature   Rita @ View From My Home   Rebekah @ Wings Made Of Words  
 Christina @ Books are Life Reviews   Jenna @ Reading with Jenna   Rachel @Obsessed With Fairy Tales  
 Selah @ A Bibliophile's Style   Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl   Kristy  
 Annemieke @ A Dance with Books   Lauren @ My Expanding Bookshelf   Lori @ Pure Imagination  
 Amy @ Book Enthral   Lauren @ A Blonde Librarian   La La in the Library  
 Jaime @ Two Chicks on Books   Jenny @ The books, the art and me   Laura @ Trains&Tutus  
 Amy @ A Novel Start   Marie's Reads   Carrie @There's a Book for That  
 Emma @ Testy Badger   Doris @ Owl Always Be Reading   Thannya @My Lovely Secret  
 Gillian @ Writer of Wrongs   Mishma @ Chasing Faerytales   Kimberly  
 Sophie   Aetheristrux@The Amazing Life of a Bookworm   Cassi @ My Thoughts Literally  
 Lecturadeverano   Elle @ Lost In Wonderland   Rachel @ Confessions of a Book Geek  
 Lory @ Emerald City Book Review   There will be books   Alyssa @ Under Review  
 CJ @ Sarcasm & Lemons   Sophia @ Ravens and Writing Desks   The Literary Curator  
 Katherine @ Neon Yeti Reads   Brandyn @ Going for Goldilocks   Lucy @ The Reading Date  
 Alyce @ Everything Alyce   Jamie @ Books and Ladders   Nicole & Ashley @ The Quiet Concert  
 Brin's Book Blog   Jennifer @ YA Book Nerd   Nattie @ Book Rambles  
 The Literary Counsellor   Sofia @ Bookish Wanderess   Bex @ An Armchair by the Sea  
 Elsa Maria   Nikki @ There were books involved...   El @ So Bookalicious  
 Quinn @ Quinn's Book Nook   Christy @ Novel Ink   Aisha @ Adventures of a Reader  
 Amy @ Tripping Over Books   April @ Between the Pages   Jan @ Notes from a Readerholic  
 Tea in the Treetops   Grace @ Fictionally   Shayna @ Bibliophilia: A Love Story  
 Beth @ The Quiet People   Maggie @ macarons & paperbacks   Amanda  
 Jane @ greenish bookshelf   Wendy @ Falconer's Library   Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction  
 Merin @ Read and Reviewed   Sofia @ SofiaLovesReading   Kristy  
 Meredith @ unopened letter to the world   Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense   Jennie @ Jennie Talks  
 Sarah @ What Sarah Read   Holly @ Nut Free Nerd   Heather @ The Bastard Title  
 Olivia @ Fluttering Pages   BookCupid   Jeanna @ The Bucket List  
 Sheri @ Tangled Up In Books   Ria@LilacDiaries   Jenni Elyse @ Jenni Elyse  
 Anne & Ashley @ Lovely Literature   Lisa @ Bookshelf Fantasies   Sonia @ Generación Papel  
 Jen @ The Bookavid   Rachel @ Go Read A Book   Mari @ Story and Somnomancy  
 Alex @ The Book Banner   Tiara @ Bibliosanctum   Tessa Ann @ Books, Bubbles, & Arohanui  
 Gaby @ Great Exhortations   Michael H   Maria @ Teen Ya Book Nerd  
 Jess @ Books From Mars   Wren @ Books in My Suitcase   Mundie Moms  
 Brigit @Escape Inside the Pages   Abby Z @ The Bookish Barrister   Dreams @ Once Upon A Dream Books  
 Melissa @Around the World in Books   Maureen E @ By Singing Light   Ellen M @ The Canon  
 Sarah @ YA Bookaholic   Pages Unbound   Christy @ TheReaderBee  
 Vonze @ Vonze Reader Blog   Shannon @ Rex Robot Reviews   Aentee @ Read at Midnight  
 Sabrina @ Sabrina's Stories   Chelsea @ Books for Though   Lazy Lady  
 Amy @ Curiouser and curiouser   Zhana @ Confessions of an addict   Chriss  
 Elizabeth @ Book YAbber   Kelsey @ Your YA   Melissa @ Double-Stacked Bookshelves  
 Justin @ Justin's Book Blog   Anjie @ Love thy Shelf   Jaime & Erin @ Fic Fare  
 Claire @The Little Bookshelf   Nemo @ the Moonlight Library   Spines & Covers  
 Christina @ Books and Prejudice   Rickus Bookshelf   Ronnie  
 Kami @ Kami's Library Thoughts   Fi @ Bookish Outsider   Ashley @What's She Reading?  
 Angeline @ Berds Fly   Maren @ The Worn Bookmark   Amy @Paperback Princess  
 Marie @ Pages to Explore   Suzie   Louise // Exploring by Starlight  
 Jessica @ The Psychotic Nerd   Sydney's Novel Thoughts   Shannon @ For the Love of Words  
 Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Productions Blog   charlottebibliophile @It Does Not Do To Dwell On Dreams And Forget To Live   Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know  
 Lisa @ I'll Tumble for YA   Tarkabarka @ The Multicolored Diary   Katrina @ Chased By My Imagination  
 Ann and Clare @ Dual Reads   Theresa @ Until We Read Again   Ryley @ The Paperback Princess  
 Dulcy @ My Summer Girl Books   Christina @ Creating-Serenity   ruthsic @ YA on my mind  
 Kim @ Bookworm Book Reviews   Ashley @ Books To The Tea   Baggins @ Pinker Than Fiction  
 Charlie @ Girl of 1000 Wonders   Jessica @ Peace Love Books   Adriana @ Reading Fictional  
 Tiffany @ I Was Angelized_1st   Lizzie (Big Books and Grande Lattes)   Mallory @ The Leaning Tower of Tomes  
 Marissa@ Rae Gun Ramblings   KayCee K @ Wonder Struck   Beth @ Printcess  
 Christina T @ Reading Extensively   Space Station Mir   Kristina @ Gone Pecan  
 Alison @ Hardcovers & Heroines   Carrie @ Reading Is My SuperPower   Amy @ Read What I Like  
 Stacee @ Adventures of a Book Junkie   Ashly @ Book 'n' Go   legolegislegimus  
 Genesis @ Latte Nights Reviews   Cait @ Paper Fury   nevillegirl @ Musings From Neville's Navel  
 Eclectic Alli   Beks @ Novel Dreams   Angie on Books  
 KissinBlueKaren   maria helena @ marelden   Amanda @ Gun in Act One  
 Tina @ Tina, The Bookworm   Vanessa S. @ Owls and Things  

(Cannot add links: Registration/trial expired)




26 comments:

  1. Hey, your picks all look GREAT! Of course I want to read A Court of Thorns and Roses!! I love the original story! I also want to read Cinder, and Ella Enchanted. These two are part of my own list. As for The Sleeping BEauty Trilogy, by Anne Rice, I had no idea she had published a set of fairy tale retellings! Thanks the heads up!

    The other books are unfamiliar to me, but I'll check them all out! Happy Tuesday!! : )

    ReplyDelete
  2. A Court of Thorn and Roses made my list as well. I just read that one and I LOVED it!!!

    ReplyDelete
  3. I really liked both Cruel Beauty and The Book of Lost Things (but I forgot to put this last one on my ttt this week). I haven't read The Wrath and the Dawn yet but it looks wonderful and I need to get to it soon! Thanks for the recommendations! :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. Great list! A Court of Thorns and Roses is on my tbr list, but I never knew it was like beauty and the Beast! Love that fairytale :D
    Have a great day,
    Amy x

    ReplyDelete
  5. I can't believe I forgot the Anne Rice Sleeping Beauty books. Doh! The Wrath and the Dawn was incredible. You should definitely read it!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Ella Enchanted is one of my FAVORITE retellings ever!

    ReplyDelete
  7. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who sobbed through the end of Tiger Lily.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Great picks! I love Ella Enchanted as well. And I can't wait to read The Wrath and the Dawn, hopefully my library gets it in soon.

    Jamie @ Books and Ladders

    ReplyDelete
  9. Yes! I remember reading Ella Enchanted! That was a good book. I'll have to add your other picks to my fairytale TBR list!

    ReplyDelete
  10. I fell asleep last night and never put a post together, but I HAD to participate today. Fairy tales are my lifeblood, and I feature them so frequently! So frequently that I'm sure I've done this exact list before, so instead, I focused on featuring obscure tales being retold today! :)

    Thanks for this prompt!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Great list! I loved The Wrath and the Dawn so much! Such a detailed and wonderful setting. I have had Splintered on my TBR list forever! I hope to get it very soon.

    ReplyDelete
  12. I've never actually read Ella Enchanted... I feel like I've been missing out!

    ReplyDelete
  13. I didn't realize that Tiger Lily was a retelling - I've been wanting to read it for a long time!

    Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction

    ReplyDelete
  14. I really need to read Cinder!

    https://readingismysuperpower.wordpress.com/2015/08/04/top-ten-tuesday-fairytale-retellings/

    ReplyDelete
  15. I just picked up Tiger Lily at the library. Very pleased to see your recommendation!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Several of these made my list too: Cruel Beauty, ACOTAR, Cinder, and Splintered! (I'm finishing up AG Howard's series now and loving it!) I didn't realize that Ella Enchanted was a book! I love the movie. I'm going to have to check it out. Also Tiger Lily! It's been on my radar for a while and I hadn't heard anything about it. Now I need to go get it too :D

    Here's my TTT.

    ReplyDelete
  17. I loved A Court of Thorns and Roses, and any take on the Beauty and the Beast story. Thanks for sharing these. I forgot about Ella Enchanted; that sounds good to me! So many titles now for me to check out!

    ReplyDelete
  18. The Book of Lost Things has an amazing cover and I must check out - Great lists!

    ReplyDelete
  19. I loved Cinder and The Wrath and the Dawn. A Court of Thorns and Roses and Ella Enchanted made my list too. I still need to read Cruel Beauty.

    ReplyDelete
  20. Awww I LOVE Ella Enchanted, it's still one of my favorite books! ACOTAR and Cinder are great choices too, I still need to read Tiger Lily. Cruel Beauty is amazing! And I want to read Ash & Bramble and The Wrath and the Dawn too. Can't resist a retelling of any sort! :)

    ReplyDelete
  21. I've read The Wrath & The Dawn, Cruel Beauty, and Cinder; loved them both. I am currently reading ACOTAR and it's very good so far. I didn't realize that Tiger Lily was a retelling; I will definitely add to my TBR list.

    ReplyDelete
  22. I didn't realize Sarah J. Maas' books were fairytale retellings. Makes me want to read them even more!

    ReplyDelete
  23. I didn't add it to my list, but I agree that The Wrath and the Dawn looks incredible. I can't wait to read it. Need me some more diverse fairytale retellings. :)

    ReplyDelete
  24. I didn't have these many books in my tbr, but found so many cause of this meme!
    Check out my first TTT

    ReplyDelete
  25. I LOVED ACOTAR, Cinder, and Splintered! I read Ella Enchanted forever ago and really liked it! I haven't read the rest yet however.

    ReplyDelete
  26. I had no idea Anne Rice wrote a Sleeping Beauty trilogy under another name! I am hyperventilating! Thanks for the heads up!

    ReplyDelete

Related Posts with Thumbnails