Hello humans! If you’ve been around on this blog since the start of 2018 you’ll be aware of a little thing I like to call ‘the year of ALL THE RETELLINGS. This is essentially just the fact that I’ve read more retellings this year than I ever have before, partly because that seems to be what publishing is into at this precise moment in time and also because it’s what I love to read (as much as I make fun, I’m the one buying/requesting the books!). I thought it would be a good time since we’re about to hit June (how?) to look back on all the retellings I’ve read this year. I’ve attempted to sort them but some of them defied categorisation!
Fairytale inspired:
Magic Bitter Magic Sweet
The Princess and the Frog:
Frogkisser!
Cinderella:
The Just So Stories:
King Lear:
One Thousand and One Nights:
Sleeping Beauty:
Beauty and the Beast:
The Little Mermaid:
Alice in Wonderland:
Snow White:
Evil Queen:
PHEW! What’s that? *Counts back* 16?! Sixteen so far (and a lot more that are certainly inspired by something else but that don’t quite count as retellings) and I know there are fair few more to come!
Which retellings are you excited for this year? Let me know in the comments below!
J
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Thank you!!
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I generally love retellings! It certainly seems like there have been even more than usual around recently. There was only one on this list that I haven’t come across yet, but I like all the others that I have read so will check it out too.
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Oooh which one?
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The ‘Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet’. I ahve read ‘Baker’s Magic’ which is a MG book with a similar storyline, but it looks interesting.
Charlie Holmberg’s books don’t seem to be as popular here in the U.K. I have been trying to get a old of Paper Magician for ages!
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I don’t know if we even have print editions in the Uk? I’ve only seen them on Amazon. I’m not sure 47North really do UK sales much (missing an opportunity if you ask me)
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I had been hoping to pick them up in the library but nobody has them. Will have a look on Amazon too. I think you’re right, they’re really missing a trick!
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