Once Upon a Time... there was a favorite retellings post

Once upon a time, in a far away land, there was a newbie blogger. She harbored an undying love for fantasy and magic.
The blogger was a firm believer in happily ever afters, but she did not believe such things came easily or without a price.
The newbie blogger loved retellings because they showed the sweetness of fairy tales and combined it with a harsher, darker tone. In retellings, happily ever after did not come easily. In retellings, sometimes the princess had to save herself. 

Once upon a time, in a far away land indeed, there lived a newbie blogger. One day the newbie blogger decided to venture deep into the world of book blogging. Little did she know this adventure will change her forever. She also did not know the trials that awaited her as she ventured deeper into that traitorous world. In the meantime, the blogger decided she shall share her love for retellings with the world.
The story, as has been foretold many years before, went sort of like this: 

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

A Cinderella\Little Red Riding Hood\Rapunzel\Snow White retelling saga.
Each book is both a continuation to the previous book and a new story.
Four girls, one evil queen, swoony romances, hilarious moments and it all takes place in... the future.
A sci-fi retelling - now this is a new one.
There is also a spaceship involved, heartwarming teamwork, an awesome android and Captain Thorne (*wink-wink*). 

When I read Cinder, I didn't immediately go to read the next book. It was only after a friend of mine pushed me towards this series again that I picked up Scarlet. I'm so glad I did, because this series is beautiful.
It's true, Cinder and Scarlet are a little slow paced (in a way that, surprisingly, didn't bother me all that much), but once you reach Cress... there is no going back, you're with those characters until the end. 

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz continuation\retelling.

Have you ever wondered what if Dorothy Gale came back to Oz?
Well, Danielle has.

What if Dorothy came back? What if Oz changed her and she became... evil? what if it's not the happy Oz from the stories anymore? What if the fate of Oz - and the entire
world - rested upon the shoulders of a 21st-century Kansas-girl named Amy Gumm? 

I love how Danielle Paige completely messes with the concepts of good Vs. evil. I love how this book is both bitter and sweet, good and evil, happy and sad, funny and serious. You just fly through this series. It's fast paced, Amy is *awesome*, the romance is sweet (and it's not the main focus of the story) and it's such an amazing ride in an Oz we thought we knew but we clearly don't. 

Welcome to Danielle's Oz.

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

One hundred and one nights retelling.

The first thing you'll notice: gripping writing style.
The second thing you'll notice: a fantastic, strong willed, brave protagonist.
The third thing you'll notice: the evil king. Is he evil, though? That's the big mystery.

The fourth thing you'll notice: beautifully written characters, world and plot.
The fifth thing you'll notice: a sweeping, heart racing, "is it ever going to work out?!" romance.

Not necessarily in that order. 

Princess of Thorns by Stacey Jay

A rerelling\more like continuation about the daughter of sleeping beauty. 

I feel like this book is pretty much unheard of. Which is weird because it's really good. Not "amazing" level of good but "that was great" level of good definitely.

We have here a girl pretending to be a boy, a romance you won't be able to *not* root for, action and fantasy and of course... a curse. Because we can't have a retelling without a horrible curse, now can we? 

And that's it for my Once Upon a Time post.
I hope you enjoyed it, at least a little bit.
Making this post made me realize I have to read more retellings. I clearly don't read enough.
What's your favorite retellings? Tell me all about it, I'd love to know. 

Snow White - Christina Grimmie 

"And they all lived happily to the end of their days."
-- The Lunar Chronicles, Marissa Meyer.