In honor of National Tell a Fairy Tale Day, I’m sharing 14 no spice YA fairy tale retellings that you can start reading today!
This list includes no spice YA fairy tale retellings that I’ve personally read, as well as books that I own, but haven’t read yet, and books that are on my TBR. First, let’s look at the books I’ve read.
*Click on the book covers for more information about each book.
No spice YA fairy tale retellings I’ve read:
1: A Word So Fitly Spoken
Blurb from Amazon: A tale of love and betrayal, vengeance and sacrifice, magic and romance, this imaginative retelling of 1,001 Nights will keep you guessing with each turn of the page. Free to read on KU.
2: Losing Wendy
Blurb from Amazon: Losing Wendy is a dark fantasy Peter Pan reimagining with fated mates, slow-burn enemies to lovers romance, winged fae, and a chilling mystery haunting Neverland. Free to read on KU.
3: A Curse So Dark and Lonely
Blurb from Amazon: A cursed prince must break his beastly cycle by finding true love with a tough, cerebral palsy-afflicted girl from modern-day Washington, D.C. A fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
4: Defy the Night
Blurb from Amazon: A desperate prince, a daring outlaw, and a dangerous flirtation in a land where a mysterious sickness is ravaging the people and the cure is only available to the wealthy. A twist on the Robin Hood Tale.
5: The Goose Girl
Blurb from Amazon: A princess flees her kingdom, disguising herself as a goose girl while developing her forbidden talents to find her true voice.
Retellings I own but haven’t read yet:
6: Stalks of Gold
Blurb from Amazon: A desperate damsel. A devoted guard. A mysterious stranger with a plan to destroy them. A reimagining that combines Rumpelstiltskin and Rapunzel. Free to read on KU.
7: Mirrors of Ice
Blurb from Amazon: There is still worth in broken things. Mirrors of Ice is a reimagining that combines Snow White and The Snow Queen. Free to read on KU.
8: Whispers of a Broken Vow
Blurb from Amazon: Before the fairytales, there was a love story that changed everything. Whispers of a Broken Vow is a short novel that tells the origin story of the Blue Faerie. Free to read on KU.
No spice YA fairy tale retellings On my TBR:
9: Poisoned Heart
Blurb from Amazon: A Snow White retelling and the first in a series of more fairy tale retellings by the same author. Free to read on KU.
10: The Princess Companion
Blurb from Amazon: This retelling of the classic fairy tale, The Princess and the Pea, reimagines the risks and rewards that come when one royal family goes searching for a true princess. Free to read on KU.
11: The Secret Gift
Blurb from Amazon: Jezebel’s newfound shapeshifting gift breaks every rule in Jinn. inspired by your favorite fairy tale villains in Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and the Beast.
12: To Kill a Kingdom
Blurb from Amazon: A deadly siren princess and a siren-hunting human prince fight to protect their kingdoms, but their fates become intertwined when they form an unlikely alliance. A Little Mermaid reimagining. Free to read on KU.
13: Legendborn
Blurb from Amazon: A young girl discovers her magical heritage and becomes embroiled in a secret society’s battle against supernatural creatures, all while unraveling the mystery of her mother’s death. A reinventing of King Arthur.
14: Cinder
Blurb from Amazon: In a futuristic world plagued by a deadly plague, a gifted cyborg mechanic finds herself entangled in an intergalactic struggle and a forbidden romance with a prince. A Cinderella retelling that is at once classic and strikingly original. Free to read on KU.
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