![]() ![]() ![]() Just don’t read it after dark.īefore this book, Naomi Novik was known only for her Napoleonic dragon series Temeraire. Richly drawn with vivid descriptions, The Hazel Wood will take you on a creepy, twisted journey from the streets of New York to the wild woods of a storybook. When Alice’s mother is captured by someone claiming to be from the Hinterlands - the magical realm of her grandmother’s stories - Alice is forced to go on a journey down her own personal rabbit hole, and there’s no telling how deep it will take her. Specifically, it’s about Alice and the fairy tale book that her late grandmother wrote many years ago. Probably the most meta book on our list, The Hazel Wood is a fairy tale about fairy tales. Takes 30 seconds!ġ) The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert (The Hazel Wood #1) Which fantasy series should you read next?ĭiscover the perfect fantasy series for you. If you're on the fence as to which amazing fantasy book to pick up next, you can also step into our 30-second quiz below to get a personalized fantasy book recommendation □ Whether you grew up on Disney princesses or Grimm’s Fairy Tales, this list of stories will probably feel comfortingly familiar - while also managing to surprise you. What if the prince who comes to save the day is actually a princess? What if the evil queen isn’t so evil after all? What if the curse is more than it seems? It’s questions like these that are at the heart of the best fairy tale retellings.īelow, we’ve compiled 20 of the best modern fairy tales, from new stories that read like time-honored classics, to retellings that tip our age-old assumptions on their head and breathe new life into tales as old as time. ![]() They’re the stories that have woven themselves into our childhood dreams, and they’ve never really left us.Īnd yet, they’re also brimming with new potential. Fairy tales have been with us for so long that it’s hard to argue their appeal. 20 Modern Fairy Tales to Make You Believe in Magic AgainĪ witch’s curse, a magic door, a princess finding her ever-after. ![]()
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