When the villain gets the chance to speak his piece, the shift in perspective can change everything.

A far stranger "Sleeping Beauty" than Walt Disney imagined. Definitely for older teens and adults.

This retelling of "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" looks at weaving, parental deception, and the importance of knowing your true name. It has a sequel named (what else?) "West" that fans of the first volume will want to check out, too.

Steampunk, romance, vampires, and fairy tales mash up in this first book in an ongoing series.

Tam Lin meets Thomas the Rhymer but it also feels like "Labyrinth" if the ending were weirder and more wonderful. Not an easy read, but so good.

Set in the Applanation Mountains, this WWII era retelling of Snow White is scary. This isn't Disneyfied, this is dark, smart, and involves witchcraft and a snake handling church. Not for the faint of heart, but definitely for those who like their fairy tales Grimm.  

A funny and clever take on Sleeping Beauty, where the princess figures out that if she's cursed to eternal sleep when she reaches 12, she might as well fight monsters until it takes hold. With her trusty riding quail, she turns the fairy-tale as we know it upside down to great comic effect. By the author of "Dragonbreath," who is also the alter ego of T. Kingfisher. This is the first of 10 books. 

Richard Ayoade collects letters sent to C. C. Cecily, head of The Fairy-Tale Fan Club, where lovers (and haters) of fairy-tales send questions, kudos, and disses to the characters of the old familiar and old but less familiar stories. 

Made me laugh out loud. 

What if Red Riding Hood got one over on the wolf? In this delightfully sinister retelling, Red isn't any wolf's fool. 

What if the prince in Rapunzel left home to escape a family of warriors, made friends slowly with the princess, but found her (relatively young) foster mother drawing his eye and his heart? 

Content Warning: contains brief and sensitive depiction of the aftermath of CSA. This is a no spice fantasy romance, but it deals with this heavy topic with the gravity it deserves. Reader discression is advised. 

The Little Mermaid made genuinely disturbing. What if the Sea Witch had better reasons than power for taking the little mermaid's voice? No spice fantasy romance for those willing to suspend their disbelief. 

Ever wish the prince in the fairy tale told his side of the story? In this lesser known fairy tale retelling, a heir apparent finds himself married to a princess with a reputation for calling her would-be suitors by rude nicknames. As he gets to know her, to gain her trust, he learns that this          supposed mean girl contains more than any of her former attempted woo-ers imagined. Including him. 

Think Labyrinth minus the Goblin King, plus the most famous witch in Russian folklore. An adventure graphic novel for anyone who's ever wanted to run away from home in search of magic and understanding.