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Books like A Cinderella Reverse Fairytale: 9 series to read next

A Cinderella Reverse Fairytale is fairy tale retelling and fantasy, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

A Cinderella Reverse Fairytale is 3 books, 2017–2018.

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Folktales
Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Tolkien's legendarium
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Once Upon a Broken Heart
Woodcutter Universe
Once Upon a Time
Caraval
Tales of the Frog Princess

FolktalesSeries

seriesRobin McKinley3 books1978

Fairy tale retelling and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue description of Beauty

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Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)Series

seriesGail Carson Levine5 books1997

About coming of age.

“Fairest moves to the neighboring kingdom of Ayortha for a take on Snow White, with later volumes continuing to draw on other tales within the same connected world.”
from the catalogue description

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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue description

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A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015

Romantasy, about fae.

“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
from the catalogue description
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Once Upon a Broken HeartSeries

seriesStephanie Garber4 books2021

Romantasy, about curses.

“Once Upon a Broken Heart and its sequels follow the fallout of that bargain across a fairy-tale-inflected world of curses and dangerous magic.”
from the catalogue description

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Woodcutter UniverseSeries

seriesAlethea Kontis18 books2006

Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.

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Once Upon a TimeSeries

seriesCameron Dokey, Debbie Viguié, Suzanne Weyn, Liz Braswell & Nancy Holder18 books2002

Fairy tale retelling and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Cursed at birth, Aurore is fated to prick her finger at the age of sixteen and sleep for one hundred years -- until a prince awakens her with a kiss.”
from the catalogue description of Beauty Sleep

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CaravalSeries

seriesStephanie Garber4 books2017

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“The books form one continuing story rather than standalone volumes.”
from the catalogue description

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Tales of the Frog PrincessSeries

seriesE. D. Baker9 books2002

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What should I read after A Cinderella Reverse Fairytale?: Folktales — the closest match to A Cinderella Reverse Fairytale on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with A Cinderella Reverse Fairytale?: Charm. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for A Cinderella Reverse Fairytale.
How big is A Cinderella Reverse Fairytale?: A Cinderella Reverse Fairytale is 3 books, 2017–2018.

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