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Books like Fairy Tale Retelling: 9 series to read next

Fairy Tale Retelling is fantasy and fairy tale retelling, about fae, set in secondary world, emotional in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Fairy Tale Retelling is 2 books, 2023–2024.

“Advertised as a novella but Kobo USA reports 54K words as of 2024-08-23.”
from the catalogue description of Mountains Made of Glass

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A Court of Thorns and Roses
Folktales
Fae & Alchemy
Never Ever After
Once Upon a Broken Heart
The War of Lost Hearts
The Cursebreaker
Tairen Soul
Saga of the Unfated

A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015

Fantasy and romantasy, emotional in tone, about fae, set in secondary world.

“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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FolktalesSeries

seriesRobin McKinley3 books1978

Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, 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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Fae & AlchemySeries

seriesCallie Hart2 books2024

Fantasy and romantasy, emotional in tone, about fae and enemies to lovers, set in secondary world.

“Hart self-published the book in June 2024 after declining her literary agent's request for substantial revisions.”
from the catalogue description of Quicksilver

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Never Ever AfterSeries

seriesSue Lynn Tan1 book2025

About political intrigue and court intrigue.

“Life in the Iron Mountains is harsh and unforgiving.”
from the catalogue description

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Once Upon a Broken HeartSeries

seriesStephanie Garber4 books2021

“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

Start with Once Upon a Broken Heart →

The War of Lost HeartsSeries

seriesCarissa Broadbent3 books2020

Epic fantasy, about war.

“A reclusive warrior who no longer believes it exists.”
from the catalogue description of Daughter of No Worlds

Start with Daughter of No Worlds →

The CursebreakerSeries

seriesBrigid Kemmerer3 books2019

“Sequels include A Heart So Fierce and Broken and A Vow So Bold and Deadly.”
from the catalogue description of A Curse So Dark and Lonely

Start with A Curse So Dark and Lonely →

Tairen SoulSeries

seriesC. L. Wilson6 books2007

Epic fantasy.

Start with Lord of the Fading Lands →

Saga of the UnfatedSeries

seriesDanielle L. Jensen2 books2024

About prophecy and gods.

“Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior.”
from the catalogue description of A Fate Inked in Blood

Start with A Fate Inked in Blood →

Why these

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Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

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What should I read after Fairy Tale Retelling?: A Court of Thorns and Roses — the closest match to Fairy Tale Retelling on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Fairy Tale Retelling?: Mountains Made of Glass. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Fairy Tale Retelling.
How big is Fairy Tale Retelling?: Fairy Tale Retelling is 2 books, 2023–2024.

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