Classic Princess stories with a Twist

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ThatRobynGirl wrote: 10 Dec 2013, 06:11 Have you read the Once Upon A Time series? It's written collectively, and they're all retelling classic fairy tales. They're absolutely smashing, in my opinion. I highly recommend them.

Wow, I did not know about this series. Thank you for the info. I am a big fan of Once upon a time TV series. Now, I will check out these books too.
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PetalsOpenToTheMoon wrote: 04 Aug 2014, 16:19 Ella Enchanted is my favorite twist on Cinderella. A few years ago, Anne Hathaway stared in a movie remake of the book. it was once upon a time my favorite, most adored movie... that is, up until i read the book and realized that it is 1000 times better than the cheesy, terrible movie. lol.
I too watched the movie a decade ago and loved it then. I have the book in my To be read pile. After this comment, I will surely read it ASAP.
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I used to read the Fairytales which was brought from the JainBookAgency by using the saveplus coupons and i got saved up to 10% on buying books there itself.
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I love the author Shannon Hale. She writes these kinds of princess stories with twists. I especially love her series The Books of Bayern. I also love Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. She also wrote The Two Princesses of Bamarre which is also great.
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One of my very favorites is The Golden Princess and the Moon by Anna Maria Mendell. I HIGHLY recommend it. It is a retelling of sleeping beauty and it is sooo good, and also very different from the original.
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I would have to say Ella would be the only one to come to mind. I have no idea why no other stories seem to come to mind at the moment.
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Thank you all so much! I'm so happy I stumbled across this post.
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The Alchemist had a good twist. I didn't know where the treasure was so as many readers. I think I loved the twist the most.
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Cinderella is quite an interesting one.
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