Eight retellings that explore the darker side of human nature

M. A. Kuzniar spent six years living in Spain, teaching English and travelling the world which inspired her children’s series The Ship of Shadows.

Her adult debut novel Midnight in Everwood was inspired by her love of ballet and love of The Nutcracker.

At CrimeReads Kuzniar tagged eight "retellings [that are] a mixture of fairy tales and folklore (for they often intersect) that explore deeper themes and do not shy away from the darker side of human nature." One title on the list:

Stealing Snow by Danielle Paige

Although Stealing Snow is a young adult novel, this retelling of The Snow Queen fairy tale is a crossover novel that adults would appreciate also. Opening with Snow in an asylum in Upstate New York before she flees into the neighboring woods, this story blurs the lines between fantasy and reality and is packed with secrets, thieves and witches. It’s at times eerie and gritty, and contains lots of little fairy tale references scattered through the text as a bonus.

Read about the other entries on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue