It has Robin’s typical/gorgeous descriptions, and it–probably more so than any of the other books I’ve listed–has more of the beautiful-true-blue-fairy-tale feeling to it.
“Chalice” and “The Blue Sword” are probably my favorite of Robin’s books, but Beauty is right up there with them. Elle is an awesome heroine, and her story will both break your heart and make you laugh, plus the world building is some of the best I’ve seen.īest Beauty and the Beast: Beauty by Robin McKinley Gail does a lot of fairy tale-esque books, and while I enjoy them all Ella Enchanted is by far my favorite. So! Here’s a few of my favorite Fairy Tale Adaptations!īest Cinderella: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Lavine (I thought I should own up to this ahead of time because the pattern is going to be pretty dang obvious early on.) In my previous post, I got to chatting with a few of you Champions (I’m looking at you, Hannah, Cami, and Arletta) about fairy tale books in the comments, so I thought it would be fun to expand the topic and share my favorite fairy tale retellings! It is worth noting that I am absolutely prejudice towards authors who either 1) include humor in their stories or 2) use beautiful language. My new assistant, Meg, has officially taken over my inbox and is going through everything like a wizard! I’ll be popping a brief interview I had with here up on the blog in my next post, but for now I thought we could have some fun! I think she did a beautiful job–thanks again, Jess! Bonus points for putting her hair in a complex braid like I mentioned it was!!) Learn more at have some new fanart to share (Jess created another beautiful picture of Briar Rose when she is in the middle of setting off her curse.
Heartless, Veiled Rose, and Dragonwitch have each been honored with a Christy Award. She is the author of Heartless, Veiled Rose, Moonblood, and Starflower. She studied illustration at Grace College and English literature at Campbell University. When she's not writing, she enjoys Shakespeare, opera, and tea, and studies piano, painting, and pastry baking. See moreĪnne Elisabeth Stengl makes her home in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she lives with her husband, Rohan, a passel of cats, and one long-suffering dog. Heartless, Veiled Rose, and Dragonwitch have each been honored with a.
Anne Elisabeth Stengl makes her home in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she lives with her husband, Rohan, a passel of cats, and one long-suffering dog.
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