Here is another tag from Booktube. This one is all about Fairy Tales, which I love. I love to read them, watch them, write them, and make fun of them. So, here we go! Sorry, but not sorry 🙂
1. What is your favorite fairy tale?
It changes, but it’s been “East of the Sun and West of the Moon” for a while now. “Tam Lin” is another favorite. And “The Snow Queen.” Now I’m done. My family is Swedish and Scottish, so this makes sense. They’re all stories about kick-ass heroines who save the day and go on quests.
2. What is your favorite retelling of that story?
This has to go to “East” by Edith Pattou, a retelling of “East of the Sun and West of the Moon.” It’s written in four different points of view and is just an amazing retelling. Highly recommended.
3. What is your favorite retelling of a different fairy tale?
I am very fond of “Beauty” by Robin McKinley (Beauty and the Beast) and “Ella Enchanted” (Cinderella) by Gail Carson Levine.
4. What kind of retelling do you prefer (steampunk, futuristic, ect)?
When it comes to types of retellings, I don’t care as long as it’s done well. I love futuristic, steampunk, alternative universes, gender-bent, all of them!
5. What two fairy tales would you combine for a kick-ass retelling?
I can’t tell you that, since one of the books I’m working on is a retelling that combines two fairy tales. However, I recently read “Cruel Beauty” by Rosamund Hodge, and while it is a “Beauty and the Beast” retelling, there is a bit of “Tam Lin” sprinkled in there. It was the kick-ass combination that I didn’t know I needed.
6. What retelling is on your TBR that you would like to read soon?
My TBR is sadly empty of fairy tale retellings right now. There’s a lot of Stephen King and some classics, but that’s it. Any recommendations?
7. What was the last retelling you finished?
Other than “Cruel Beauty,” I recently read “Sweet Black Waves” by Kristina Perez, a retelling of the legend of Tristan and Isolde. I also read “My Plain Jane,” a retelling of “Jane Eyre” by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows, and then I reread “East” by Edith Pattou (for the millionth time).
8. What fairy tale have you not read a retelling of but would like to?
I have not read a straight retelling of “Tam Lin” that I have enjoyed. I’ve read it with other fairy tales, like “Cruel Beauty,” but I want a retelling of just “Tam Lin.” I think it is a fantastic story and one that could be an amazing longer story. Plus, I have Scottish heritage, so there is that.
9. What is one retelling you are currently anticipating coming out?
To be honest, there aren’t any that I’m looking forward to particularly. I mean, there are sequels and I know that other retellings are probably coming out soon. I will probably love all of the ones that I read, but I don’t have any particular ones.
Snarky Hope 