March TBR Tackle Challenge - hosted by booksare42

Fairy Tale or Folklore Inspired
March 17th to 23rd is World Folktales & Fables Week in the United States. To celebrate all things folktale, fable, and fairy tale, read a book inspired by a folktale, fable, or fairy tale. 
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Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

Cinderella Is Dead

Kalynn Bayron

400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark hopeful mysterious fast-paced
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Dispossessed

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

387 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow

A Spindle Splintered

Fractured Fables #1

Alix E. Harrow

119 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced
Tangleweed and Brine by Deirdre Sullivan

Tangleweed and Brine

Deirdre Sullivan

166 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix by C.B. Lee

A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix

Remixed Classics #1

C.B. Lee

432 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous medium-paced
Omega from the Ocean by Amy Bellows

Omega from the Ocean

Heron Manor #1

Amy Bellows

312 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous medium-paced
Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan

Heart of the Sun Warrior

The Celestial Kingdom #2

Sue Lynn Tan

460 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Bonded by Thorns by Elizabeth Helen

Bonded by Thorns

Beasts of the Briar #1

Elizabeth Helen

346 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Small Hours by Bobby Palmer

Small Hours

Bobby Palmer

432 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff

Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin

(Fairly) True Tales

Liesl Shurtliff

264 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous fast-paced