2024 Taylor Swift Eras Challenge - hosted by anniesbookpicks

Folklore: A retelling
Folklore showed us the depth of Taylor’s creativity and imagination. Taking the definition of folklore to mean stories passed word of mouth, read a story that’s a retelling. 
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Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

Cinderella Is Dead

Kalynn Bayron

385 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark hopeful mysterious fast-paced
Hooked by Emily McIntire

Hooked

Never After #1

Emily McIntire

341 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction erotica romance thriller dark tense fast-paced
Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Cinder

The Lunar Chronicles #1

Marissa Meyer

390 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction dystopian romance science fiction young adult adventurous medium-paced
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

Angela Carter

176 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction classics magical realism short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale by Virginia Kantra

The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

Virginia Kantra

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction romance adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

In the Lives of Puppets

In the Lives of Puppets #1

TJ Klune

420 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses

A Court of Thorns and Roses #1

Sarah J. Maas

419 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein

Kiersten White

304 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction horror young adult dark medium-paced
Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher

Not for the Faint of Heart

Lex Croucher

380 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance young adult adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
Anastasia by Sophie Lark

Anastasia

Sophie Lark

686 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous dark emotional slow-paced