Thread by @tansyrr

95 minutes to go on the Castle Charming Kickstarter, and we’re at $8085 — 202% of the original goal! Stretch goal UNLOCKED, there will be a sequel story.

kickstarter.com/projects/castl…

And because I have more backers, that means more #fairytalerecs!

Thanks, Backer #163!

Margo Lanagan’s Tender Morsels is devastating (all the content warnings!) but ultimately a beautiful story of family healing and trauma recovery, centred around the tale of Rose Red and Snow White. Yes, that means bear transformations… #fairytalerecs

Thanks, Backer #164!

Another triggery, devastating entry in the ‘assault and recovery’ subgenre of fairy tale fiction is Robin McKinley’s Deerskin. A visceral book full of intense description of feelings, magic and frocks — and the BEST fictional dogs. #fairytalerecs

Thanks, Backer #165! Speaking of Robin McKinley, she didn’t just write 1 epic novel about Beauty & the Beast, she wrote TWO.

Rose Daughter came 20 years later, building on McKinley’s new love & understanding of gardening & tending roses. #fairytalerecs

Thanks, Backer #166! And speaking of Beauty & the Beast…

I also adore Naomi Novik’s magical retelling, Uprooted, reshaping the Beast character as a solitary magician, and questioning the fairy tale trope of the ‘chosen’ girl. #fairytalerecs

Thanks, Backer #167!

I adore Gail Carson Levine’s Ella Enchanted, one of my favourite examples of developing complex worldbuilding around a fairy tale so the original story makes more sense. The casual cruelty of her fairy godmother adds a sting to the romantic adventure.