The Princess and the Pauper: An Erotic Fairy Tale

The 2 female characters Shan pauper and Darcy princess look exactly alike and both are married. Shan is happily married to Tom and just wants to have tea with Darcy, if she could win the raffle. Darcy is unhappily married to Rodney, and they were just infatuated with themselves and each other through the press coverage they got on how they were so perfect, blah, blah, blah. The two women meet and switch identities. Darcy goes home to Tom and proceeds to make him believe that Shan has lost her mind.

Shan goes to Rodney and everyone believes that Rodney and Shan Darcy have fallen back in love and rekindled their romance. In the midst of this Rodney's mother the Queen hates Darcy Shan and some upstart that the King was gambling with and lost his country basically to this guy, gets locked down in the dungeon. Meanwhile everyone assumes that the King is drying out in rehab somewhere in another country. Its a comedy of errors and a little love story as Tom and Shan break up, Darcy and Rodney break up. Rodney and Shan get together but everyone is led to assume that she is Darcy and they are having a baby.

A delightful fairy tale teaching us about wanting what someone else has and offering life principles described in simple life stories. I have shared the book with many friends. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Learn more about Amazon Prime. Get fast, free shipping with Amazon Prime. Get to Know Us. English Choose a language for shopping. Explore the Home Gift Guide. Amazon Music Stream millions of songs. Amazon Advertising Find, attract, and engage customers. Amazon Drive Cloud storage from Amazon. Alexa Actionable Analytics for the Web.

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ComiXology Thousands of Digital Comics. East Dane Designer Men's Fashion. Shopbop Designer Fashion Brands. There is The Brides of Rollrock Island also published as Sea Hearts which is not a specific fairy tale retold, but there are selkies. About it, People either love or hate it! If you have read it, what other books would you say are similar? Books that are this over-hyped are usually disappointments. But for now, I have enough great books to read. My TBR is crushing me as it is. I was looking for a few recomendations for some more reimagined fairytales and this upsets me.

I am a very avid fairytale reader and some of the books that you said were awful, myself and many others have thoroughly enjoyed. A way you could improve this site is by admitting that even though you may not like a book, others might have loved it, and vice versa. Hi and thanks for your comment. This is a personal blog, so all opinions stated here are my own. But you can still like that book and recommend it to people.

They are YA and some people might find them lightweight, but I loved the world building. She has a few short stories in the series as well. I just added both books to the mixed fairy tales list. The description sounds like there are several fairy tale characters coming together in these stories. Also, lightweight is totally okay. You have the wrong Low Red Moon on here.

You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Marissa Meyer — Cinder read 02 June A fun book with some great ideas that could have been explored a little more. Altogether, an enjoyable read with only a few boring moments. The series becomes even more fun as it continues.

Cinderella is a thick-headed naive girl who comes of age through her adventure involving diamond slippers, a mouse, and Robin Hood. Even with that said, the novella still has things in store to surprise you. I fell head over heels in love with these three retellings. Just… go read them. Putting them in the middle of a fairy tale with a fairy godmother as their adversary, talking animals, a stepsister and a ball, hilarity is guaranteed. Do not miss it! Alethea Kontis — Enchanted This was such a charming and endearing read.

I hope Alethea Kontis will write many, many more books of this kind. I particularly liked Prince Rumbold having a proper backstory and not just being a pretty prince. You see the story from his perspective as well which makes it a billion times better. It is filled with emotion, the characters are vibrant, the descriptions beautiful. I was utterly taken with the tale, especially the twist ending. Malinda Lo — Ash This book was just not for me. To me, this was a standalone, original fairy story without much substance or plot. Thinking back on it, all I come up with is: Rosamund Hodge — Gilded Ashes Cinderella with a great twist right at the beginning.

It just so happens that, in addition to falling for the duke, she learns to love her stepsisters and sees her family in an entirely new light. Surprisingly wonderful novella companion to Cruel Beauty! Bennett Madison — September Girls I hated this with a passion.

It is boring and sexist and while the mermaids are updated with a clever twist, not a single character was interesting or felt alive. Those mermaid mini-chapters would have made an excellent book. It is stock full of food porn, gorgeous mermaid mythology and just the right amount of darkness. I loved it from beginning to end and have since bought two more stories by Octavia Cade. Huang — The Little Homo Sapiens Scientist read in An absolutely devastating flipped retelling in which a human woman wishes to become a mermaid well, aragati and sacrifices so much to achieve that goal.

Cinder meets the wonderful and enigmatic Captain Thorne and their bickering alone makes the novel worthwile, despite its flaws when it comes to style and world-building. Three generations of women come together to tell a dark tale of secrets within secrets. It revisits well-known tales and shows them for what they really are. I loved this for its atmosphere and complex characters in complicated relationships.

It had great mythology, questions of right and wrong, guilt and redemption, and went a lot easier on the insta-love. What if Rumpelstilskin had a hand in it? And what if a prince, a huntsman, and Red Riding Hood were trying to figure it all out? Her writing is so good, I am dying to read more by her. The castle is as much a character as the people and other creatures inhabiting it.

Black and white with metallic gold or silver details, it makes the book worthwile all by itself. Snow White, the heroine of the story, in full battle armor. On her journey, she meets friends and romance of her own, outwits fairies, disenchants bears and frog princes, saves Hansel and Gretel, and much more. A sweet little story for middle grade kids.

This puts a truly sinister spin on the old fairytale. I felt for the characters as if they were my friends and I was swept into a world full of magic, bears, and all the horrors that good old regular humans brings to the table. This never turns into a fluffy, happy read, but it does get easier. Snow White not being white is just one aspect that makes this so amazing. Sarah Pinborough — Poison read in December This dark and sexy retelling caught me unawares and hit all the right buttons.

I was actually rooting for the Huntsman in this one… not because I disliked Snow White, just because he was a brilliant character. She never lectures, her characters are multi-layered, and I loved Boy, Snow, and Bird equally. Helen Oyeyemi catapulted herself into my list of favorite authors with this book. The focus lies on both the mother and the Snow White figure, the story follows their tragic lives, filled with violence and broken dreams.

I loved the writing but hated what the characters had to go through. This is not a comfort read and most definitely not for children! But apart from that, it delivers all the romance, all the action, and all the teamworky fun you could hope for. All the fairy tale characters come together and save each other while facing the evil queen Levana. A slow story, filled with dark moments, but with occasional moments of greatness as well.

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Not great, but good, and short enough to be a good addition to the overall series. Basically a boring version of the Disney movie and yes, I know the book was there first. Now reading it without the music and side characters and the evolving relationship between Beauty and Beast felt like a let down. I loved how flawed and believable the protagonist was, but her fickleness bothered me.

However, I am very interested in what the author does next, because I loved her ideas. If she polishes her writing a bit, I see a potential fairy tale retellings star. Not a retelling as such, but a gorgeous story that has distinct elements of Beauty and the Beast. It turns all expectations and tropes upside down and delivers one of the most kick-ass endings ever.

The protagonists are riddles to be solved, and I love them all to pieces. What sounds good turned out to be a fairly predictable novel about the undying love between a cursed fey lord and a human girl. It has potential, but for a long time, the book drags along. Then the ending is full of action. If the YA fantasy romance tropes had been subverted even a little, I would have liked this much more. Dunkle — The Hollow Kingdom G. The Lass and her relationship to her brother Hans Peter made the book special while the rest of it sticks closely to the fairy tale it retells.

Edith Pattou — East read in What a lovely retelling. Pattou builds her own beautiful world and puts her heroine Rose through a lot before she can save her prince. Great side characters, wonderful mythology, an all-around great retelling! Characters come to life and live and breathe on every page.

The smart little tidbits in parentheses reveal worlds about their personalities. Oh, and making 12 girls real and believable is a feat of strength all by itself. After reading this, I want to be friends with Jo and Lou, and go dance the Charleston until my shoes fall apart.

Valente — Speak Easy read in A very, very loose retelling but a brilliant story in its own right. The Hotel Artemisia is filled with colorful inhabitants, booze, dancing, and its very own underworld… erm, I mean basement. The narration is gorgeous, the story heartbreaking what else? Tansy Rayner Roberts — Dance, Princes, Dance read in The sequel to Glass Slipper Scandal deals mostly with the original characters, but there is definitely a fairy ball happening every night. Vivian Vande Velde — The Rumpelstiltskin Problem read in Six alternative versions of a fairy tale that makes no sense!

I loved the humor and the ending lines, as well as the diversity of the tales. This is a lovely and very quick read. But in addition to a crooked man helping her, there is excellent world building, drama, wars, and a romance. I absolutely loved this and cannot recommend it enough!

A good, darker retelling. I loved the three main characters and their resolve, I loved how these three women worked together, and I loved the setting. I hope Novik writes many more of these fairy tale inspired stories set in vaguely Eastern European places. There are no surprising twists or turns, but Shannon Hale gives the rather flat fairy tale characters a personality and agency.

While there is a tender romance, the heart of the novel is politics and identity. These themes are beautifully explored and packed into a slow but satisfying story. The great thing is, you can read the book without knowing the fairy tale first. Alyrra is a kind and quiet heroine who stands up for those she loves. A little lacking in romance and a bit overloaded during the second half of the novel, this was still an enjoyable read with great character growth.

Alethea Kontis — Dearest read in While the first two Woodcutter books charmed me out of my socks and made me utterly in love with its characters, this was the opposite. Bland insta-love, constant repetitions, a boring plot, and things that fall into place way too neatly. The Goose Girl part is a side-plot with the focus on the Six Swans.

Anne Ursu — Breadcrumbs read 17 June An adorable and beautifully written retelling. I liked Hazel immediately and could relate to her love for everything imaginative. I liked the part set in the real world better than the part that is much more clearly a fairy tale, but overall, this was a very good book for children. And the illustrations are breath-taking! Benjanun Sriduangkaew — Winterglass read in A fantastic novella, told in lush language, about one woman who wants to kill the Winter Queen who has enslaved her land.

Brilliant world-building, fantastic characters, a fast-paced plot, and original ideas. Robin McKinley — Deerskin read in A truly amazing but very tough to read retelling. I came to adore Lissar and felt for her every step of her rocky way, and I also loved the imagery used in this novel. There are some passages that require ploughing through, but the ending makes it all worthwile.

Friday is bland, the extreme insta-love left me emotionless, and the terrible consequences some characters have to bear in the fairy tale were magically explained away, with everything being too happy and too neat and altogether too uninteresting. But the Frog Prince part deserves to be mentioned separately. Because that part irked me. Sunday falls in love with the frog really, really quickly. Like three days quickly. The romance continues later on and becomes more believable.

I stand by my opinion — I loved this book — but it could have used a bit more time for developing the romance. It read a bit like a documentary on frogs, the only fairy tale element being the hag and the fact that Pin is a very un-frog-like frog.

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Cute, short, and quite original, but not my favorite type of retelling. Stories within stories within stories mesh with stories that happen to other characters but at the same time. There are stories that will make you laugh, stories that will break your heart, characters who grow into themselves, who find friends, who fight for what they believe in. There is myth and magic and crazy ideas — and it all comes together beautifully.