5/29/2023 0 Comments Wintersong by s jae jones![]() ![]() In this book, nothing is black and white but a sea of murky grey that the author confidently dives into. It’s also deliciously dark and mesmerising as it explores how Alyce, the Dark Grace, becomes the villain everyone already believes her to be. ![]() Specifically, the wicked fairy who curses Aurora. This is the first book in the Malice duology which reimagines Sleeping Beauty. ![]() I recommend starting here if you too are interested in books with that bite of darkness. This list of retellings is a mixture of fairy tales and folklore (for they often intersect) that explore deeper themes and do not shy away from the darker side of human nature. This stopped the story from becoming too saccharine, taking it back to its darker yet more compelling origins. Hoffman’s The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, which preceded the ballet. When writing Midnight in Everwood, a retelling of The Nutcracker, I included a darker skein threaded through the sugary-sweet plot, one inspired by E.T.A. ![]()
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