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A hypnotic, subversive unspooling of familiar folklore that centers female desire and queer awakening. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Kissing the Witch.
- dreamy
- sensual
- shadowy
- enchanting
- 01
Cinderella Is Dead
Kalynn Bayron
A dark, defiant fairy tale where the glass slipper is a trap and the princesses are holding the matches.
- 02
In the night garden
Catherynne Valente · 2006
A lush, labyrinthine tapestry of dark fairy tales and shifting myths spun by a lonely girl with stories inked on her eyelids.
- 03
Every Heart a Doorway
Seanan McGuire
A dark, wistful love letter to the children who fell through the cracks of reality and the worlds that ruined them for the ordinary.
- 04
This Poison Heart
Kalynn Bayron
A lush, eerie exploration of deadly magic and family secrets hidden behind the gates of a poisonous garden.
- 05
Girls made of snow and glass
Melissa Bashardoust
A wintry, feminist reimagining of a classic tale that shatters the mirror of female rivalry to explore the complex love between a stepmother and daughter.
- 06
Ash
Malinda Lo · 2009
A quiet, wintery reimagining of a classic tale where a grieving girl must choose between the alluring escape of the fairy realm and the grounding warmth of a real, beating heart.
- 07
Mirror Mirror
Gregory Maguire
A lush, shadowy reimagining of a classic fairy tale steeped in the opulent poison and political intrigue of Renaissance Italy.
- 08
The Door in the Hedge
Robin McKinley
A lush, dreamlike crossing into a realm where magic is both beautiful and perilous, told with the cadence of a forgotten lullaby.
- 09
Before midnight
Cameron Dokey
A gentle, character-driven reimagining of a classic tale that focuses on quiet loyalty and the families we choose.
- 10
Once upon a time
Marina Warner
An elegant, erudite journey through the dark woods and enchanted castles of our collective cultural imagination.
- 11
Baga Jaga je snijela jaje
Dubravka Ugrešić · 2008
A fresh, extraordinary meditation on femininity and identity woven from the terrifying threads of Eastern European folklore.
- 12
The bloody chamber and other stories
Angela Carter
A decadent, blood-soaked feast of folklore cracked open to reveal the dark, beating heart of female desire.
