Links will be added to entries as I add books that fill the categories and thus am able to create the proper tags.
Adult
A retelling that should not be read by children due to content.
A work that begins where the fairy tale ends, or shortly thereafter, and tells what happened next.
A twisted tale where the change affects the story's outcome - most notably changing it from tragedy to "happily ever after," "happily ever after" to tragedy, or changing the romantic pairing (example: Cinderella runs off with the stable master instead of the prince).
Alternate Perspective
A retelling told from the perspective of someone other than the original. Most notably the villain or, in some cases, the love interest, but it can also be a parent's, sibling's, horse's, or pet carrot's.
Aromantic Retelling
A Retelling that does not contain romance, even if the original story does.
Arista Challenge
A story that was published as part of one of my multi-author releases.
Arista Challenge
A story that was published as part of one of my multi-author releases.
The Black Sheep
A retelling that occurs in a series that is not otherwise dedicated to retellings.
A mention or brief appearance of a story in a larger work.
A retelling marketed as juvenile fiction
A retelling that includes or inserts Christian themes into the narrative.
A retelling that has more elements from Disney's movie adaptation than the original story. Acceptable if it, itself, Disney branded.
A mash-up where the stories and characters remain distinct.
A retelling with a plot that specifically focuses on the romance, and/or adds romance to a story that didn't originally have it.
Surprisingly, not a retelling that takes place in a nuclear wasteland, but rather is a story that deals with the consequences of a fairy tale. It usually has the main fairy tale mostly intact, things only went wrong after the original story ended, and, unlike "After Ever After" retellings, this fairy tale is not the focus of the story.
A retelling where characters' genders are changed.
A work that begins with an alternate ending and deals with the fallout of things going wrong.
Home Stretch
Most typical of Sleeping Beauty retellings, a work that focuses on the final act of a story.
Characterized by a heroine who doesn't wait for a prince - or anyone else - to rescue her, but instead actively pursues victory over the plot's obstacles.
A retelling that contains illustrations, including picture books.
Influenced By
A work that has used significant elements from a story, but not enough to be considered a proper retelling or mashup.
Indie
An independently published work of fiction.
A work that has used significant elements from a story, but not enough to be considered a proper retelling or mashup.
Indie
An independently published work of fiction.
A work that is inspired by a story, but only takes one or two elements and uses them to tell its own story, or is unrecognizable as a retelling unless it is pointed out.
A retelling that doesn't follow the plot of the original closely, but is recognizable as the original
Retellings that contain magic, even if the original story does not.
Masquerader
A retelling of an obscure work that uses a similar and more popular work for marketing.
Mystery
A detective case or court drama based on another story
A Retelling that does not contain magic and finds mundane (or technological) replacements for any use of magic in the original.
Prequel
A story that takes place before the official work begins. Sometimes used to establish a retelling's twist and setting.
Prequel
A story that takes place before the official work begins. Sometimes used to establish a retelling's twist and setting.
Parody
A work meant to poke fun at the original story.
A Retelling that takes all or most of a fairy tale's elements, but rearranges them to form a completely original story.
School
Stories set in a school for either the fairy tale characters themselves or their children
Squad Goals
An ensemble retelling that features a team-up or friendship of four distinct fairy tales, usually containing at least two of: Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel, or Sleeping Beauty.
The Successor
A work that takes place significantly after the original work and inherits something from it, or is a case of "history repeats itself."
A retelling that combines two or more fairy tales into a single plot thread and set of characters. One may be more dominant than the other and elements may get sacrificed.
A retelling that expands on the original without drastically changing the plot. Elements may be removed, added, changed, as long as the overall journey and end result remains intact. Usually includes plot hole repair, character development, and setting establishment.
The "True" Story
A retelling that endeavors to tell a story that might have inspired the fairy tale that we know and love today. Must include a deliberate statement that the story we know is wrong.
A retelling where an element is changed and it significantly impacts the characters' journey, but not necessarily the end result.
An ensemble where as many fairy tales as possible coexist in a single world, generally self-aware, and there isn't a focus on any one fairy tale. Can be character overlap.
A story that contains themes distinct to a particular fairy tale, but retelling this fairy tale was not the author's intention.
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