Beat the Backlist 2024 - hosted by austinedecker

retelling of a classic
pick your favorite classic and find a retelling or reimagining of it
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The Forgotten Phantom by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

The Forgotten Phantom

Creature Feature #1

Kathryn Ann Kingsley

316 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror romance dark mysterious medium-paced
A Forest Of Vanity And Valour by A.P. Beswick

A Forest Of Vanity And Valour

The Levanthria Series #1

A.P. Beswick

5 hours, 57 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

Hello Beautiful

Ann Napolitano

383 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Valkyrie by Kate Heartfield

The Valkyrie

Kate Heartfield

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional slow-paced
The Promised Neverland, Vol. 9: The Battle Begins by Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu

The Promised Neverland, Vol. 9: The Battle Begins

The Promised Neverland / 約束のネバーランド #9

Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu

192 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror manga adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Good Fortune by C.K. Chau

Good Fortune

C.K. Chau

416 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix by Bethany C. Morrow

So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix

Remixed Classics #2

Bethany C. Morrow

8 hours, 13 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
O Peixe Mágico by Trung Le Nguyen

O Peixe Mágico

Trung Le Nguyen

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
A Bedtime Full of Stories: 50 Folktales and Legends from Around the World by Anna Shepeta, Angela McAllister

A Bedtime Full of Stories: 50 Folktales and Legends from Around the World

Anna Shepeta, Angela McAllister

128 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction childrens short stories adventurous dark medium-paced
These Wicked Revels by Lidiya Foxglove

These Wicked Revels

Fairy Tale Heat #2

Lidiya Foxglove

143 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark fast-paced