Five Enchanted Roses by Anne Elisabeth Stengl

It was engrossing and I absolutely recommend. More details, more emotions, but still the original story on the pages. It was like getting a novelized version of a short story. But, from what I remember, it was almost like the original story, just expanded. Now, it’s been YEEEARS since I’ve read it. And with good reason! This a fantabulous read. It is a tale that has resonated with me since I was very, very small, and it only becomes more meaningful the older I get.īeauty by Robin McKinley – I feel like when people think “Beauty and the Beast retelling”, Beauty is the first book to pop in their heads. It’s a story of redemption, of being loved even when you’re unlovable, of how love can heal all things. The story of a selfless, kindhearted girl showing love to an ugly beast has always been, to me, a picture of Jesus loving us. Is anyone surprised this is my first one to mention? No? No.Īs I’m sure most of you know, Beauty and the Beast is my favorite fairy tale of all time. Gonna be real, this got long, so with this setup it’ll be easy for you to skip around to the things that interest you, if you so desire. I’m going to categorize them between the well-known ones, the sorta known, and the totally obscure. I’m not just going to be listing my favorite fairy tales, but talking about which ones I’d love to retell AND giving you some retelling recommendations of any fairy tale I mention that I’ve actually, ya know, read a retelling of.īasically, this’ll be a big ol’ celebration post of my favorite fairy tale things!

There’s more! (I’m sorry, I couldn’t help it.) And this doubles as celebrating fairy tales and fantasy, so win-win!īUT WAIT. I’ve actually been wanting to do a post listing some of my favorite fairy tales for a while, and at last a perfect opportunity has arrived.

Us FTC girls wanted to spread the fairy tale love over to our personal blogs as well. (A giveaway may also be involved here too. She studied illustration at Grace College and English literature at Campbell University.Secondly, and the main point of this post: Over on Fairy Tale Central instead of featuring a specific fairy tale this month like normal, we’re celebrating ALL things fairy tales! We’ve got so many fun posts coming that involves not just one fairy tale, but many! So for all my fellow fairy tale fanatics, do check out the site to see what all goodness we have in store for you this month. Stengl is known for her use of third-person omniscient narrative and non-chronological series progression. Her books Heartless and Veiled Rose both won Christy Awards, and Starflower was nominated in 2013. USA Today called the series 'epically driven high fantasy'.

Anne Elisabeth Stengl is the Christy Award-winning author of the fantasy series Tales of Goldstone Wood, published by Bethany House Publishers.

Five Enchanted Roses by Anne Elisabeth Stengl