5 best-selling retellings books like Once More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokshi

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Once More Upon a Time

By: Roshani Chokshi

3.69

Format: 135 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a dream, there was a prince named Ambrose and a princess named Imelda who loved each oth…

"Once upon a time, there was a king and queen in a land called Love's Keep who once loved one another, but alas, no more."

-Roshani Chokshi, Once More Upon a Time

"His father had taught him distance. If he could want so little, then very little could hurt him. If he learned early that everything could be taken away, then he would be attached to nothing but the pursuit of power."

-Roshani Chokshi, Once More Upon a Time

"What are you thinking about?" Ambrose did not hesitate. "You." "What about me?" "The things I've learned about you," he said openly. "Such as?" "For one, you make a terrible statue---" "I shall mourn that till the end of my days."

-Roshani Chokshi, Once More Upon a Time

"The bed tensed. It knew. The mattress folded sharply inward, and Ambrose gasped for air. This was it. He was going to die. Trapped in a bed that was quite possibly trying to eat him and without having done anything remotely exciting within it."

-Roshani Chokshi, Once More Upon a Time

If you liked the retellings plot in Once More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokshi , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Thornhedge

By: T. Kingfisher

4.00

Format: 111 pages, Hardcover

Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone … read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's Thornhedge book and Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time

  • romance
  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • novella
  • magic
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Thorns die from the inside out, like priests."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"She was theirs; they were hers. The love of monsters was uncomplicated."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"Two hundred years. It was immense—unthinkable—and ultimately meant nothing at all. Two years or two hundred or two thousand. The magic endures"

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"Greenteeth did not slap one another—not out of any virtue, but because a slap was such a useless thing underwater. When greenteeth brawled, it was with teeth and strangling fingers, spines and claws."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

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2. A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1)

By: Alix E. Harrow

3.62

Format: 119 pages, Hardcover

It's Zinnia Gray's twenty-first birthday, which is extra-special because it's the last birthday she… read more

Similar categories in Alix E. Harrow's A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1) book and Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • novella
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Well, Harold,"

-Alix E. Harrow, A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1)

"If you like something, like it hard, because you don't have a lot of time to waste"

-Alix E. Harrow, A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1)

"I should have spent more time thinking about your life than worrying about your death."

-Alix E. Harrow, A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1)

"I never stopped trying to save you, so don't you fucking dare stop trying to save yourself."

-Alix E. Harrow, A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1)

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3. A Mirror Mended (Fractured Fables, #2)

By: Alix E. Harrow

3.76

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A Mirror Mended is the next installment in USA Today bestselling author Alix E. Harrow's Fractured … read more

Similar categories in Alix E. Harrow's A Mirror Mended (Fractured Fables, #2) book and Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time

  • romance
  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • novella
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"You have to make the best of whatever story you were born into, and if your story happens to suck ass, well, maybe you can do some good before you go."

-Alix E. Harrow, A Mirror Mended (Fractured Fables, #2)

"everybody knows that happily is never really ever after. The truth is buried in the phrase itself, if you look it up. The original version was “happy in the ever after,"

-Alix E. Harrow, A Mirror Mended (Fractured Fables, #2)

"The mirror showed me you, out of all the possible people in all the universes,' It sounds almost like an apology. 'Why?' 'Well, what were you doing at the time?' 'I was looking into the mirror, obvio…"

-Alix E. Harrow, A Mirror Mended (Fractured Fables, #2)

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4. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

By: Heather Fawcett

4.02

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and dis… read more

Similar categories in Heather Fawcett's Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1) book and Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time

  • romance
  • magic
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"How was it that I suddenly had faerie kings, plural, demanding to marry me?"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

"I could not tell if he was terrible at drawing cats or if he simply had a terrible cat."

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

"Shadow padded up to me and put his head on my knee, all forgiven, as it always is with dogs. If I frightened my cat as I had Shadow, she'd ignore me for days, or possibly put a curse on me, but then …"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

"And you shall shut yourself away forever in those old stones with your books and your mysteries like a dragon with her hoard, having as little association with the living as possible and emerging onl…"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

Cover of Once More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokshi

5. Once More Upon a Time

By: Roshani Chokshi

3.69

Format: 135 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a dream, there was a prince named Ambrose and a princess named Imelda who loved each oth… read more

Similar categories in Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time book and Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time

  • romance
  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • novella
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Once upon a time, there was a king and queen in a land called Love's Keep who once loved one another, but alas, no more."

-Roshani Chokshi, Once More Upon a Time

"His father had taught him distance. If he could want so little, then very little could hurt him. If he learned early that everything could be taken away, then he would be attached to nothing but the …"

-Roshani Chokshi, Once More Upon a Time

"What are you thinking about?" Ambrose did not hesitate. "You." "What about me?" "The things I've learned about you," he said openly. "Such as?" "For one, you make a terrible statue---" "I shall mourn…"

-Roshani Chokshi, Once More Upon a Time

"The bed tensed. It knew. The mattress folded sharply inward, and Ambrose gasped for air. This was it. He was going to die. Trapped in a bed that was quite possibly trying to eat him and without havin…"

-Roshani Chokshi, Once More Upon a Time

Cover of Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2) by Heather Fawcett

6. Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)

By: Heather Fawcett

4.32

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wi… read more

Similar categories in Heather Fawcett's Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2) book and Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time

  • romance
  • magic
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"One of the guiding principles of dryadology,"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)

"I may not be a miller's daughter, but you are not so different from the Folk as you think, Your Highness." I lifted her wineglass and dashed the remainder against her face, spilling it across her mou…"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)

"I brushed the hair from his face. It is very soft--- ludicrously so, in fact, more like rabbit down or dandelion seed than human hair--- and I found I could not stop stroking it. He murmured somethin…"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)

"Dr. Farris Rose has served as Department Head for over a decade, taking over from Letitia Barrister, who was abducted by a bogle in the Hebrides and returned several weeks later aged to approximately…"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)

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7. A Fragile Enchantment

By: Allison Saft

3.53

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

In this romantic fantasy of manners from New York Times bestselling author Allison Saft, a magical … read more

Similar categories in Allison Saft's A Fragile Enchantment book and Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"You're like a pint-sized hurricane of earnestness and good cheer."

-Allison Saft, A Fragile Enchantment

"it's not meaningful to kill yourself little by little to make people happy!"

-Allison Saft, A Fragile Enchantment

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8. A Letter to the Luminous Deep

By: Sylvie Cathrall

3.69

Format: 432 pages, ebook

Dive into the curious correspondence of Sylvie Cathrall’s delightful debut novel, A Letter to the L… read more

Similar categories in Sylvie Cathrall's A Letter to the Luminous Deep book and Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time

  • romance
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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9. Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Ultra 01

By: Pink Hanamori

3.75

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Luchia ist eine Meerjungfrauenprinzessin, die in die Menschenwelt kommt, um ihre verlorene Perle wi… read more

Similar categories in Pink Hanamori's Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Ultra 01 book and Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time

  • romance
  • fantasy
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10. Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch 03

By: Pink Hanamori

3.86

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Nach ihrem Kampf gegen Gackto, den Herrscher der Tiefsee, erkennt Kaito, dass Luchia die Meerjungfr… read more

Similar categories in Pink Hanamori's Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch 03 book and Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time

  • romance
  • fantasy
Cover of Fragili scintille (Italian Edition) by Francesca Ventura

11. Fragili scintille (Italian Edition)

By: Francesca Ventura

4.14

Format: 379 pages, Kindle Edition

Si trova un posto dove lasciare il cuore solo dopo essersi persi. È un’espressione giapponese che B… read more

Similar categories in Francesca Ventura's Fragili scintille (Italian Edition) book and Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time

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12. Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales, #1)

By: Olivia Atwater

4.09

Format: 304 pages, ebook

It's difficult to find a husband in Regency England when you're a young lady with only half a soul.… read more

Similar categories in Olivia Atwater's Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales, #1) book and Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
"There is such a thing as evil in this world,"

-Olivia Atwater, Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales, #1)

"It may be true that you have only half a soul, Dora,"

-Olivia Atwater, Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales, #1)

"Every fish you throw back into the ocean is a triumph of the idea that human beings can be better. I do my best, every day, to throw at least one fish back into the ocean. I hope that you will join m…"

-Olivia Atwater, Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales, #1)

"I think that Elias has been angry now for so long that he is scared to let it go - I think he is scared that if would make him too complacent, and he might become all of those things which he so desp…"

-Olivia Atwater, Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales, #1)

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13. Alone with the Stars

By: David R. Gillham

3.27

Format: 2 pages, Audible Audio

Listening time 2 hours 10 minutes In the summer of 1937, Amelia Earhart is the most famous woman… read more

Similar categories in David R. Gillham's Alone with the Stars book and Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time

  • novella
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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14. Nut Jobs: Cracking the Case

By: Marc Fennell

3.68

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

None read more

Similar categories in Marc Fennell's Nut Jobs: Cracking the Case book and Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time

  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. The Life and Times of Prince Albert

By: Patrick Allitt

3.73

Format: 5 pages, Audible Audio

How did Prince Albert, an obscure German prince, leave an indelible mark on the British monarchy? … read more

Similar categories in Patrick Allitt's The Life and Times of Prince Albert book and Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time

  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. Henrietta & Eleanor: A Retelling of Jekyll and Hyde

By: Libby Spurrier

3.43

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

First published to critical acclaim in 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson’s mesmerising thriller is a ter… read more

Similar categories in Libby Spurrier's Henrietta & Eleanor: A Retelling of Jekyll and Hyde book and Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time

  • retellings
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. Ghostsitter - A Crazy Inheritance

By: Tommy Krappweis

3.47

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

A whole-family listen for fans of Hotel Transylvania and The Addams Family. When Tom is invited … read more

Similar categories in Tommy Krappweis's Ghostsitter - A Crazy Inheritance book and Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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18. The Messengers

By: Lindsay Joelle

3.31

Format: 2 pages, Audible Audio

A mysterious plague ushers in an intergalactic war that ravages the galaxy for decades. A soldier a… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Joelle's The Messengers book and Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time

  • novella
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. Herbie

By: Rich Cohen

3.21

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Every life reaches that crucial intersection, the place where you must choose your fate, or have it… read more

Similar categories in Rich Cohen's Herbie book and Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time

  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. The Mountain and the Sea

By: Kwame Dawes

3.08

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

Esther, a painter living in Jamaica and recovering from the death of her husband, comes across a ma… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Dawes's The Mountain and the Sea book and Roshani Chokshi's Once More Upon a Time

  • romance
  • novella
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. Il mio gatto ha visto l'assassino. Ossigeno (Italian Edition)

By: Davide Morosinotto

3.12

Format: 74 pages, Kindle Edition

Quando Carla torna a casa il suo gatto sonnecchia sul divano. Come sempre, a casa degli zii (Carla … read more

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3.76

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4.05

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3.78

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