20 best-selling fiction books like What Once Was Mine by Liz Braswell

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What Once Was Mine

By: Liz Braswell

3.93

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

The 12th installment in the New York Times best-selling series asks: What if Rapunzel's mother dran…

"Cloth-lined baskets contained cheese and bread, and there were small crocks of honey and butter. A dainty pot of pickled mushrooms and green onions served as condiments."

-Liz Braswell, What Once Was Mine

"But... lately... added to the excitement was something else, something just the slightest bit off, a daub of grey in sunny yellow paint. Something unsettled and anxious. It might almost have been... Trepidation ."

-Liz Braswell, What Once Was Mine

"Somehow you grew up, maintained a crazy amount of self-discipline... and managed to stay sane. I don't know how you're so constantly upbeat and cheery considering the hand life dealt you. You must be a truly amazing person."

-Liz Braswell, What Once Was Mine

"She pulled out her journal. "The lights-- I mean, lanterns-- always appear a month and eight days before the summer solstice," she said, checking her figures and drawings for the thousandth time. "May twelfth. Yeah," Flynn said."

-Liz Braswell, What Once Was Mine

If you liked the fiction plot in What Once Was Mine by Liz Braswell , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. The Beast Within (Villains, #2)

By: Serena Valentino

3.75

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A cursed prince sits alone in a secluded castle. Few have seen him, but those who claim they have s… read more

Similar categories in Serena Valentino's The Beast Within (Villains, #2) book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • romance
  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Gaston, the prince of Buttchinland, trying to take his Circe away!"

-Serena Valentino, The Beast Within (Villains, #2)

"She felt thankful her father always gave her the freedom to express herself how she wished and live her life the way she thought was right. He allowed her to be herself."

-Serena Valentino, The Beast Within (Villains, #2)

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2. Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch

By: Walt Disney Company , Serena Valentino

3.64

Format: 221 pages, Hardcover

The third novel in Serena Valentino's (Fairest of All, Beast Within) "VILLAINS" trilogy, featuring … read more

Similar categories in Walt Disney Company's Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy

3. Mistress of All Evil: A Tale of the Dark Fairy

By: Serena Valentino

3.74

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The tale is told as if it's happening once upon a dream: the lovely maiden meets her handsome princ… read more

Similar categories in Serena Valentino's Mistress of All Evil: A Tale of the Dark Fairy book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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4. Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen

By: Serena Valentino

4.55

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The tale of the young princess and her evil stepmother, the Wicked Queen, is widely known. Despite … read more

Similar categories in Serena Valentino's Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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5. Cold Hearted (Villains, #8)

By: Serena Valentino

4.06

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

This was supposed to be her happily ever after... It’s a familiar tale: A kind and beautiful you… read more

Similar categories in Serena Valentino's Cold Hearted (Villains, #8) book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • fairy tale retellings
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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6. What Once Was Mine

By: Liz Braswell

3.93

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

The 12th installment in the New York Times best-selling series asks: What if Rapunzel's mother dran… read more

Similar categories in Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • romance
  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • fairy tale retellings
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Cloth-lined baskets contained cheese and bread, and there were small crocks of honey and butter. A dainty pot of pickled mushrooms and green onions served as condiments."

-Liz Braswell, What Once Was Mine

"But... lately... added to the excitement was something else, something just the slightest bit off, a daub of grey in sunny yellow paint. Something unsettled and anxious. It might almost have been... …"

-Liz Braswell, What Once Was Mine

"Somehow you grew up, maintained a crazy amount of self-discipline... and managed to stay sane. I don't know how you're so constantly upbeat and cheery considering the hand life dealt you. You must be…"

-Liz Braswell, What Once Was Mine

"She pulled out her journal. "The lights-- I mean, lanterns-- always appear a month and eight days before the summer solstice," she said, checking her figures and drawings for the thousandth time. "Ma…"

-Liz Braswell, What Once Was Mine

Cover of The Wicked Ones (Dark Ascension, #1) by Robin Benway

7. The Wicked Ones (Dark Ascension, #1)

By: Robin Benway

3.85

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

"Blood is blood...and one way or another, we all bleed." Drizella and Anastasia only know one th… read more

Similar categories in Robin Benway's The Wicked Ones (Dark Ascension, #1) book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • romance
  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • fairy tale retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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8. Prince of Song & Sea (Princes, #1)

By: Linsey Miller

3.77

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Twisted Tales and Villains is a brand new YA series that retells the classic Disney sto… read more

Similar categories in Linsey Miller's Prince of Song & Sea (Princes, #1) book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • romance
  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • fairy tale retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Fire & Fate (Villains, #10) by Serena Valentino

9. Fire & Fate (Villains, #10)

By: Serena Valentino

3.85

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The tenth book in the New York Times bestselling Villains series takes a dive into the Underworld, … read more

Similar categories in Serena Valentino's Fire & Fate (Villains, #10) book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • fairy tale retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"That's my point. Almost all of us have been hurt by our families, but look at us now, making families of our own, with people we choose to love,"

-Serena Valentino, Fire & Fate (Villains, #10)

Cover of Never, Never (Villains, #9) by Serena Valentino

10. Never, Never (Villains, #9)

By: Serena Valentino

4.04

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The 9th book in the New York Times bestselling Villains series tells the tale of the rise and fall … read more

Similar categories in Serena Valentino's Never, Never (Villains, #9) book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • fairy tale retellings
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"No," said James with a smile. "But I am the pirate from my story."

-Serena Valentino, Never, Never (Villains, #9)

"You’ll soon learn most of our stories are quite the same, James. I’m sure you’ll find all of us are either running away from or running to something."

-Serena Valentino, Never, Never (Villains, #9)

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11. The Odd Sisters (Villains, #6)

By: Serena Valentino

4.03

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

Throughout the Villains series, the Odd Sisters have meddled in the lives of the Wicked Queen, The … read more

Similar categories in Serena Valentino's The Odd Sisters (Villains, #6) book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • fairy tale retellings
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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12. Disney Frozen Polar Nights: Cast Into Darkness

By: Jen Calonita

4.19

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Anna, Queen of Arendelle, has been tirelessly preparing for the Polar Night’s Celebration that is h… read more

Similar categories in Jen Calonita's Disney Frozen Polar Nights: Cast Into Darkness book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Rebel Rose (The Queen's Council, #1) by Emma Theriault

13. Rebel Rose (The Queen's Council, #1)

By: Emma Theriault

3.57

Format: 352 pages, ebook

Happily ever after is only the beginning as Belle takes on the responsibility of becoming queen and… read more

Similar categories in Emma Theriault's Rebel Rose (The Queen's Council, #1) book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • romance
  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Fear was as much a motivator as hate. Fear made monsters out of men."

-Emma Theriault, Rebel Rose (The Queen's Council, #1)

"The bad things that happen in our lives serve to shape us just as much as the good."

-Emma Theriault, Rebel Rose (The Queen's Council, #1)

"You must not wait for others to save Aveyon. You need to trust your instincts and become the queen you're capable of being."

-Emma Theriault, Rebel Rose (The Queen's Council, #1)

"She had been adamant that she would never be Princess Belle, eager to avoid the false trappings that came with a title so flimsy in a principality. But queen of a kingdom in its own right? That was n…"

-Emma Theriault, Rebel Rose (The Queen's Council, #1)

Cover of Evil Thing (Villains, #7) by Serena Valentino

14. Evil Thing (Villains, #7)

By: Serena Valentino

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Cruella De Vil is the perfect villain: stylish, witty, relentless...and possibly cursed. From h… read more

Similar categories in Serena Valentino's Evil Thing (Villains, #7) book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • fairy tale retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"In the end, everything isn't always as black-and-white as the markings on a Dalmatian puppy. Even for an evil thing like Cruella De Vil."

-Serena Valentino, Evil Thing (Villains, #7)

"Christmastime was always my favorite time of year. It did something to me. It made me softer. More kindhearted. Not an affliction I fall prey to lately. But back then I loved the days leading up to C…"

-Serena Valentino, Evil Thing (Villains, #7)

Cover of Mother Knows Best (Villains, #5) by Serena Valentino

15. Mother Knows Best (Villains, #5)

By: Serena Valentino

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The tale of the legendary golden flower is widely known. The story has been told many times and in … read more

Similar categories in Serena Valentino's Mother Knows Best (Villains, #5) book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • fairy tale retellings
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"We will be different people after tonight. Different versions of ourselves."

-Serena Valentino, Mother Knows Best (Villains, #5)

"Sometimes we create images of the people we love and hate in our minds, and those images override what we see with our eyes, even when they are right in front of us. Even if we've imagined them to be…"

-Serena Valentino, Mother Knows Best (Villains, #5)

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16. Prince of Thorns & Nightmares (Princes, #2)

By: Linsey Miller

3.87

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Disney Twisted Tales and Serena Valentino's Villains comes the next book of the Disney … read more

Similar categories in Linsey Miller's Prince of Thorns & Nightmares (Princes, #2) book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • romance
  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • fairy tale retellings
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"It's easy to be envious of someone when you think you know their life, but you can't ever, can you?"

-Linsey Miller, Prince of Thorns & Nightmares (Princes, #2)

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17. Frozen 2: Dangerous Secrets: The Story of Iduna and Agnarr

By: Mari Mancusi

4.39

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Sixteen-year-old Iduna harbors a dark secret. On the surface, she is an Arendellian village girl, a… read more

Similar categories in Mari Mancusi's Frozen 2: Dangerous Secrets: The Story of Iduna and Agnarr book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • romance
  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Self-employed - which was even better. After all, I had the best boss in the world. Even if she was a bit of a Tyrant (Iduna)"

-Mari Mancusi, Frozen 2: Dangerous Secrets: The Story of Iduna and Agnarr

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18. The Rise of Flynn Rider (Lost Legends #1)

By: Jen Calonita

3.93

Format: 186 pages, Hardcover

The first book in a new middle grade series that features the adventures of Disney’s most loveable … read more

Similar categories in Jen Calonita's The Rise of Flynn Rider (Lost Legends #1) book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Two Dogs in a Trench Coat Go to School (Two Dogs in a Trench Coat, #1) by Julie Falatko

19. Two Dogs in a Trench Coat Go to School (Two Dogs in a Trench Coat, #1)

By: Julie Falatko

3.70

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From Book 1: A New York Public Library Best Book for 2018 Sassy and Waldo are good dogs. They spend… read more

Similar categories in Julie Falatko's Two Dogs in a Trench Coat Go to School (Two Dogs in a Trench Coat, #1) book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Lost Ones (Dark Ascension, #2) by Lauren DeStefano

20. The Lost Ones (Dark Ascension, #2)

By: Lauren DeStefano

3.98

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Journey to Never Land in the second book in the Disney Villains-focused Dark Ascension series, whic… read more

Similar categories in Lauren DeStefano's The Lost Ones (Dark Ascension, #2) book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • fairy tale retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of Kill the Beast  (Villains, #11) by Serena Valentino

21. Kill the Beast (Villains, #11)

By: Serena Valentino

4.00

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The eleventh book in the New York Times best-selling Villains series follows the downfall of Disney… read more

Similar categories in Serena Valentino's Kill the Beast (Villains, #11) book and Liz Braswell's What Once Was Mine

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy

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3.74

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