Rapunzel
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"Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Let down your hair That I may climb thy golden stair!"
– The Brothers Grimm
The story of Rapunzel is one of freedom and consequences. First published in 1812 by the Brothers Grimm, it’s based on a French literary fairy tale from 1698.
Rapunzel Retellings
Here’s a list of Rapunzel retellings I’ve found.
Check below for my reviews of some of them!
(Books marked with a * are either standalones
or first in series.)
| Reclaiming Ryda – Rachel Rossano East of the Sun West of the Moon meets Rapunzel trapped in a library tower (Are we sure she really want to escape?) |
| Gothel and the Maiden Prince – W. R. Gingell * A villain’s retelling of Rapunzel with a beautiful focus on misconceptions and prejudice. |
| Turret – Camille Peters The tower isn’t the only thing with indestructible walls… |
| Stalks of Gold – Celeste Baxendell * Rumplestiltskin in love with the girl who can spin gold. Too bad she only has eyes for the king’s younger brother. |
| Emmazel – Kendra E. Ardnek Jane Austen’s Emma meets Rapunzel |
| An Inconvenient Princess – Melanie Cellier * Penny should be blessed – but she’s not. And now she’s stuck in a tower. |
| Towering Future – Abigail Manning Does being able to predict the future mean she can’t change it? |
| Spindle – W. R. Gingell * What is a maiden to do when her prince is not a prince, her hair won’t stop growing, and someone has cursed her to sleep for 300 years? |
| The Golden Braid – Melanie Dickerson A Rapunzel retelling that proves the one who needs rescuing isn’t always the one in the tower. |
| Princess of the Beans – Sarah Beran Rapunzel meets Jack and the Beanstalk in this high-stakes retelling that’s full of pirates |
| Kingdom of Locks – Deborah Grace White Rapunzel holds the key to her own escape – she just can’t use it. |
| Hidden – Kaylin Lee She’s a monster, a murderer. Does she deserve a chance to escape? |
| What Once Was Mine: A Twisted Tale – Liz Braswell * What if Rapunzel’s mother drank a potion from the wrong flower? |
Gothel and the Maiden Prince
Gothel and the Maiden Prince: A Retelling of Rapunzel by W. R. Gingell (Villain’s Ever After) Gothel has magic, a tower, and a princess. Unfortunately,
Stalks of Gold
Stalks of Gold: A Rapunzel and Rumpelstiltskin Retelling by Celeste Baxendell (Bewitching Fairy Tales book 1) With the arrival of a mysterious stranger one evening,
The Golden Prince
The Golden Prince: A Rapunzel Retelling by Alice Ivinya (Once Upon a Prince book 3) Prince Thomas is the golden prince, determined to live up