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Once Upon a Time...

Exploring the magic and fantastical. We read traditional fairy tales, mythology, folklore, fractured fairy tales, retellings, new/original works, high and urban fantasy.

Kings, queens, princes, princesses, heroes, heroines, and fairy godmothers. Evil queens, black wizards, witches, warlocks, and evil stepmothers. Fairies, nymphs, sprites, unicorns, phoenixes, trolls, giants, dragons, ogres, and goblins. Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, and happily ever after.
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Circe
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+ Welcome
* Introductions
By Gem , Belle · 27 posts · 46 views
last updated Nov 24, 2024 01:28PM
* What would you like to read? (ongoing nominations)
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last updated Dec 01, 2024 12:27AM
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+ Currently Reading
* Circe by Madeline Miller - June 2025
By Gem , Belle · 8 posts · 5 views
last updated Jun 05, 2025 05:21PM
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie - May 2025
By Gem , Belle · 14 posts · 11 views
last updated Jun 06, 2025 06:16PM
Hook's Little Mermaid (The Untold Stories) by Susanna Lynn - May 2025
By Gem , Belle · 3 posts · 9 views
last updated Jun 04, 2025 07:42PM
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+ 2025 Group Reads
* Group Reads - 2025 with links to discussions
By Gem , Belle · 3 posts · 7 views
last updated Jan 29, 2025 02:50PM
This topic has been closed to new comments. Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien - December 2025
By Gem , Belle · 1 post · 2 views
last updated Jan 18, 2025 11:52PM
This topic has been closed to new comments. Snow White by Jacob Grimm - July 2025
By Gem , Belle · 1 post · 3 views
last updated Jan 18, 2025 09:24AM
This topic has been closed to new comments. Dragon Fairest (Dragon Ever After #1) by Amberlyn Holland - November 2025
By Gem , Belle · 1 post · 3 views
last updated Jan 17, 2025 10:44PM
This topic has been closed to new comments. The Looking-Glas Illusion (The Curious Realities #2) by Sara Ella - October 2025
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last updated Jan 17, 2025 10:44PM
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+ Fairy & Folk Tales/Fables
Cinderella by Charles Perrault - April 2025
By Gem , Belle · 12 posts · 11 views
last updated Apr 13, 2025 08:55PM
Rapunzel by Jacob Grimm - November 2023
By Gem , Belle · 3 posts · 10 views
last updated Nov 07, 2023 11:15AM
The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First Edition translated by Jack Zipes - September 2023
By Gem , Belle · 20 posts · 12 views
last updated Oct 30, 2023 08:58PM
The Legend of Sleepy Hallow by Washington Irving - October 2023
By Gem , Belle · 3 posts · 12 views
last updated Oct 30, 2023 04:26PM
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland #1) by Lewis Carroll - August 2023
By Gem , Belle · 7 posts · 16 views
last updated Aug 10, 2023 08:00PM
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+ Retelling & Fractured Tales
Cin d'Rella and the Water of Life (Circle of the Rose Chronicles #1) by S.J. West - April 2025
By Gem , Belle · 3 posts · 8 views
last updated Apr 30, 2025 07:05AM
Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter - February 2025
By Gem , Belle · 26 posts · 12 views
last updated Mar 05, 2025 12:55PM
Gilded (Gilded #1) by Marissa Meyer - November 2024
By Gem , Belle · 5 posts · 7 views
last updated Nov 30, 2024 08:23PM
Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle #1) by Tracy Deonn - July 2024
By Gem , Belle · 3 posts · 8 views
last updated Aug 01, 2024 09:00PM
The Fire Rose (Elemental Masters #0) by Mercedes Lackey - June 2024
By Gem , Belle · 15 posts · 13 views
last updated Jun 28, 2024 11:51AM
Showing 3 of 3 topics — 45 comments total
+ Mythology
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy #1) by Katherine Arden - December 2024
By Gem , Belle · 6 posts · 8 views
last updated Jan 15, 2025 09:13PM
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman - August 2024
By Gem , Belle · 4 posts · 18 views
last updated Sep 01, 2024 04:13PM
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan - January 2024
By Gem , Belle · 26 posts · 22 views
last updated Jun 09, 2024 07:40PM
Showing 2 of 2 topics — 97 comments total
+ High/Epic/Portal Fantasy
Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey - September 2024
By Gem , Belle · 12 posts · 9 views
last updated Sep 27, 2024 07:03PM
The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings #0) by J.R.R. Tolkien - March 2023
By Gem , Belle · 30 posts · 11 views
last updated Apr 07, 2023 11:46AM
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+ Low/Urban Fantasy
Storm Front (The Dresden Files #1) by Jim Butcher - October 2024
By Gem , Belle · 5 posts · 7 views
last updated Sep 28, 2024 03:02PM
Neverwhere (London Below #1) by Neil Gaiman
By Gem , Belle · 13 posts · 18 views
last updated Mar 26, 2024 03:10PM
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+ Original Tales
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni #1) by Helene Wecker - March 2025
By Gem , Belle · 9 posts · 12 views
last updated Apr 02, 2025 04:44PM
Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles #1) by Patricia C. Wrede - January 2025
By Gem , Belle · 12 posts · 12 views
last updated Feb 05, 2025 05:46PM
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum - December 2023
By Gem , Belle · 26 posts · 22 views
last updated Mar 01, 2024 06:28PM
The Princess Bride by William Goldman - January 2023
By Gem , Belle · 62 posts · 22 views
last updated Feb 02, 2023 05:55PM
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland #1) - October 2022
By Gem , Belle · 22 posts · 11 views
last updated Oct 26, 2022 05:52PM
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+ Archive
This topic has been closed to new comments. General Chit Chat
By Gem , Belle · 13 posts · 19 views
last updated Jan 05, 2025 02:02PM
This topic has been closed to new comments. 2024 Group Reads
By Gem , Belle · 4 posts · 11 views
last updated Dec 23, 2023 01:51PM
This topic has been closed to new comments. What books are on your nightstand?
By Gem , Belle · 19 posts · 22 views
last updated Jun 24, 2023 03:22PM
This topic has been closed to new comments. Nominations - June 2023
By Gem , Belle · 4 posts · 13 views
last updated Mar 31, 2023 06:13PM
This topic has been closed to new comments. Nominations - May 2023
By Gem , Belle · 4 posts · 16 views
last updated Mar 31, 2023 06:09PM
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+ Old Archives
This topic has been closed to new comments. Dearest - September 2015
By Rachmi · 16 posts · 15 views
last updated Jan 17, 2016 03:29PM
This topic has been closed to new comments. Hero - September 2015
By Rachmi · 35 posts · 21 views
last updated Oct 01, 2015 12:14PM
This topic has been closed to new comments. The Ugly Stepsister - August 2015
By Heidi · 23 posts · 26 views
last updated Aug 13, 2015 09:28PM
This topic has been closed to new comments. Enchanted - July 2015
By Rachmi · 62 posts · 28 views
last updated Jul 31, 2015 07:25PM
This topic has been closed to new comments. The Snow Child - June 2015
By Heidi · 41 posts · 41 views
last updated Jun 28, 2015 09:33PM
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