A good retelling will take this element and put a new spin on it, crafting a unique story that is still recognizable as the original fairy tale. Aurelia is entangled in a centuries-long game of love, power, and war, and if she can’t break free before the Tribunal makes its last move, she may lose far more than her crown.īloodleaf claims to be a retelling of The Goose Girl fairy tale, but with no geese (save one vague mention on page 130) and almost all the female characters dying, calling it a retelling of “The” would be more apt.įairy tales generally have one main pillar that makes them their own. But there’s something deeply amiss in her new home, too, and soon she finds herself swept into a deadly new mystery with a secretive prince, the ghost of an ancient queen, and a poison vine called Bloodleaf. Alone and adrift in an enemy kingdom, Aurelia plans her revenge against the Tribunal, desperate to bring down the dark organization that has wrought terror upon her people for hundreds of years. When a devastating assassination attempt reveals her magical abilities, Aurelia is forced to flee her country with nothing but her life. Surrounded by spirits and burdened with forbidden magic, she lives in constant fear of discovery by the witch-hunting Tribunal and their bloodthirsty mobs. From Goodreads: Aurelia is a princess, but they call her a witch.
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