Puss Reboots: Blog: January 2022: Cinder the Fireplace Boy (Rewoven Tales)

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Cinder the Fireplace Boy (Rewoven Tales): 01/17/22

Cinder the Fireplace Boy (Rewoven Tales) by Ana Mardoll is a collection of queer fairytales inspired by the Grimms' fairytales. There are thirty one retellings in all.

Each story includes the pronouns for all the major characters and a content warning. At the close of each story the original story is listed and most also include a link to a version to read on Project Gutenberg.

While Mardoll chose to write in the style of the Brothers Grimm they are not just gender and pronoun swapped versions. I suggest familiarizing yourself first with the source material before making that assumption as many early reviewers did.

Four stars