Here are 2 books that The Haunting of Adrian Yates fans have personally recommended if you like
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As a Contributing Writer for The Fairy Tale Magazine, I am surrounded by fairy tales and folklore! I love the ocean, and I love the miraculous transformations found in traditional and contemporary selkie tales. I chose the books on this list because each one evokes the mysteries of the sea, blending selkie magic with complex human emotions and casting new light on why we continue to tell selkie stories today. Reading is an act of transformation that helps us shed our skins and swim in new worlds, and I hope you will enjoy swimming through the books on this list as much as I have!
I love the gorgeous prose in this retelling of the Selkie Bride story set along the coast of Nova Scotia in the mid-1830s.
The book is dedicated to “anyone who has ever been lonely,” and I enjoy the way the lonely characters learn to connect with those around them. The main character Jean, a midwife who lives on the edge of the village, finds a naked woman on the shore and helps her give birth, unraveling complex emotional feelings.
The book is steeped in selkie legends, fairy lore, and tales of haunted ships, but it deftly explores the human desire for choice in love and the struggles women face as they become mothers. The descriptions of the stormy coastline set the stage for a fast-paced and engaging plot! Love it!
A young woman uncovers a dark secret about her neighbor and his mysterious new wife. Now she’ll have to fight to keep herself—and the woman she loves—safe.
“A modern sapphic updating of the selkie wife folk tale that’s already scoring with readers”—Parade (A Best Romance and Best LGBTQI+ Book of the Year So Far)
“Lush, atmospheric, and threaded with multiple kinds of magic.”—Paste
When a sharp cry wakes Jean in the middle of the night during a terrible tempest, she’s convinced it must have been a dream. But when the cry comes again, Jean ventures outside and is shocked by…
The dragons of Yuro have been hunted to extinction.
On a small, isolated island, in a reclusive forest, lives bandit leader Marani and her brother Jacks. With their outlaw band they rob from the rich to feed themselves, raiding carriages and dodging the occasional vindictive…
A fantastic and fun YA retelling of Pride in Prejudice which casts Elizabeth as a trans boy names Oliver, and Darcy as an anxious gay youth struggling to find his community. My only gripe is the lack of research into the actual era and geography, especially when specific items of clothing or locations were deliberately mentioned--it took me right out of the story.
London, 1812. Oliver Bennet feels trapped. Not just by the endless corsets, petticoats, and skirts he's forced to wear on a daily basis but also by society's expectations. The world - and the vast majority of his family and friends - think Oliver is a girl named Elizabeth. He finds solace in the few times he can sneak out and explore the city dressed as a young gentleman.
During one such excursion, Oliver becomes acquainted with Darcy, a sulky, rude young man. But in private, Oliver comes to find that Darcy is actually a sweet, intelligent boy with a warm…
