A collection of dark, funny retellings of classic fairytales for girls growing up in the modern world―from the author of Lampie

'Wickedly delicious’ - Sophie Anderson

'Clever and witty' - Yarrow Townsend

'Satisfying, surprising and consistently superb' - Michael Mann

A determined girl gives up on kissing a frog.

A fearless heroine comes face-to-face with a not-so Big Bad Wolf.

A monstrous princess, held captive on a deserted island, yearns to break free.

Within this book are seven famous fairy tales turned into enchanting, inspiring and sometimes hair-raising stories for today’s world, about girls with their own dreams and desires. These are no damsels in distress, but real young women of flesh and blood – who certainly don’t need rescuing.