Mermaid by Carolyn Turgeon – Based on “The Little Mermaid” – This was an odd book, but there was something about it I enjoyed. We already have a fantastic, and comprehensive, Special Title Listing of fairy tale romances but I thought it would be fun to share some of our favorite fairy tale based books, movies, and television that don’t necessarily fall under the romance genre. Although I wasn’t crazy about Maleficent (I think it took the bite out of an otherwise fantastic villainess), I was pleased to see one of my favorite fairy tales getting revamped. Studios hoping to capitalize on this are already planning live-action versions of “Cinderella” and more than one “Beauty and the Beast.” I have been a fan of fairy tale retellings since childhood and have spent my life reading and watching them so, obviously, the renewed interest in fairy tales recently has been right up my alley.
The newest film adaptation of “Sleeping Beauty,” Maleficent, scored big at the box office and has added momentum to the fairy tale fad. First there were vampires, then zombies, and now fairy tale adaptions seem to be the new entertainment trend.
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