Fierce Fairytales, Nikita Gill
Fierce Fairytales, Nikita Gill
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Fierce Fairytales
Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul

Author: Nikita Gill

Narrator: Nikita Gill

Unabridged: 2 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Legacy Lit

Published: 09/11/2018


Synopsis

Poet, writer, and Instagram sensation Nikita Gill returns with a collection of fairytales poetically retold for a new generation of women.

Traditional fairytales are rife with cliches and gender stereotypes: beautiful, silent princesses; ugly, jealous, and bitter villainesses; girls who need rescuing; and men who take all the glory.

But in this rousing new prose and poetry collection, Nikita Gill gives Once Upon a Time a much-needed modern makeover. Through her gorgeous reimagining of fairytale classics and spellbinding original tales, she dismantles the old-fashioned tropes that have been ingrained in our minds. In this book, gone are the docile women and male saviors. Instead, lines blur between heroes and villains. You will meet fearless princesses, a new kind of wolf lurking in the concrete jungle, and an independent Gretel who can bring down monsters on her own.

Complete with beautifully hand-drawn illustrations by Gill herself, Fierce Fairytales is an empowering collection of poems and stories for a new generation.

About Nikita Gill

Nikita Gill is a British-Indian writer and poet living in the south of England. With a huge online following, her words have entranced hearts and minds all over the world. Instagram: @nikita_gillTumblr: meanwhilepoetry.tumblr.comFacebook: @nikitagillwritesTwitter: @nktgill


Reviews

Goodreads review by Teodora on November 13, 2023

4.5/5 ⭐ "Where are the stories for the wicked girls, the ones where they are told perfection is a lie?" I know it might sound a bit deranged, but I would make sure that I would read some of the poems and stories in this book to my children to make them understand that stories, even though beautifu......more

Goodreads review by ☘Misericordia☘ on February 01, 2021

A bit too much feminism (for my humble taste) but a lot of it was actually nice and mostly well-balanced. Poetry? Maybe. But I liked quite a lot of it, so 5 stars is a given. Q: Maybe magic ends with me and it will never cross your path but I want you to remember that survival is an art. The world is false......more

Goodreads review by Amy on September 14, 2019

I’ve been eyeing this poetry collection for over a year. I’m sad that I don’t like it. Though the illustrations are gorgeous and there’s a couple of impactful poems/stories in there, I was ultimately unmoved and unimpressed with like, 95% of it. I kind of lost any hope for enjoyment when the phrase......more

Goodreads review by Mel (Epic Reading) on July 19, 2019

The idea is good, the illustrations gorgeous; but the last 1/3 of the collection is just a big giant bash against men with no real fairytale link at all. It’s really too bad Nikita Gill can’t seem to understand that not all men are awful. The last few poems are very disturbing to me considering they......more

Goodreads review by Alice on September 27, 2020

Enjoyable and love the illustrations, but got a bit repetitive.......more


Quotes

"If you're not already familiar with Gill, you should be. The British-Indian writer has been called "the voice of the generation"--and with 441,000-and-counting followers on Instagram alone, she just might be."—Bustle

"Strikingly relatable.... [Nikita Gill is] one of the most celebrated poets of this generation."—Marie Claire

"Most traditional fairytales suck.... But Nikita Gill's Fierce Fairytales picks apart these old-fashioned tropes and reimagines the classics with a 2018 twist. Because princesses can be fearless, too."—HelloGiggles

"Nikita's writing seamlessly blends entertaining poetic narratives with highly inspirational messages. Her creativity in transforming classic fairytales makes for an engaging read--especially for women. These poems and stories will leave you feeling empowered and wanting to see more work from this incredibly talented writer."—YourTango