Fierce Fairytales

Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul

By: Nikita Gill

Narrated by: Nikita Gill

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.

Critic reviews

"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

phenomenal

everything about this collection is stunning, but to also hear it in the authors own voice and at her own pace was the icing on the cake. loved every bit of this!

New Favorite Poetry!

If you are tired of the old archetypal stories of damsels in distress and princess locked in towers, or witches cast as evil, then this book is for you! Each poem/story is poignant and powerful, rewriting the stories of the past and making way for a new paradigm to emerge in the collective consciousness.

Really lovely

I'd walk & listen & mentally dog-ear many pages with love the pictures she painted with words.
If you love fractured fairy tales, this is a good one. I loved alternative viewpoints and the readers cadence.
it takes a minute to understand the structure of the book. I do wish it maybe read the number, but I also think it could be distracting because their so short.

Powerful

Within the first couple chapters I had to pause the book. Words hit home and left me feeling raw in a way that I felt a little less worthless.
This whole book is a reminder that we exist outside of our relationships to men. That there is more to us than that.

Often I would have to pause to just breathe and sit with this newly spun idea of an old tale.
It is a book I will register to.

A great read!

I loved this book so much I went out and bought it. It has healed my heart, and dried my tears! So worth the listen & buy!