Books On Our Radar: Because You Love to Hate Me:
13 Tales of Villainy
Well look at this fun anthology?! Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy, is a compilation of short stories written by bestselling authors who paired up with famous BookTubers, to write the villains side of the story from commonly known fairy tales. I am super excited for this because I have the biggest weak spot for the villains in any story, plus what serious fun this must have been to write! Some of my favorite authors are included and I just cannot wait to see how they weave the tales of our most loved villains! We don’t know much more about this other than it is releasing next summer, but I am jumping all-aboard this train and headed right down the rabbit-hole!
Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy
Category: Young Adult, Fairy Tale, Re-tellings
Publication: July 11th, 2017; Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Purchase: Amazon
This unique YA anthology presents classic and original fairy tales from the villain’s point of view. The book’s unconventional structure–thirteen of the most influential BookTubers on YouTube join forces (writing-prompt style) with thirteen acclaimed and bestselling authors–gives these mysterious, oft-misunderstood individuals characters a chance to tell their stories, their way.
Like Maleficent or Wicked, these are stories of vengeance, of defiance, of rage. They are stories of pain, of heartbreak, of sorrow. But don’t expect a circle of hands. Leave it to the heroes to help the world; villains just want to rule the world. We love to hate them and they hate to be loved, if only because being hated frees them from having to be good.
Contributing authors include bestselling and buzzy names Renée Ahdieh, Soman Chainani, Susan Dennard, Sarah Enni, Marissa Meyer, Cindy Pon, Victoria Schwab, Samantha Shannon, Adam Silvera, Andrew Smith, April Genevieve Tucholke, and Nicola Yoon, with a foreword and a story from anthology editor Ameriie.
