Love reading? Here is our selection of the top 17 fairy-tale themed novels that promise to whisk you away on captivating adventures! Here is the NerdiPop's top 10 Fairy-tale themed novels based on popular fairy tales. Not in the mood to read? Watch the video here. NOVELS BASED ON CINDERELLA   #1. Before Midnight: A Retelling of "Cinderella" (Cameron Dokey)   "Before Midnight" by Cameron Dokey unfolds a poignant tale of love, loss, and destiny. Etienne de Brabant, shattered by his wife's death in childbirth, grapples with the burden of raising their infant daughter alone. In a moment of profound decision,