Chanda Hahn writes young adult fantasy built around fairy tales, curses and protagonists forced into inherited magical conflicts. UnEnchanted begins the Unfortunate Fairy Tale series with Mina Grime, a teenager who discovers that her family is connected to a dangerous curse requiring descendants to complete unfinished fairy-tale quests. Fairest, Fable and later books expand the rules behind the curse and the figures manipulating it. Hahn's Daughters of Eville series reworks familiar fairy-tale archetypes through sisters raised by a witch, while the Iron Butterfly and Neverwood books move into different fantasy settings. Her stories are fast-paced, romantic and strongly shaped by folklore rather than realistic contemporary settings. UnEnchanted is the clearest entry for readers who like fractured fairy tales and long YA fantasy sequences, while Daughters of Eville suits those who prefer darker reworkings centred on supposed villains. Read more Less