Fcked Up Fairy Tales, Liz Gotauco
Fcked Up Fairy Tales, Liz Gotauco
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F*cked Up Fairy Tales
Sinful Cinderellas, Prince Alarmings, and Other Timeless Classics

Author: Liz Gotauco

Narrator: Liz Gotauco, Sneha Mathan, various narrators, January LaVoy, Kyla Garcia, Lameece Issaq, Deepti Gupta, Vaneh Assadourian, Zura Johnson, Dominique Franceschi, Nadia Verde

Unabridged: 9 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/06/2025

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Bawdy, shocking, and hilarious interpretations of classic and rare fairy tales from a beloved TikTok storytellerBased on the wildly popular TikTok series, F*cked Up Fairy Tales presents modern retellings of some of the strangest and darkest stories humans have invented. Inspired by sources across the world, “Cosbrarian” Liz Gotauco conjures gossipy animals, homicidal royals, doomed commoners, and shape-shifting beaux—all reckoning with complicated, adult problems that “Disney versions” have sanitized. Gotauco offers insight into the stories’ contested origins, spills deliciously weird details about fairy tale authors, and explores timeless themes that have long tickled the human subconscious, from accidental bestiality and catastrophic marriages to the vexed question of what to do with your murderous lindworm child. Sexy, disturbing, and outrageous, F*cked Up Fairy Tales celebrates the astonishing diversity of the oral tradition, reaffirming our universal love for a story that’s messy as f*ck.

About Liz Gotauco

Liz Gotauco is a librarian, award-winning cosplayer, TikTok star, and creator of the popular web series F*cked Up Fairy Tales. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

About Sneha Mathan

Sneha Mathan is a voice actor and audiobook narrator. Her audiobook work has received several Earphones awards, and she is a three-time Audie Award finalist. She lives in Seattle.

About January LaVoy

January LaVoy, winner of numerous awards for narration, was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine in 2019. She is an American actress best known for her character Noelle Ortiz on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. In addition to working extensively in narration and television, including roles on Law & Order and All My Children, she has worked on and off Broadway as well as in regional theater.

About Kyla Garcia

Kyla Garcia is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator. Born and raised in Hoboken, New Jersey, she discovered acting at the age of eight when she played Lady Macbeth in a children’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy. She made her off-Broadway debut at fifteen when she played Dorothy in Oz: A Twisted Musical. Eleven years after she discovered her passion for acting, she would go on to play Lady Macbeth once again in London at the Globe Theatre, where she studied Shakespeare during her third year at Mason Gross School of the Arts. She received her BFA in acting from Rutgers University.

About Lameece Issaq

Lameece Issaq is an actor, voice-over actor, playwright, screenwriter, and Founding Artistic Director of Obie-winning Noor Theatre.

About Deepti Gupta

Fluent in Hindi, Urdu, and English, Deepti Gupta has an international career spread across India, Singapore, Pakistan, and the United States. As a narrator she brings an open and curious perspective to the author's work. Her natural global/international accent makes her a great choice for an author who is writing to appeal to a global readership/listenership. As an actress she has earned praise from the New York Times for her performance in the feature film Walkaway, and also stars in Record/Play (a sci-fi love story) which was an official selection at Sundance 2013. She earned her MFA in acting from the University of Texas at Austin, an MA in theater studies from the National University of Singapore, and BA in English literature from Delhi University. Besides working as an actress and voice talent, she also works as a consultant with corporate firms and businesses to help expand and deepen their diversity and inclusion strategies.

About Vaneh Assadourian

Vaneh Assadourian is an actress, audiobook narrator, and voice actor who received her bachelor's degree from the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. Based in Los Angeles, California, she has lent her voice to different genres of books including autobiographies, romance, and juvenile fiction.

About Zura Johnson

Zura Johnson is a classically trained stage actor. She has performed in stages from her childhood home in California to the East coast, and all the way to Singapore. She has now worked in theater and as a voice actor for more than twenty years. She holds an MFA from the Old Globe Theatre and the University of San Diego.

About Dominique Franceschi

Dominique Franceschi is a Colombian narrator based in Los Angeles. She loves bringing Latinx, fantasy, and sci-fi stories to life. She earned her BFA in performing arts at AMDA and is excited to contribute to breaking the stereotype for South Americans in the industry. When not in the booth, she enjoys playing RPG video games, teaching ballet, and leading classes for toddlers.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sandra on October 10, 2025

I loved this collection of stories! I think it's a perfect blend of traditional tales and modern adaptations. I found the author's comments hilarious and useful for clarifying certain points. If you have the opportunity, I recommend listening to the audiobook while reading the book. The narrators are......more

Goodreads review by Louise on July 19, 2025

Book Review Fcked Up Fairy Tales by Liz Gotauco I was lucky enough to be selected as an advanced reader for this book through NetGalley, and to say I was excited is a bit of an understatement. I have followed Liz (may I call you Liz?) on TikTok for a while and have always enjoyed her videos retelling......more

Goodreads review by Michael on July 30, 2025

If you’ve watched the TikTok series or listened to her Patreon podcast, you know that the author has a gift for story telling. In this book she covers a wide variety of stories from all over the world. The book is devided into sections covering themes. In addition to humorous asides, there are a refe......more

Goodreads review by Tammy on September 24, 2025

I have always loved fairy and folk tales, the more bizarre the better. So this book was a natural for me, and, boy did I enjoy it! Each tale is colloquially retold, with amusing asides, popup-style annotations and lots of cussing (which I also love). Perfect for people like me who like crazy stories......more

Goodreads review by Hex on June 20, 2025

This book is wonderfully entertaining and surprisingly informative! I enjoyed that many of these fairytales were ones that I had not heard of before and the author provided the historical and cultural ties along with relevant information. Since my kids demanded to know what I was cackling at, I regu......more


Quotes

“Liz Gotauco is quirky, lively, and talented. I’ve heard many storytellers try hard to revive the oral tradition only to strike out, but Liz knocks it out of the park.” Maria Tatar, author of The Annotated Brothers Grimm

“Liz Gotauco is a connoisseur of international folklore and fairy tales and brings her own gleefully funny and explicit take in their telling. The book is a delight, and wonderfully informative as well. Jade Gotauco’s illustrations provide the perfect vibe. But beware: these are not your Mama’s bedtime stories.” James Lapine, author of Putting It Together

“Hilarious and original yet completely timeless takes on tales told all around the world for centuries, this book is putting all the lore into one gLOREious place! I love it!” Margaret Cho, actor and comedian


Awards

  • LibraryReads Pick