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Mountains Made of Glass (Fairy Tale Retelling #1) by Scarlett St. Clair

Sypnosis
"Could you love me?" he whispered. The question stole my breath and burned my lungs in the silence that followed.

I wanted to answer, to whisper yes into the space between us, but I was afraid.

All Gesela's life, her home village of Elk has been cursed. And it isn't a single curse—it is one after another, each to be broken by a villager, each with devastating consequences. When Elk's well goes dry, it is Gesela's turn to save her town by killing the toad that lives at the bottom. Except…the toad is not a toad at all. He is an Elven prince under a curse of his own, and upon his death, his brothers come for Gesela, seeking retribution.

As punishment, the princes banish Gesela to live with their seventh brother, the one they call the beast. Gesela expects to be the prisoner of a hideous monster, but the beast turns out to be exquisitely beautiful, and rather than lock her in a cell, he offers Gesela a deal. If she can guess his true name in seven days, she can go free.

Gesela agrees, but there is a hidden catch—she must speak his name with love in order to free him, too.

But can either of them learn to love in time?


Review:
Fae. Retellings. Enemies to Lovers.

SIGN ME THE HELL UP!

I saw this book at the beginning of the new year and the premise drew me in like a moth to the flame. I mean, how could it not? Any sort of books containing fae and spicy are the kinda books I would run to my local bookseller for. This one was different. I actually went out for this book and came back happy with it. I locked myself away in the nearest corner, threatened the family if they bothered me, and cracked open my copy.

This book is a bit of a short read. I was able to gobble it in a few short hours and came out of it immersed in a world of Grimm fairytales. I loved this one. Gisele is our heroine and she is not your run-of-the-mill damsel in distress. She lives in the town of Elk. A town that has been cursed and any time a townsperson has managed to break a curse there are always consequences. This time Gisele becomes the next sacrifice. But as one curse is settled there is always another in the wings and Gisele's actions set off another curse. She has been whisked away from the town and dropped into a castle with a beast of a fae male.

Casmamir is the sixth of seven fae brothers. When Gisele lands in his lap, he gives her a choice: learn my real name or face six years as his prisoner. As Gisele sets out on this quest, she finds herself drawn to Casamir and he to her. Time begins to tick for Gisele to find Casamir's real name but she never expected to fall in love with him.

So, this is my first book by Scarlett and I have to admit I am glad I dipped my toes into her books. I love the characters, the fairytale world-building, and the storyline. Each one is unique and sets itself apart from other fairytale retellings. This is a mix of fairytales all wrapped up nicely into a short story and it really works. It is not drawn out, romance is slow burned, and there are no fillers. This story stays on track and keeps you glued to your seat until the end of the story and this is what makes me love stories like this. I liked that even though the story was just a nice short novella, the romance was slow and built up. We need more romance like that.

Now that I have had my taste of Scarlett's books, I NEED ALL OF THEM NOW! No, seriously I do. And I am excited to know there will be a second book to this series.


Genre:
Fantasy, Romance, Retellings, the Fae, Spicy Romance, Adult, Enemies-to-Lovers, Magical Realism, Slow Burn, Fairytales


Stars:

4.9 out of 5