If you took beauty and the beast and changed it to have fae and mostly consist of spicy scenes, you would have this book.
I feel like the plot was strongly lost, and it was mostly just these two having spicy time or thinking about it. I finished it but definitely left me feeling let down in the end. I prefer my smut to have more of a storyline carrying it instead of just feeling like it’s an afterthought to the smut.

Audiobook

I will say the narration wasn’t bad, but I don’t think the narrator of the male voice suited the character as much as the female voice actor did hers.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the arc. All thoughts and feelings are my own.

Scarlett St. Clair could write a grocery list and I would read it. Seriously. I love her work, I love the world building and character development, and I love love love devouring her writing.

The first thing I need to say about this is that the romance felt extremely rushed. That much is a given considering how they had to fall in love in 7 days, AND how this book was only 200 pages. I’m not sure why a book would ever need to be 200 pages, I think 300 should be a minimum. Especially for a fantasy book. That isn’t enough pages for world building and developing the characters. This felt rushed, and fell kind of flat to me. I felt like I didn’t have enough time to connect with the characters or world. I feel like this was so so unoriginal. It’s a fairy tale retelling with fae, magic, and smut. So literally every other book on book tok. Maybe I shouldn’t have come into this book looking for depth, but this lacked any substance at all and I’m really disappointed about that.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. Unfortunately it is spicier than I was expecting and than I prefer. While I did enjoy the concept and the initial story I did not like how blatant the spice was from the very beginning and so I will not be continuing this story.

i enjoyed the concept, found the world-building to be decent, and thought the cruel and spooky atmosphere very faithful to the origin of fairy tales. so when it comes to the retelling components, i think this works well.

5 stars

Why did it take me so long to read this excellent story. A Fairytale with dark elements. The Eleven prince was gorgeous and such rich sketches. There's lots of passion to this tale and now I find it's part of a series. A new author for me to follow.....thoroghly recommend.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own

Dark and twisted fairytale novella?? Sign me the @&!% up. Seriously? This was so fun to read! Scarlett keeps amazing me. I want more and I want it now *insert “I want cake now!” sound 🤣* But seriously, Mountains Made of Glass had all of the best parts of dark fairytales and romance combined. Casamir is such a broody baby who you can’t help but love and Gesela is such a boss babe I loved her from go. Their enemies to lovers storyline was perfectly executed—not at all a surprise from the master, Scarlett St. Clair. I squealed, gasped, and giggled even when maybe not so appropriate and I have zero regrets. More, more, more with cherries on top!

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

A story that will rip your heart out, hands down is the Mountain Made of Glass. Characters that you become obsessed with, a world you wish to visit and experience, a plot that throws you for loops.

Great read.

Woowwwwe omg a story that stays with you!! A friend told me this was a beauty and he beast retelling before I started reading it but it's so much more it's multiple fairy tales woven into one! Infact one of my fav parts is our main man Casamir and the mirror yes a magic mirror! Plus at that beginning it starts with a frog show was actually a prince but our female main character Gesela has to kill him to break her village of a curse, when she does 5 elvin prince show up and banish her to live with the 7th brother "the beast" who is actually hot AF. He makes her a deal if she can guess his name in 7 days he'll let her go but theirs a catch she has to speak it in love. Yup that's right you caught some Rumpelstiltskin in there also! The passion and longing in this books is felt as if you are there Scarlett has an amazing way of making you feel like you are living the life of her characters, the way she world builds without boring you is unmatched as a reader there is a fine line between wanting to see the world im entering and an author who goes a Little too crazy and makes you want to DNF. Scarlett nails world building like no other author can it's just incredible, you truly need to experience it to believe it.

Mountains Made of Glass is a retelling that takes elements of multiple fairytales, such as Beauty and the Beast and Rumplestiltskin, and makes a wholly unique story.
I enjoyed Gesela and the elven king’s relationship, but like most books under 300 pages, it just felt too short. There were a couple of storylines that felt like they wrapped up too quickly. Also, fast burn romance is not my favorite. Overall, I enjoyed it though and I will continue the series.

This was a really awkward read - there’s no progression at all between characters it’s just smut. It was barely a fantasy, basically a plain romance because of how little plot there was.

This book is a mesmerizing tale that weaves together myth and magic, creating a world where gods and mortals collide in an epic battle for power and love. St. Clair's exquisite prose and vivid imagery transport readers to a realm where every page brims with intrigue and emotion. With its richly drawn characters and gripping plot twists, this novel is a captivating journey that will leave readers eagerly awaiting the next installment.

Took me a bit to get into this one, I did enjoy it though, but compared to her A Touch of Darkness series, this one wasn’t my favourite. Looking forward to reading more of Clair’s work. She is a goddess at writing smut 🤭

Scarlett St. Clair is really great at writing an atmospheric setting, especially something like a fairytale. Everything from the forest to the magic to the talking mirror. The vibes were there but unfortunately the romance and overall plot was severely lacking.

The connection felt so rushed and forced between these two characters and I just felt like this had the potential to be so much more than what it was. Sometimes, even the sequencing of scenes didn’t make logical sense so it did not feel very cohesive. I am a little bummed about this one.

2.5 ⭐️
3.5 🌶

This was honestly disappointing. The story had such promise, but it felt rushed and surface-level. The characters have valid personalities and very little character development.

This was the first of the prolific Scarlett St. Clair's books I've read.

Mountains Made of Glass was a bit of a mashup of several fairy tales, including The Frog Prince, Rumplestiltskin, and Beauty and the Beast. Gesela is banished to live with the most beastly of the Elven princes, and a forced proximity romance ensues. The world-building had more of a "snippets of fairy tales" vibe than I am used to seeing in fantasy novels. The ending was solid with no cliff-hangers.

What an interesting fairytale! I like the creativeness of the plot paired with traditional fairytale themes. There were a few parts that were clunky but otherwise the pacing was okay. The characters were likable enough, and the prince truly did shine at the end. There I are some graphic spicy parts, but definitely not how some other reviews made it out to seem.

Thanks for the ARC!

Unfortunately I needed to DNF this book 22% of the way in. The sexual content was too much for me. I thought that I would be okay. However, I just need a bit more plot and less sexual or spicy.

Thank you for the ARC copy. I would love to read more books in the future from this publisher. I just think this was not my cup of tea. Thanks again!
I just rated it a one however will not be posting a review on goodreads or anywhere else.

I usually love BatB retellings..: had high hopes for this one, given its promising premise, but ultimately, I found it to be just okay rather than exceptional. I don’t like insta-smut and even smutty books need to be fleshed out to be classified as romance or fantasy rather than straight up erotica.

If you enjoy beauty and the beast retellings with inst-lust and smut on page then I for sure recommend this book. I think that unfortunately I'm a bit fatigued by these themes and so it was a miss for me. But I would still recommend this book if you're in a mood to read any of the above tropes! It was also sadly a DNF for me because of my theme fatigue.