Haunting, enchanting and nostalgic, Scarlett St. Clair blends the allure of romance and horror to create a bewitching story reminiscent of magical fables and cautious fairytales.

In a village overcome with tragedy and misfortune, Gesela must save her town from an unfortunate curse and face the grim consequences. Once the curse is broken, the dark forces of the otherworldly fae arrive on her doorstep and seek retribution by banishing her to a kingdom riddled with monsters—the lands of the mysterious, beastly fae prince without a name or soul.

Straight from the beginning, I was immersed into this cursed world full of fickle creatures, tricky bargains, and uncertain fates. I loved all the nods to old fairytales and folklore—from the wicked cast of characters to the eerie forestry castle setting and all the enchanted riddles and quests in between.

The strong hate-to-love romance mixed with the themes from Beauty and the Beast and Rumpelstiltskin captivated my attention right away, and I LOVED the brimming tension-filled moments with a touch of tenderness. That balance made the eventual friendship and romance so sweet and endearing!

If you’re a lover of fairytale retellings like me, with a dash of danger and the excitement of a great romance, definitely check out this novella!

*Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me an eARC in exchange for an honest review.*

I really enjoyed Mountains Made of Glass by Scarlett St. Clair, it was fast paced, spicy, fairytale retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Because it was a novella, it was a quick read, therefore the insta-love was not for me. I really enjoyed reading this book and the liked the duel POV. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for giving me an ARC. I would recommend this book for anyone wanting a quick, fun fantasy read.

Fantasy romance that was a retelling. It was actually several retellings sprinkled throughout the story but my favorite was the Beauty and the Beast parts. This was steamy and well written. Its a fast paced story that carried me to that happy ending I love.
The main characters were a joy to watch and see grow in their relationship. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series. This is not a cliffhanger and I recommend it.
Thanks Bloom Books via NetGally.

Okay so this is a fairytale retelling and the whole plot is refreshing and well executed but the insta-love between the main characters threw me off. Because of that, I couldn't connect with any character and did not feel the intensity of the situation. Though I liked some side characters and the writing style was easy to get into. Sometimes I liked Gesela but some of her actions were pretty stupid tbh and I wasn't feeling the hate chemistry between her and the prince. But if you like the world of elves and a tale like Beauty & the Beast, then you could give this book a try.

Thank you Netgalley fir providing me the ARC copy of this book

Absolutely loved this spicy Beauty and the Beast retelling. Scarlett St Clair never misses.
The characters developed brilliantly, the world was really fleshed out in such a short space of time, and the pacing was fantastic and kept me hooked throughout!

A decent attempt to a retelling but the romance just wasn't it for me, it really fell flat.
The main character didn't feel very developed and unrelatable as a result.
Overall the book just felt like it needed to be longer, have more to it.

4.5⭐️

<b> A name precedes you, and without one, you are nothing.</b>

The dedication to this book is <i>“For the fuck of it”</i>, and honestly, I’m here for it and that’s exactly how I felt while reading it. This is a great short book if you’re looking for something quick with that classic Scarlett St. Clair spice that’s purely just for fun. It’s been a while since I’ve read Scarlett’s adult books, and admittedly the spice took me a little by surprise. But overall this was a great dark fantasy retelling and I loved it and I hope she writes more. It also has some pretty sweet illustrations!

<b> “And if the consequence means remaining at my side for the rest of our eternal life?”

“That is not a consequence,” I said. “That is a gift.”</b>

A deliciously thrilling fairytale retelling. Scarlett St. Clair does it again.

I absolutely devoured this novella. It was fast paced, hot, intriguing. A classic enemies to lovers with tension that was phenomenal.
It was expertly written and it's main characters were developed well for the length of the book. I'm intrigued to see how the rest of the series will play out and what retelling is next.

Overall, I loved it and highly recommend.

This was fine. I generally really enjoy fairytale retellings but I think this was too short to really allow for any character growth or story development. There was virtually no world building beyond a mention of an enchanted forest and the Mountains Made of Glass. There is so much more that could be realized about the place and the characters.

This has been setup for potentially 5 more stories and I would read more of them but I won’t consider them a must-read.

Had so much fun with this one! Good romance, solid pacing, an immersive world… it made me want to keep reaching for more!

Wow, that was over so quick. I feel like if a book is less than 300 pages it's really more of a novella. Anyway, overall I liked the story. Even in all of its brevity the author managed to pack in some interesting characters and scenarios. It could have been fleshed out a bit more and it would have been more satisfying. I love 1,000+ page tomes though, so I guess I'm biased.

I did cringe every time the word "fuck" was used. It was so out of place and jarring, it pulled me right out of the story. It felt incongruous with the rest of the world. I know that the history of the word is murky and it's older than most people think, but it's an ugly word. It's a very modern word as well. It felt really out of place whether it was being used as a curse word or referring to sex.

I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a quick fantasy romance. Especially if you like Fae or fairytales in general.

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for providing me a free copy to review. I am leaving this review voluntarily and the views and opinions are my own.

I attempted to post this review to Amazon but it didn’t meet their community guidelines. I tried to censor the curse words but there is no option to resubmit a denied review.

Gesela accidentally kills an elfen prince and as punishment his brethren send her to live with their seventh brother, one they call the Beast. Turns out he’s a beauty with a beastly personality. They strike a deal for her freedom if she can guess his true name in 7 days.

A fairy tale retelling but have it written by Scarlet St. Clair so of course it is spicy. It’s a novella so it’s super short and a quick read. There’s some digging into the world itself before the heat begins. So, I should like this. But, no. Absolutely not. Gesela is referred to by the Prince as the creature. Could you imagine your partner referring to you as “creature?!” Oh I’d become a creature alright.
The characters strike a bargain that basically amounts to sexual favours for a lesser jail sentence and she eventually starts falling for him. Some might say this is a smutty Beauty and the Beast loose retelling (which the author insists it is not) but neither character had any sort of growth because there wasn’t really a plot. The characters just constantly ended up back where they started. I was left questioning absolutely everything about the bargain, the characters’ actions, their feelings towards one another. Absolutely none of it seemed logical to me.

I can’t really fault the characters for instant love in a novella this short, it is impossible to feel anything less, but their instant love didn’t make sense. If I encountered either of these people I’d run for it. They are horrible! They are called creature for a reason! I think the book was trying to say that there is someone for everyone and that people can love you for your flaws but I think I might also be going deeper than this book intended.

There was no romance so if you go into this expecting what you get from her previous authors you might be just as confused as I was. I mostly enjoy all her previous works and will continue to read them but this one just wasn’t for me.

Thank you to Bloom Books for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review.

I am in love with Scarlette St. Clair and her beautiful writing,
This small book did not disappoint,I was immediately in love with all the men (of course)
I absolutely love the fae world and I am glad she is diving in that universe.
I will be listening to the audio when it does come out.

I think Scarlett St. Clair might not be for me. I love retellings, and I love that she writes them. The world building and concept of this story are really good, and I loved that it had that dark, almost spooky atmosphere of old fairytales. BUT. Everything just felt so rushed. Not quite a full book, but more than a novella. I was fine with the MMC calling the FMC "creature" at first, but it got to be too much. I liked this book just fine, but it didn't wow me as much as I was expecting.

Easy to read Fantasy with the St Clair flare we all know and love, spicy! I will admit most world building novels are an instant DNF for me, and the glossary at the beginning made me nervous that this was going to be heavy world building. Even though this is a short novel, I found myself finishing this book so fast, and not wanting it to end! Such is the disappointment for such short books. Something I really enjoyed was the beautiful illustrations throughout the book! That always is a major plus. I believe if you enjoy the ACOTAR series, but wanted more spice, you will immediately fall in love with the characters and beautiful world St Clair builds ♥️

A fairytale retelling.. but with so many different story references! I read this in one sitting and would definitely recommend it! I loved how all the little details interspersed throughout the story were from various fairytales instead of it being from one story.

Thank you so much netgalley for the chance to read this book early! I’ve read other books by this author and really enjoyed them so was super excited for this one! It all started with a curse and can the curse be broken in time!? I liked this book a lot and the fact it had a lot of spicy scenes in it like yes please! I read this one in almost one sitting I couldn’t put it down.

✨Received this as an ARC from Net Galley! ✨

I have accepted that this author is not for me, will never be for me, and that's okay.

The book is just smut with flimsy plot wrapping paper around it.

The word and phrase repetition was constant. I felt each chapter had a very circular structure which always resulted in the prose looping back over itself so that you were aways right back to where you started, never truly progressing in any genuine way. You could skip over chapters and not really miss anything.

The cringe of this manz calling the love interest "his creature" triggered my gag reflex. Period.

If you like sex without plot, character building, and any true stakes; this is for you.

Scarlett St. Clair revealed n her author notes that she’s writing six more stories for the six other Elven Princes. I am ready to read them all. Though this particular story wolves various fairytales and elements into it I did not recognize any of them. That’s not to say that I did not enjoy the story. I did. The idea of being prisoner to a brooding, sexy elven Prince doesn’t seem like a punishment to me. Gesela was miserable at first but that changed as the story progressed. Let’s just say that after a while she started to have a lot of fun. Also, a big shout out to NetGalley for allowing to read this story. I truly enjoyed it.

I adore fairytale retellings, and Scarlett St. Clair did her research for this one. She wove all the traditional elements into a story reminiscent of the original fairytales without rehashing the specifics of one particular one. I think she did a great job. Concise and to the point, she delivered a great story from start to finish. It was an easy, fast read. I wasn’t a big fan of the hate lust personally, I liked Gesele as a character, but I felt the Elven Prince wasn’t as well developed. And the love story didn’t really ring true to me. Lust, desire and sex does not constitute love in anyone’s book, fairytale or not. I’ll definitely be on the lookout for the rest of the series. A solid 4 stars. Super excited to get to read an advanced copy from NetGalley, this is my dream genre.