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Lots and lots of words but not much story. I keep trying this author because the premise always sounds good. But more often than not, the books don’t work for me.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book! This short fairytale retelling was equal parts romance and dark homage to the original stories, filled with dark, dangerous creatures only looking out for themselves. I generally love romance books with a fantasy twist and Scarlett St. Clair's work in general. I was thoroughly entertained by the references to more traditional stories that don't have the nicest endings and not everyone is a prince in shining armor.

Despite having heard all about St. Clair's well known Hades x Persephone series, this is the first book of hers that I have read. Of course, a well known author can come with a lot of hype and expectations. I wasn't disappointed! This was a very fun, spicy, and bloody fairytale retelling that took inspiration from all sorts of fairytales and mashed them all together. It was super fun to spot all the different folklore that St. Clair wove through the story. Despite being a shorter length book, the emotional relationship of the two main characters progressed in a relatively believable way in consideration of the genre. Definitely insta-lust, but not insta-love. I hope that this book is the first in a series because I definitely want to hear more from this world.

I am always pulled in by a fairytale retelling but just wasn’t getting into this one. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the advance reading copy.

Mountains Made of Glass is the first book in a new fantasy romance series by author, Scarlett St Clair. The story draws inspiration from a range of sources including a range if fairy tales, the main ones being Beauty and the Beast and Rumplestiltskin. It took a little to get into but then I felt fully invested in the plot and outcome. This book is a bit of fun, a guilty pleasure story and fantastic escapism. The romance is fast paced and there are plenty of steamy scenes for those who like that kind of thing. The author really nailed this twisted dark fairytale. Perfect for fans of fantasy romance. Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this one.

The creepy fairytale vibe was fun, but this book only works if you are horny beyond all rational thought, and that was...not me this month, let's just say!!

How beautiful this book by Scarlett St. Clair! A fairy tale that draws many of its elements from fairy tales - more or less famous - of our childhood and from Irish folklore, but this does not mean it lacks originality, on the contrary, the plot is completely new, it is not a re-telling of a story already read. There are cruel Fae princes, humans being taken prisoner by them, toads that aren't toads, magic mirrors (in this case, the comical element of the situation! The scenes featuring the mirror are really hilarious), wardrobes spitting out beautiful clothes upon request, golden apples, secret names, agreements that always have a price and – given that the story is written by Scarlett St. Clair anyway, many very spicy scenes, some even too much (in a couple of cases we get closer to the vulgar than to spicy). The evaluation is only 4 stars instead of 5 for only one reason: the brevity of the story - more than a novel I would define it as a short novella - which negatively affects both plot and characters, which could have been deepened a little more, telling us something more about their background and the history they lived to get to where we met them. All in all, however, it is promoted!

I had a little trouble getting into this one at first because the world is SO bleak and the beast is so awful in the beginning. Because it's a novella, I had to suspend a little bit of disbelief in terms of Gesela falling in love with him, but the spicy scenes were great, and the worldbuilding is top-notch. This is a loose retelling of Beauty and the Beast that mixes in a lot of other fairytales and mythologies, which makes it a pretty unique premise. If you like stories about the Fae, this is definitely one you should add to your list.

Well, I loved this. It's short and sexy, and I really liked our two leads. I'd love more stories of the other brothers, histrom-style. Give me a whole series. Bonus points for the blunt brutality that a fairytale should is right to have.

⭐️: 3/5
🌶️: 🌶️🌶️

This was such a short, fast paced & steamy retelling! I still can’t decide if I enjoyed it or not. I feel like there was a lot missing! I know it’s a short novella retelling but it lacked so many details I really wanted! I think if it would’ve been like 40 pages longer or so it would’ve been perfect.

It’s definitely an instant love kinda thing so if you’re not into that this isn’t the retelling for you 😂 it’s also a dual POV and easy to tell who is narrating in each chapter but they’re not labeled as such and that really bothered me. But that’s a personal preference.

And I love the ending 😂 I was hoping for something like that to happen. I love a good HEA!!

Thank you sourcebooks bloom books, NetGalley & Scarlett St. Clair for sending me this ebook in exchange for my honest review!

Mountains Made of Glass is the first book in Scarlett St. Clair's newest series, Fairy Tale Retelling. As the series title lets you know, it is all about fairy tales but with Ms. St. Clair's spin on them. In this first book, she tackles Beauty and the Beast.

Ms. St. Clair does not just retell the tale as old as time. In Mountains Made of Glass, she also plays around with the story of Rumpelstiltskin. And she doesn't stop there. Showcasing her love of all things mythical and fantastic, you will also see Slavic and Irish creatures appear throughout the story. When Ms. St. Clair retells a fairy tale, she makes it uniquely hers.

The essential Beauty and the Beast story remains intact in Mountains Made of Glass. A young woman must stay in the mansion of the Beast until he releases her. There are no talking teapots, but we do have a magic mirror and a delightfully snarky brownie named Naeve. The Beast has to make the girl fall in love with him to break a curse. Yada, yada, yada.

The changes Ms. St. Clair brings to the tale add a layer of complexity to this simple tale. For one, the Beast in Mountains Made of Glass is an elven prince. Except, one could make the argument that the Beast could also be the heroine, Gesela. Both are fiery, fiercely independent, easily angered, and downright nasty around other humans. Both are beautiful, and both are beastly. More importantly, they both need something from the other to escape their individual curses.

It wouldn't be a novel by Scarlett St. Clair if it weren't spicy, and here too, Ms. St. Clair does not disappoint. In fact, I think she has a lot of fun torturing her two characters in that regard, as both are too proud to cede any iota of control to the other. What I appreciate the most, however, is not the sensual torture but the fact that no matter how desperate they are to have at each other, they both take the time to obtain consent. It's a little thing, but it means so much in the battle against rape culture.

At 219 pages, Mountains Made of Glass is a fast and fun read. I found it particularly fun to see the changes Ms. St. Clair wrought in this famous tale while maintaining some of the humor from the Beast learning what it is to be human and feel something other than anger. After whipping through this first book and thoroughly enjoying myself, I look forward to seeing what other fairy tales Ms. St. Clair plans to retell in this series.

I will read anything Scarlett St Clair writes and this is no exception. She write whimisical fantasy worlds with lots of grit. I recommend this book to everyone!

I need more. I loved this book!

I'm a sucker for a good fairytale retelling and this one didn't disappoint. This book was packed with some decent world building and character building which is super impressive for how short it was. I am dying for more content though so I wish this book had been a little longer.

The magic and atmosphere overall was great. I loved the bits of spice and all of the little details.

This book is for anyone who enjoys a quick, but well done, fantasy read. Get lost in the world of this book.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This book is different than I expected. It's darker and more adult than I thought it would be. I couldn't get into this book, This just wasn't for me.

The writing style is very early-YA-fantasy. I didn’t get into the story. The style felt modern but then would throw in really old style phrases and dialog and it was all very jarring. The premise is cool.

Thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for the ARC.

4.5 stars

I may be in the minority, but I loved Mountains Made of Glass. This is a quick novella by Scarlett St Clair and revolves around fae-born Gesela. Gesela accidentally kills a prince and is therefore punished by the remaining five brothers by being sent to live with the sixth brother. Once Gesela arrives, she is held captive unless she can guess his name.

The world-building was seamless and done very well, especially for such a short read. I also really enjoyed the enemies-to-lovers aspect as well as the plot itself. I can’t wait to read the rest in this series and hope it is combined into a bound book one day.

I absolutely adored this fairy tale inspired, fantasy romance and devoured it in a single sitting. It is different than what Scarlett usually writes but I love the direction!

Scarlett St. Clair is Scarlett St. Clair-ing again. This is definitely different from her other novels and is written in a traditional fairytale style. It was a bit of shock to the system and I had to get used to it at first, but was overall a quick and easy read! It is super fast paced and keeps moving. Worth the read!

I absolutely adored this fantasy romance, and devoured it in a matter of days! Cannot recommend this one enough.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC!

This is a fantasy romance that everyone will be wanting on their TBR list! This beauty and the beast retelling had so much more than just the one fairytale going on in it. This one was a definite page turner! And you can count on St. Clair to deliver on the romance and spice! If you’re looking for an enemies to lovers romantasy read, this is it!