As a devoted fan of Scarlett St.Clair, I can easily state that I will read anything she writes. So, I am grateful for the opportunity to read an ARC of this book.
First, this is not a re-telling that a classic Scarlett reader expects. We are all mesmerized with the story of Persephone and Hades, but the style was completely unique. MMG is a classic fairy tale, from the beginning to the end. No modern time additions, a literally fairy tale. It catches quickly with the beautiful writing and ends with a wrap, not a cliffhanger.
I enjoy a fairy tale every now and then, and I wouldn’t miss this one. Nothing annoying, no cruelty leaving without a justice.

“When you asked what I wanted most. I want you. I know myself when I am with you.”

This was my first Scarlett St Clair book, and I was pleasantly surprised by how short a book it was, as my average book length was about 400-500 pages. This series is meant to be retellings involving a set of siblings, so I'm eager to read the rest of them.

It was a fast-paced book with inspiration from multiple fairytales, which I enjoyed identifying as I read. Ella is a strong character and I loved how she stands up against injustice. The beast is interesting and likeable, particularly in his interactions with the mirror and Naeve.

Considering the length of the book, invariably certain parts of the tale feel rushed, so I wish that we had gotten just a little more detail.

If you are a fan of retellings, Beauty and the Beast or just looking for a quick read to get you out of a slump, definitely pick this up, you will not regret it.

Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary e-ARC. All opinions provided are my own.

I’ve seen the author Scarlett St. Clair everywhere on booksta & this fairy tale retelling novella, Mountains Made of Glass, was my first foray into her writing.

This novella reminds me that while I am trash for fairy tale & Fae romance, I am also *not trash* for dark romance. So ultimately, I really enjoyed aspects of this one but also squirmed away from others.

As a result, if you’re a lover of dark romance maybe take this review with a grain of salt .

MMoG is, in moments, violent & gruesome, a sometimes unsettling backdrop to a tense & whimsical story about Gesela, a woman with some Fae heritage, who is forced to try to rid her village of a curse—knowing all the while that she is seriously going to anger some magical powers for the affront.

After ridding her village of the curse, five elven princes appear at her home & magically transport her to their brother, “a beast,” where she’s presented with a challenge that unbeknownst to her as some hidden qualifications, including falling in love.

The fairy tale underpinning of the story interests & charms. It’s hard to predict where the story is going (excluding the assumed promise of a HEA), & I love how creative the author is in bringing so many elements into the story.

Also steamy. Choke play, anyone?

But with that being said, the heroine’s actions sometimes had me raising my eyebrows and feeling a bit confused, and the other MC, Casamir, is a dark prince who is his beastly, ruthless self when it comes to manipulating her—which I didn’t always love .

I guess the dark romance comes into play for some of that & it just doesn’t always work for me, personally.

Setting aside the quibbles, I might be back for another of these retelling novellas in the future for a quick burst of fancy + steam.

4⭐️. Out now!

There are lots of CWs for this one—please check a trusted reviewer’s list.

[ID: Jess, a white woman wearing a green shirt, a yellow floral cardigan, & a blue coat with black buttons, holds the book in front of a blue sky.]

I voluntarily read an advanced copy of Mountains Made of Glass by Scarlett St Clair. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thanks to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books for this ARC.

I consistently enjoy this author's books, and Mountains Made of Glass is no different. The fairytale vibes and fun characters make the story fly by. If you are looking for fun fluffy romance, then this book is a great choice. I give this book a solid 3.75/5 stars.

so while i completely understand that this was promoted as a shorter book, everything needed more development!!!!

fairytale retelling, magic, SPICYYY like??? these sound like great things??? but overall the attraction was seen a mile away while the true, authentic love wasnt there for me but i don’t not recommend!

it had potential 100%

A classic fairytale style, grim and raw, with undertones of life lessons to learn. There is power in words, names, and wishes. Follow the passionate (serious spice-level) tug-of-war between Gesela and a Fae Prince. What can happen in seven days? This a quick novella, true to the myths and legends of Fae.

I understand the style is classical in nature and often throws a reader into a world that does not explain how the magic works or sometimes what exactly are the secondary characters, but I would’ve loved to have more details about the Glass Mountains, the enchanted Willow. etc,.

If you can handle the spicy scenes, the story is not too long and worth a few hours to read.

This is probably one of my favorite fairytale retellings. The story was very smooth and exciting. I do not usually enjoy beauty and the beast retellings as this is what it was most similar to, but this was such a great quick read.

Thank you NetGalley & publisher for this eARC.

I love Scarlett St. Clair's writing for retellings especially after I read Hades x Persephone.

So let me tell you, I love the glossary on fairytale creatures, the author's note - which fairytale she got her sources from, the map, the pretty illustrations.

This is definitely a quick read and I need more romantic interactions between Gesela and Casamir because they both really need it. The spicyness was on top as usual so please be noted that the spicy is on every chapter.

Like I said, I really love it but I need their romantic interactions and really love each other not because of the sex or not because she's beautiful - NEED MORE. But I will definitely read this Fairytale series. Can't wait!

I was hesitant to read this. I started out liking Hades X Persephone but got tired of the writing style and how much smut there was. I don’t like when a story is just spice with a rough plot.

I feel like the pacing could use a lot of work. The first 12% ish was really fast and then we were already getting smut. I wanted a bit more build up to the spicy scenes. It took away the anticipation.

I did love the world that Scarlett created and the characters. Gesela was such a fun character to read about. There are so many fairytale retelling out there and I think she did a great job at making something original but still fitting in with the genre.

Overall, I think this book would have been better if it was a little longer. More time for the pacing and story building.

3⭐️/5 ~🇪🇸
•✨ARC✨recibido a cambio de una reseña honesta•
Cuento de hadas✔️ enemies to lovers ✔️ faes✔️
~Aunque no ha sido una historia extraordinaria, es una novela cortita y que engancha. Si te apetece leer algo rápido y con final feliz garantizado, apunta esta historia.
~Apenas hay desarrollo del mundo y apenas tenemos información de los protagonistas. Además la trama en sí no es muy original (es la prisionera de uno de los reyes fae, quien le promete la libertad si descubre su nombre), y la «acción» del libro se resuelve en nada de tiempo. No hay mucho que decir dado que, como he dicho, la trama no tiene mucho más.
~Me esperaba mucho más, la verdad, viendo quien es la autora, pues sus otros libros me gustaron mucho más. Me parecieron más construidos tanto en personajes como en ambientación.
~Aún así, como ya he dicho, si os apetece una lectura rápida y sencilla, de esas que se necesita para salir del bloqueo lector🤪, por ejemplo, este puede ser tu libro.

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3⭐️/5 ~🇬🇧
•✨ARC✨received in exchange for an honest review•
Fairytale✔️ enemies to lovers ✔️ faes✔️
~Although it wasn't an extraordinary story, it's a short and engaging novel. If you're in the mood for a quick read with a guaranteed happy ending, pick up this story.
~There is hardly any world development and we barely get any information about the main characters. Plus the plot itself is not very original (she is the prisoner of one of the fae kings, who promises her freedom if she discovers his name), and the "action" of the book is resolved in no time at all. There is not much to say given that, as I said, there is not much more to the plot.
~I was expecting a lot more, to be honest, seeing who the author is, as I liked her other books much better. They seemed to me to be more constructed both in terms of characters and setting.
~Even so, as I said, if you feel like a quick and easy read, the kind you need to get out of the reading block🤪, for example, this could be the book for you.

Maybe it's just me but with fairytale retellings, I always want something a bit different than the standard bits that you know and love. This feels very streamlined right down the center of exactly what you would expect without any twists or turns that make it feel like it's own thing. Gesela and "the beast" are a combination of Beauty and the Beast and Rumplestiltskin, but it leans more heavily on Beauty and the Beast honestly than anything else.

The perk is that it's short and to the point, without many embellishments or convoluted plot details but it left me wanting more than what I got.

ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I have the hardest time giving short books a high rating because I'm always left wanting more. Which is the case with this one, I'm afraid.

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. But as a romance, that's where it falls short for me. This just didn't have the depth to convince me that the characters really loved each other. I wanted more development, more connection, and a slower pacing to make the relationship progression be believable.

But if you are the kind of reader that can be satisfied with a quicker, shorter length novel, especially one that is true to the original fairy tales, then I would definitely recommend picking this one up!

An interesting take on a fairytale retelling.

Gesela's village has always been cursed. When the well goes dry, it's Gesela's turn to save the town, accomplished by killing the toad that lives at the bottom. But the toad turns out to be a cursed Elven prince and his brothers come to seek retribution. As punishment, they bad Gesela to live with their seventh brother, the beast. He doesn't turn out to be what she expected and he offers a deal: if she can guess his true name in seven days, she can go free. What he doesn't share: she must speak his name with love in order to free him too.

I always love fairytale retellings, and this one is no exception. Scarlett St. Clair pulls inspiration from so many different fairytales from all over the world, and I enjoyed trying to pick out all the references throughout the story. Gesela and the beast are both very relatable, if not likeable, so it's easy to root for them. Honestly, the main thing that keeps this from being a 5-star read for me is just that it's pretty short so we don't get a lot of time to watch the characters grow.

Overall, if you enjoy fantasy romance and/or fairytale retellings, I definitely recommend giving this book a try. It's a fun, quick read (although dark, so check out content warnings) that could definitely help get you out of a reading slump.

Mountains Made of Glass by Scarlett St. Clair is the perfect enemies to lovers story that I live for.
Addicting fantasy romance, fairytale retelling.
Scarlett’s writing style is so captivating and engaging, I always lose track of time when reading her books.
I loved the world building in this book, the pacing was perfection and I simply devoured this story.
The character development, plot, and writing style were simply amazing.
I flew through it and didn't want to put it down.

"I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."

Thank You NetGalley and Bloom Books for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

Mountains Made of Glass was such a fun and quick fantasy romance, fairytale retelling read. Get ready to be hooked from the first page and race to the finish because of how fast-moving this book is. Casamir and Gesela are enemies to lovers perfection with the right amounts of hate, angst, and spice mixed together. Scartell St. Clair has combined a few fairytales together to create a magical world that I am so excited to get lost in for the next books and I cannot wait to meet the remaining 6 brothers.

Book Name: Mountains Made of Glass
Author: Scarlett St. Clair

ARC
Thank you to SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books **** and NetGalley for an ARC of Scarlett St. Clair’s newest release Mountains Made of Glass

Stars: 4.5
Spice: 4.5

- Standalone (ish)
- Dual POV
- Start to Anthology/ Series
- High Fantasy Fairytale “Retellings”
- Extremely Spice from the Start
- Labyrinth Vibes
- Topics
- Greif
- Finding Yourself
- Tropes
- Forced Proximity
- One Horse
- Beauty and Beast
- Magic Mirror
- Ruplestilskin
- “Fate”
- Thoughts and Feelings
- Ending “Jumped the Shark”
- Imaginative Story
- Loved MMC POV

3.5 ⭐️
Multiple fairytales are mixed together to create this story and it was beautifully written! I was instantly sucked in and read it in one sitting. The smut is good and there is a story within it all, so I felt it was more than just smut! My only criticism is that it all happened too quickly - I would have preferred things to have developed over more time as it was rushed and could have still had the impact and storyline just over months or even weeks rather than days!
Loved the side character Wolf!
Thanks for the ARC NetGallery!!

3.5 stars; this book was a great escape and I loved reading it. I’m a big fan of fairytales and it was interesting to see how it was recreated throughout. The perfect way to describe this book is short and sweet; there’s no unnecessary details or plot twists. I loved Casamir’s character right from the get-go. He’s brooding and mysterious, yet sweet and charming at the same time. One thing I would’ve liked to see more of is Casamir’s curse. Readers were only given very vague details and I think adding more would add some plot tension—beside the obvious tension—and give him more character depth. This was very fun to read and kept me engaged from the very first page. I’d love to read more about the rest of Casamir’s brothers and their lives as well.

thank you to netgalley and bloom books for this e-arc!

i adore grimm tales and i think in the short amount of time scarlett did a pretty good job. this is a retelling with a bit more sidetracking than i would prefer. yes i have read her other books so i know this is 50% smut but still the plot fell apart at some points. overall this was a quick easy read, nice retelling, bit lacking on the plot but overall i will be reading the other six stories. p.s. that ending was great :)

I am a sucker for a fairytale and this one had so many in one book but it worked. I adored this and lapped it up in one sitting.

I have always enjoyed Scarlett’s writing and this was no exception. She writes in a way that you glide though the story and her worlds seem so realistic. I thought the plot was great - not original but then again it’s a retelling so it wouldn’t be - but done well.

- fae princes trying to break a curse ✅
- a strong headed female character ✅
- well written smut scenes ✅
- enemies to lovers ✅
- magic ornaments ✅

I will definitely continue reading this series and each brother’s book!

<i>I received this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.</i>