Scarlett St. Clair does it again! This is super well researched and plotted, as expected from her, and perfectly steamy and romantic. Scarlett St. Clair is such a dependable author, especially when it comes to worldbuilding and I'm super excited for future installments of this novella series!

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Bloom Books for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

RATING: 4/5 STARS

This was my first Scarlett St. Clair book, and what a fun escape it was! MOUNTAINS MADE OF GLASS was exquisitely well-researched while also short, sweet, and steamy. I'm so looking forward to the rest of the series.

This is the first novella in this authors 7 novella series that will follow 7 eleven Prince brothers.

This novella was fast paced and definitely spicy, a mixture of fairytales and horror. Some part of this book were very bloody.

This book had very unique and magical world building, and I really enjoyed the art throughout the book!

A dark and sexy homage to classic fairytales. Absolutely binge-worthy, I started reading this at 10 pm and was up all night because I needed to finish it. If you liked Scarlett's previous books, you would enjoy this one too. Also if you enjoyed Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge then I highly recommend this book for it has some of the same vibes.

I love fairy tales so when I heard about this I instantly was curious.
You can tell the author had a lot of fun writing this. Atmosphere and characters leaped off the page. It felt so real and I completely immersed myself in the world.
Can't wait to see what happens next.

A beauty and the beast retelling featuring a vicious girl and the cursed Elven prince who’s name she has to figure out in seven days... and fall in love with or they’re both doomed. Gesela has lived in a cursed village outside of the Enchanted Forest, her entire life has been one trouble after the next, and the latest one happens when her village decides to blame her and sacrifice her in order to “break” their latest curse. Yet when Gesela kills the frog that her village forced her to, she accidentally kills one of the six Elven princes who just happened to be in frog form and now the rest of his brothers are here for retribution... namely to send her to the cursed seventh prince known as the Beast. Gesela wants nothing but her freedom and will claw and kill her way for it yet the moment she meets the Beast she knows it’s going to be a lot more complicated than she thought. He offers her her freedom if she can guess his true name by the seventh day, what he forgot to tell her was that she had to say his true name with love.... and getting her to fall for him is going to be a lot harder than he thought. Can these two break the curse and actually fall in love or will they end up ripping each other apart? This was such a fun and imaginative retelling! I had a blast reading this and it definitely was a mix of Beauty and the Beast and Rumpelstiltskin with a lot of spice. I seriously hope Scarlett decides to do more of these because they are so much fun!!

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What a fun little fairytale mashup of a novella. You can tell Scarlett liked writing this and it comes through in the story.

I liked the poignancy and the vulnerability as the main characters start to explore their relationship and face up to their feelings. I like the incorporation of different elements of fairytales and folklore you will recognize.

Great storyline and fun spicy scenes. Fans of Scarlett would love this

I'm a fan of Scarlett and I don't think she could ever write something I didn't love, but this was just...next level. You can really tell just how much FUN she had writing this, and it came through. This is a longer novella, but it still felt too short. I wanted to stay inside this world with these characters forever! The character development was fantasticly done, adding nuance and layers to each character we met, no matter how briefly. The retelling aspect, mixed with Celtic folklore/mythology creatures was really cool and helped deepen the world building. Even in a shorter book, the world building was fantastic and pulled you in from the first line. Highly recommend, and can't wait for the next one!

Ok I have been a fan of Scarlett's for a long time, a really long time. So when I say that this maybe my favorite thing she's ever written I don't say that lightly. You can see in her writing of this book how much fun she had and how much she enjoyed these characters. We have our FMC Gesela who is feisty, fiery, and so fierce I loved her immediately. She was not going to just lay down and take things from others, whether they were human or fae. Enter Casamir our MMC...upon starting this book I realized that I probably need therapy even more than I originally thought. lol When Gesela was calling him The Beast I was....a little too into that. It's fine, I'm fine. Also I no longer want to be called a normal pet name. I want to be called *vicious creature* or something like that iykyk. While I loved him from the first page I also completely understood Gesela wanting to hurt him, he was a very hot, dumb elven prince. To be fair he was more than a little feral and very morally grey which is probably why I love him so much. The amount of world building and little fairytale bits in this book for how few pages it was is absolutely mind blowing. While I would have read a 700 pg book about Casamir&Gesela, Scarlett had the perfect amount of world building, spice (such amazing spice), and fairytale aspects in this 200 page book. I honestly don't know how she does it. If you are on the fence about this book, do yourself a favor and buy it. You will regret not reading this book as soon as it comes out I promise you. I am feral for this book and these characters and I cannot wait for more from this series!

Okay - Everyone knows I am a huge fan of Scarlett's worlds. THIS....THISSSSS.... This right here is something everyone needs to read. THIS is what will get more readers to dive into the author's work.

This was magical. The world was so interesting and dark that I found myself wanting MORE. I cannot believe Scarlett created this darker version of a fairytale retelling. This was filled with so much darkness and gave a haunting atmosphere.

Casimir is another male character Scarlett's readers are going to fawn over. The characters and atmosphere that the author created is what made this so amazing, but not only that but the TWISTS. The fact that these are fairytales and Scarlett put this twist on them... IT'S DIVINE. READ IT.

As someone who is a newbie to Scarlett St. Clair, I was a bit nervous but I had nothing to worry about. Mountains Made of Glass is the first book in her new Fairytale Retelling series with each book following a group of brothers who each rule a kingdom and have a romance.

This first book is Casamir’s book. Casamir rules over the Kingdom of Thorns and he takes Gesela who murdered his brother for her reasons. She starts as his prisoner, but these two can’t keep their eyes, bodies, or feelings away from each other. From the moment Casamir and Gesela meet, the tension is delicious and their chemistry is undeniable.

With Mountains Made of Glass being a novella, I don’t want to delve too much into the plot, but I will say that this feels like the start of something exciting. There’s even an index in the front that features all the different creatures we meet and the names of all the brothers and the different kingdoms they rule over.

Even though I’m not a huge fantasy romance reader, I feel like this novella did an excellent job of setting up this world while also showcasing the romance. I was surprised at how many steamy moments we got between Casamir and Gesela but I wasn’t mad about it. If anything, I feel like it helped to solidify their connection.

Frankly, I don’t have anything to complain about with Mountains Made of Glass. If you’re new to Scarlett St. Clair, this is a great introduction to her writing and what to expect from a longer offering. If you’re a fan of Scarlett St Clair, then I’m sure I don’t have to convince you.

All in all, Scarlett St. Clair pitched it in the best way by saying: “They are a great mix of fantasy and horror…they are also ridiculous and romantic.” There are no better words to describe this first book than that. I just know I’ll be diving into the next novella when it comes out.

I wasn't really sure what to expect with this title. I really love Scarlett St. Clair's books but when I first hear about this one she was a little vague on details. Overall I enjoyed the story. It's called a fairytale retelling but it's kind of a mash up of a bunch of different stories. There's nothing wrong with that, I actually think it works pretty well here. The writing quality is still on point and I liked the characters. I am definitely looking forward to a book 2.