I loved this super sexy twist on the classic Beauty and the Beast! Our main character Gesela is captured by an elven prince, who must make her fall in love and guess his name within a week.

This was fast-paced and engaging. The cast of characters was surprisingly funny, and the narration was excellent!

Unfortunately, as a fan of SSC’s other works, I had high hopes for this one, but it fell way short of the mark. Maybe I would have liked it more if I had read instead of listened, but I had a lot of icks with this one. The narrators weren’t my favorite, the story was honestly generally cringe, and I just wasn’t a fan.

3.5. Short spicy retelling of a few different fairytales, it seems. Ticked a lot of the trope boxes for me. Pacing was quick because of the length. Narrators we’re good. The female narrator sounded like Gemma Chan and I think that’s why I liked it more. I liked the side and main characters and there’s a bit of growth on the MMC side. I didn’t absolutely love this but I certainly liked and enjoyed it.

Mountains Made of Glass by Scarlett St. Clair | 18+ check tw!

5 out of 5 🌟 | 🌶🌶🌶

⚠️Potential Spoilers ahead! Proceed with caution! ⚠️

*A very special thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read/listen to this book early in exchange for an honest review*

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Okay, I have so much to say about this book. To be completely honest, this book isn’t the next classic or a new literary masterpiece. There are some flaws and I can understand some of the critiques I’ve seen from other reviewers. But man, I loved this book.

I was able to listen to the audiobook prior to release and I loved every minute of it. The narrators were great and the accents added so much to the book, even if it was hard to understand them at times. There is a ton of spice/smut in this book and sometimes I felt like it could affect the plot, but I think that’s what I need to read at the time.

Now the world building was phenomenal. It was the perfect combination of existing fairytales and traditional fantasy elements. You get a court system, fantastical creatures like a selkie and pixies, and magic. It was also really fun to connect the references in the book to my own knowledge of existing fairytales.

If you’re a fan of books like the Cruel Prince or A Court of Thorns and Roses and want a spicier version, this book is the book for you.

Loved this spin on a grimes fairy tale! Plot with a little bit of spice! I binged it just to hear the ending! Scarlett St Claire has done it again!

Thank you NetGalley and RB Media for this audio ARC.

3.5 stars out of 5

This was such a fun and quick listen.
I could go on and on about the atmospheric writing. The writing combined with the female narrator gave off this spooky and wacky atmosphere that you get with the old, classic fairy tales. At points, it felt like listening to a Grimm fairy tale (minus the smut, of course).
The male narrator didn't pull me in as much. He, plus the spicier scenes gave it a more modern feeling.

The only downside for me was the romance, it was really insta-lovey. With them falling in love in just matters of days. I was missing more depth and slower pacing over a longer length of time.
But for anyone who won't mind insta-love, they will love this book.

I loved this retelling.

You could tell Scarlett had fun writing it. The pace was quick and great. It even said happy ever after in the end.

It reminded me of the darkness and happiness that the Grimm fairytales have. The riddle for the name was so clever. I was trying to figure it out along with the character (I don’t do well with spelling so it didn’t work out).

Wolf is my favorite character as well as the housekeeper, Naeve.

The illustrations were super cool and well done. I am excited for the other 6 and for it to eventually go to a physical copy.

Quick and easy read! Not too spicy but still spicy all the same! This is the mosh pit of fairy tale retellings that a person wants! The way that I tried SOOOOO hard to figure out his name - UGH!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Beautifully written. A wonderful mix of fairy tales woven into something new and enchanting. Definitely something I will recommend and purchase fory own personal library as well!

I absolutely loved loved loved this book. The retelling of beauty and the beast with all the spice. It’s a shorter story and able to listen to in one day,

2.5 stars

I liked that this was a retelling of several fairy tales, most notably Beauty and the Beast and Rumpelstiltskin. I like those two stories a lot and combining them was a fun twist.

The romance felt kind of rushed. Gesela started out hating the prince because she was his captive, but there was immediate lust. A couple chapters later, suddenly they're having sex and things have kind of flipped? I don't know, but the relationship wasn't really developed and I think this could have taken more time to actually show how they fell for each other. Maybe if the timeline weren't seven days.

There's plenty of sex if that's what you're here for and the little Easter eggs of fairy tales are fun to spot. Overall it just felt too short to develop the plot properly.

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All opinions are my own. Thank you to Tantor Audio and NetGalley for the copy.

This was an interesting far novel with a bunch of fairytales and magical creatures thrown in. Reading Ella find all the magical creatures to help her out of her situation by finding out Casamir’s name and being tricked and deceived over and over was sorta humorous and also frustrating. Casamir and Ella fight their connection and their anger at their circumstances but when they do come together their connection is hot, hot, hot.
I did not enjoy the audio, the female narrator did a great job doing the male voices so you could hear the distinction of the characters but I didn’t enjoy her as a female voice. I could not get engaged in the characters, I am not sure if it was the writing or audio, but I just wasn’t invested in their story.
I can’t wait to read more in this series and see what happens with Casamir’s brother and what fairytales will be used, but I won’t be reading via audio, only as a paper copy.


* Enemies to lovers
* Morally Grey characters
* Love v hate relationship
* Fairytale reimagining
* Dual pov

Thank you so much for an ecopy and audio copy of this book. The narrators really brought this book to life. I loved the accents, it gave this true fairytale experience just by the voices. I went back and forth reading and listening. ⁣
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It’s super fast paced and spicy out of the gate, which I’m always here for. I love fairytale retellings and I feel like this has subtle mixes of several, which I really enjoyed. ⁣
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Enemies to lovers is my favorite trope, especially with the spice, so I really liked it.⁣
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Gesela’s village has been cursed for so long. The villagers can break some of the curses but there’s always consequences. When she kills a toad to try to break a curse, she soon finds out, it wasn’t a toad but a prince she accidentally killed. She is now being punished and sent to one of the princes who’s name will be forgotten forever if a woman doesn’t fall in love with him and say his name. ⁣
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Will she say his name? Will the prince keep his word?⁣
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I am a huge fan of the Touch of Darkness series and have been wary of reading Scarlett's books outside of the Hades x Persephone universe. However, after reading Mountains Made of Glass I will absolutely be reading King of Battle and Blood next. Mountains Made of Glass solidified that Scarlett St. Clair is on my list of insta-read authors!

Mountains Made of Glass is an ingenious retelling of Beauty and the Beast. It's the first BATB retelling I've come across to put a Fae spin on the story. The world building is next level. The fairy land created in Mountains Made of Glass is surrounded by the Enchanted Forest, where all sorts of nasty magical creatures live. The humans that go near the Forest never come back. The Glass Mountains are the source of all of the magic and have placed curses on several villages and Fae. Gisella is voted to break the curse because of her Fae blood and the vicious townspeople push her down a well to kill a frog. Unfortunately, that frog is really a faerie prince and after she kills him, Gisella is taken prisoner by the beastly Prince of Thornes. She's tasked with discovering the Prince's name, before it is lost forever and the Prince ceases to exist. Of course she also has to fall in love with this brutal creature in order to break the curse.

I go absolutely feral for any book involving Fae so I absolutely loved this one. I'm not the biggest fan of the Disney version of BATB, but I also really liked a Curse So Dark and Lonely. So I thought it's Scarlett St. Clair, and she's done it in a fairy land, what the heck lets read it. It was so worth it. If you love ACOTAR, this book is an absolute REQUIREMENT. It's a stand alone, with a great ending. I am one of those people who always begs for more when the book ends. I really enjoyed the way Scarlett wrapped up this story. It truly is a stand alone, and I really appreciate that.

Book: Mountains Made of Glass
Author: Scarlett St Clair
Platform: 100% audio

Mountains Made of Glass is the first in a new series by Scarlett St Clair celebrating its pub day on the 6th of June.

Mountains Made of Glass is a short adult romance / fantasy book that can easily be consumed in one day.

Gesela has always been an outcast in her cursed hometown of Elk. Elk doesn't just have one curse though. It's a repetitive cycle of curses and each time one comes to light, one of the villagers must break it.

Now it was Gesela's turn.

When Gesela finds herself surrounded by Elven princes as a consequence for breaking the curse, they banish her to the seventh brother known as the beast to be his prisoner.

A bargain is struck and Gesela has 7 days to speak his true name and be set free but that isn't all. Gesela must also fall in love with him...

This was an interesting audiobook to listen to. I found it to be quite unique, a bit spicy and a shake up to my usual reads after reading many longer / thicker fantasy books lately. I'm interested to see where Scarlett takes this series from here.

Thank you to NetGalley and Tantor Audio for the advanced copy of the audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Updated : May 31 - listening to audiobook thanks to Netgalley. (Comes our next week!) audiobook review at the bottom!

I was not coming back for air once I jumped into this story until I finished. I was invested as soon as I started the book and dropped everything else I was reading.

This world is hauntingly beautiful, dark and gothic. The mythical creatures, the detail of the mountains and forest are both enchanting and morbid.

I have a new appreciation for grimm retellings and more love for Scarlett St Clair. I absolutely loved both our main characters and how they fed off each other.

I could have read another 100+ pages of this, but I have no complaints on pace - just wanted more of Casamir to be completely honest.

I loved the mirror and his commentary - I hope to see more in the next 6 books. I absolutely loved all the different characters and the roles they played.

As far as spice and dynamic, I think their chemistry has been my favourite of Scarlett’s. Which is very hard for me to admit because I love ALL of her couples and I’m a huge Hades fan.

Audiobook - I listened to the audiobook a couple months after reading the book and it’s been just long enough that I’ve forgot some of the small details but not long enough to forget what was happening overall. But either way, I adored it. It brought back fond memories and had me stop everything else I wanted to read. Honestly, I normally prefer duet narration if there’s two POV but even though this wasn’t - both of these narrators can do different voices well without making you feel annoyed, cringy or stereotypical. They give you the same magic that you feel reading the book. It’s a nice quick easy listen and I enjoyed it a lot!

Anyways, I’m sad it’s over. I’ll be back for all 6 of the other elven brothers.

4.5⭐️ 3🌶️

“You do not get to leave this world of your own accord. And if you manage it, I will follow you in death and haunt you for all of eternity.”

Scarlett does it again! I don’t think there’s a single thing she could write that I wouldn’t love but I REALLY enjoyed this fairytale retelling. It was so uniquely crafted and I adored how she incorporated so many different fairy tales into one cohesive story–I lost count of all the lore I recognized and I’m sure there are even some I missed along the way.

“I wanted to beg for his touch just as much as I wanted to bury an ax in his chest.”

I really enjoyed Gesela and Casamir. Their enemies to lovers vibes combined with their undeniable draw to one another was utter perfection. Gesela was so intelligent, headstrong, witty, and resourceful while Casamir was broody and unskilled in the art of courting a woman, yet so clever and soft inside. Watching the two clash before finally coming together and all of the angst that built up while they tried to decide if the other felt the same way was everything.

“A name precedes you, and without one, you are nothing…A true name is a gift to the lover and a token to a death.”

The quest and adventure aspects of this book were so exciting and I really enjoyed the riddles, deals, traps, and trickery surrounding Gesela’s journey to find Casamir’s true name. All of the unique side characters that helped (and hindered) her along the way were fun to read about and I had a blast trying my own luck at discovering his name before Gesela did.

This was such a beautifully told novella and I really enjoyed all of the artwork incorporated into Scarlett’s detailed descriptions, making me feel fully immersed in the story. I’m thrilled that this is just our first look into the Fairyland world and I can’t wait for the rest of the novellas to release so I can devour them just as quickly as this one.

The narrators were really great and I loved how far they pulled me into the story. I felt like I was there with Gesela and Casamir and the narration brought it to a whole other level, rather than just reading it on the page. While I've never listening to anything by Javi Wilder or Lulu Russell before, I absolutely will be looking for more of their audio books in the future.

Thank you to Tantor audio and NetGallery for the audio arc of Mountains Made of Glass in exchange for my always honest review. Do you like fairy tales twisted in adult fantasy with a bit of spice then this recipe is for you. I can’t wait for more books in this series. Scarlett St. Clair did it again. I love her reimagining and this one was hot 🥵 🌶️ and dare I say a bit nostalgic? The lottery meets princess and the frog/beauty and the beast. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Mountains Made of Glass

Plot: 1
Writing: 1
World building: .5
Characters: .5
Themes: .5
3.5/5

Spice: 3.5/5
There are many spicy scenes but they aren't super explicit in my standards.

What you can expect:
- Fairytale retelling (as another goodreads reviewer said, this is a cross between Beauty and the Beast, Alice in Wonderland, and darker like a Grimm Brother's tale)
- It reads like a classic fairytale but with spice
- Ax-wielding FMC
- Hate s3x

This was a fun, short read. Don't take it too seriously. It's a spicy retelling with dark fairyland vibes. The last time I read something that gave me this kind of background was probably Fortuna Sworn or (I can't believe I'm saying this) The Mortal Instruments Series. Where fairies and magical creatures aren't just hot but also nefarious and ugly. I liked the consequences of pretty much wanting anything. I would not survive in this world.

<i>"There were no happy endings, that much I knew. Whatever I faced after this would surely lead to me death."</i>

The main theme of the story is love. Finding love and loving yourself.

**SPOILERS**
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There were a lot of spicy scenes. The way they were written fit the fairy tale writing style. Don't expect dark mafia type of writing but it is still spicy.

You can see the gradual change in both of the main character's demeanor throughout the story. I liked how it was reflected in the spicy times.

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"'Are you wet for me, vicious creature?' I kept my eyes shut, my fingers digging into his skin. I wanted to beg for his touch just as much as I wanted to bury an ax in his chest."

"'Choke Me.' I said."

"'Come inside me,' I said. 'F*ck you,' he breathed."

"'Touch me. Casamir, please.'
'Remember that you begged,' I said, and then I let myself have her."

"'Forgive me, sweet creature,' he said. 'You must be starved.' Then he licked me..."
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For a shorter story, I enjoyed it but I was left wanting just a little more. More depth to our characters (especially Casamir). The world was contained to a small area so we didn't have to dive too much into an entire kingdom, however, we were left without knowing what happens to the other princes. (Is this series or a standalone? A series following each prince would be cool)

We also didn't get too much into any of the side characters, which is pretty much the maid and the mirror.
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The audiobook was well done, it was a dual narration. I definitely think I enjoyed this story more because of the narration.

I would recommend this to anyone who likes a spicy fairytale retelling. Fans of Creeping Beauty by Andrea Portes or Twisted by Renee Rocco (Why-choose Rapunzel).

Thank you to Netgalley for an Advanced Listener Copy of Mountains Made of Glass. This is my honest review.

I knew that SSC was writing a fairy tale retelling, but had no clue what this would look like or where she would take it. So when I got an early copy, I was excited to go in blind and enjoy the ride. I did just that. She takes pieces of fairy tales that she (as always) meticulously researches and makes them her own. She adds heart and depth and steam that kept me turning pages and trying to stay awake even when I was falling asleep. I hope that there are more like this in her future.

Things I loved:
The Prince
the art
the ending
G's determination and strenghth

It reminded me some of Alix Harrow's Fractured Fairy Tales. Not exactly, but in length and creativity and beauty.

The narrators were perfect for these characters!