Mountains Made of Glass
By Scarlett St. Clair
- Release Date: 2023-03-07
- Genre: Paranormal Romance
Description
“Could you love me?” he whispered. The question stole my breath and burned my lungs in the silence that followed.
I wanted to answer, to whisper yes into the space between us, but I was afraid.
All Gesela’s life, her home village of Elk has been cursed. And it isn’t a single curse—it is one after another, each to be broken by a villager, each with devastating consequences. When Elk’s well goes dry, it is Gesela’s turn to save her town by killing the toad that lives at the bottom. Except…the toad is not a toad at all. He is an Elven prince under a curse of his own, and upon his death, his brothers come for Gesela, seeking retribution.
As punishment, the princes banish Gesela to live with their seventh brother, the one they call the beast. Gesela expects to be the prisoner of a hideous monster, but the beast turns out to be exquisitely beautiful, and rather than lock her in a cell, he offers Gesela a deal. If she can guess his true name in seven days, she can go free.
Gesela agrees, but there is a hidden catch—she must speak his name with love in order to free him, too.
But can either of them learn to love in time?
Reviews
Loved it but wished there was more
5By TheOGKellBellLoved the story! I just wish there had been so much more of it! It felt rushed, and I had so many questions to the lack of detail along the way. Still… the story line was wonderful and the ending.. amazing!!Ahhhmazing
5By EhdjldkdInstantly captivating story, I read it so fast and it didn’t feel cheesy or rushed. Perfectly told. Can’t wait for more to come from ScarlettLaugh, tingle, repeat
5By RikkibopFunny, very spicy, and well-architected in the way so many fairytales are folded in. After reading the HadesxPersephone series, I wondered how I could be satisfied with a short, potentially stand-alone story. Happily surprised that my lack of satisfaction comes from the fact that there aren’t more books yet, instead of disappointment that the story needed more. Love the little illustrations as well in the Apple Books edition. They kept the story centered since the fast-acting magical elements left my imagination in a state of whiplash a few times.Great Fairytale Retelling
5By Sunglove12You can see were she picks and choose from various fairytales, and weaves a really sweet and of course spicy story. So glad we will be getting more of these!Very Rushed, Characters Difficult to Connect With
2By arcaninetyI was hoping for more whimsy, but as it turns out this is nothing more than a shallow corset-ripper. The characters are instantly horny. The world building is neglected in the missed details. This chick eats like four pieces of fruit the entire week she’s there and that distracted me a lot. I mean what do fae eat? That would be interesting. Details like that are neglected and could have been shown easily. The main characters switch up VERY quickly and just start going at it. Too often. Like three times in.a row, you don’t need to keep explaining this to me, I was more interested in the picnic and now they’re just doing it again and the picnic is ignored, often. Ending is super rushed given the gratuitous spicy scenes. She stumbles on the answer quite easily. Escapes her captor after that just as easily. I think a sex scene or two could have been dropped to flesh the ending out more and raise the stakes a bit. The end scene in the village was uncalled for and full of questions for me. The Elf Prince is so keen on concealing her nudity before, but suddenly has her ride up naked on horseback for shock value to the village? They keep saying names have power here, so why does the main character give away the Prince’s true name so loudly here? The glass magic was cool, but why was it literally never used prior to this? Why wouldn’t it be the thorn thing? Just took me out of it. Seems like it could have been cut from the book. Had potential. But yeah, corset-ripper. I am all for spicy books but I was expecting SOME substance given the interesting concept.Loved it
5By ..emilyAmazing, new favorite storyReally great
5By LauBangerA modern day take on a fairytale that has the story expanded on to be a novel. A really cute story line. Excellent spice. Overall a fantastic short read. I loved it and will definitely read the rest when they come out!WOW SO CREATIVE
5By Hannah Banana 715I loved how creative Scarlett was in this book! It was beautiful and I wish I could explore the Enchanted Forest! I read this in 24 hours because I was so obsessed! So many fun nods to different stories we have all heard. LOVE IT!Loved the concept
3By Morgan_12304I loved the concept but I felt like the story moved so fast. I just wish it was longer so it could include more details and more moments from those seven days.Amazing book
5By Dezi_StrangeAbsolutely love this book!!!!!!!!