Gesela lives alone and everyone she knows she believes she has killed. She gets thrown into a well to break the towns cures for water and kills a toad. She then is cursed to live with a prince for 7 years. The catch, she has to guess his name to be free.
He hasn't told her that he has 7 days for her to guess his name and love him.

This is many different fairytales mixed into one. I really enjoyed the story. It was the perfect length to get you into the story but not be too wordy.
My biggest frustration was the constant miscommunication between them.

The riddle kept me so engaged and i wanted to be able to solve it. It kept me engaged until the end. Where i was sad when it ended.

I was fortunate to get this arc at the BookTok Festival at Union Square in NYC; however, it did not meet my expectations.

As a girlie who does not have the attention span most of the time for romantasy books, I was really excited for this one bc it was short. After this, I kind of understood why fantasy books are as long as they are - they NEED character and world building which I found this book lacked. I love me a dual POV AND a fairytale retelling, but I could notttt connect with these characters. Gesela and Casamir were okay, but the fact their relationship spanned over a week and they barely had character development individually made it hard for me to connect. I mean their spicy scenes were good but am I a prude bc I want them to connect on a deeper level LOL.

Thank you to NetGalley and BN Union Sq booktok festival for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

This was a very creative take on a classic fairytale! I thought the novel was very enchanting! Scarlett St. Clair is a very beautiful writer, and her prose is lovely! I recommend this for fans of T. Kingfisher!

unfortunately I just couldn't get into this one. I know it's YA but it felt really juvenile and I didn't find the story or characters compelling.

This was such a hot and spicy, yet perfect fairytale retelling. I immediately want a million more of these novellas from Scarlett St. Clair. The thing especially about this book, was that it was never trying to be anything it wasn't. We got a spicy fairy tale, and it hit the spot.

Very short and sweet. Very rumpelstiltskin meets Beauty and the Beast. Read this in one sitting while I was reorganizing my office and really enjoyed it.

This was a book that I read about 2-10 chapters, liked it, but never picked it back up.

Do I remember why I put it down? No. It didn’t grab me enough to keep going, but I do remember it was enjoyable.

It’s a DNFN (did not finish for now) just because one day I’ll start back at page one, but today is not that day.

Mountains Made of Glass by Scarlett St. Clair kicks off the Fairy Tale Retellings series with a darkly enchanting blend of folklore elements. Rather than retelling a single tale, it weaves various fairy tale motifs into a unique story. Gesela, after killing a toad that turns out to be an Elven prince, is magicked away by his brothers. To earn her freedom from Prince Thorns, the seventh brother, she must guess his true name within seven days.

This novella embraces traditional fairy tale vibes, complete with unexplained magic, romance, horror, and a hint of danger. St. Clair’s poetic prose and the accompanying illustrations enhance the story’s old-world charm. The world is deceptively beautiful by day but harsh and treacherous at night. While the characters and magic system aren’t deeply developed, the story thrives as a fast-paced, escapist tale with elements of dubious romance and mythical encounters.

Though some dialogue felt stiff and the first spicy scene edges into dubious consent, these moments align with the classic fairy tale aesthetic. Fans of St. Clair will likely enjoy this quick, alluring read and its nod to folklore. I’m intrigued enough to continue the series and see where this new take on fairy tales leads.

If you took beauty and the beast and changed it to have fae and mostly consist of spicy scenes, you would have this book.
I feel like the plot was strongly lost, and it was mostly just these two having spicy time or thinking about it. I finished it but definitely left me feeling let down in the end. I prefer my smut to have more of a storyline carrying it instead of just feeling like it’s an afterthought to the smut.

Audiobook

I will say the narration wasn’t bad, but I don’t think the narrator of the male voice suited the character as much as the female voice actor did hers.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the arc. All thoughts and feelings are my own.

Scarlett St. Clair could write a grocery list and I would read it. Seriously. I love her work, I love the world building and character development, and I love love love devouring her writing.

The first thing I need to say about this is that the romance felt extremely rushed. That much is a given considering how they had to fall in love in 7 days, AND how this book was only 200 pages. I’m not sure why a book would ever need to be 200 pages, I think 300 should be a minimum. Especially for a fantasy book. That isn’t enough pages for world building and developing the characters. This felt rushed, and fell kind of flat to me. I felt like I didn’t have enough time to connect with the characters or world. I feel like this was so so unoriginal. It’s a fairy tale retelling with fae, magic, and smut. So literally every other book on book tok. Maybe I shouldn’t have come into this book looking for depth, but this lacked any substance at all and I’m really disappointed about that.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. Unfortunately it is spicier than I was expecting and than I prefer. While I did enjoy the concept and the initial story I did not like how blatant the spice was from the very beginning and so I will not be continuing this story.

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.

5 stars

Why did it take me so long to read this excellent story. A Fairytale with dark elements. The Eleven prince was gorgeous and such rich sketches. There's lots of passion to this tale and now I find it's part of a series. A new author for me to follow.....thoroghly recommend.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own

Dark and twisted fairytale novella?? Sign me the @&!% up. Seriously? This was so fun to read! Scarlett keeps amazing me. I want more and I want it now *insert “I want cake now!” sound 🤣* But seriously, Mountains Made of Glass had all of the best parts of dark fairytales and romance combined. Casamir is such a broody baby who you can’t help but love and Gesela is such a boss babe I loved her from go. Their enemies to lovers storyline was perfectly executed—not at all a surprise from the master, Scarlett St. Clair. I squealed, gasped, and giggled even when maybe not so appropriate and I have zero regrets. More, more, more with cherries on top!

"Could you love me?" he whispered. The question stole my breath and burned my lungs in the silence that followed.

A story that will rip your heart out, hands down is the Mountain Made of Glass. Characters that you become obsessed with, a world you wish to visit and experience, a plot that throws you for loops.

Great read.

Woowwwwe omg a story that stays with you!! A friend told me this was a beauty and he beast retelling before I started reading it but it's so much more it's multiple fairy tales woven into one! Infact one of my fav parts is our main man Casamir and the mirror yes a magic mirror! Plus at that beginning it starts with a frog show was actually a prince but our female main character Gesela has to kill him to break her village of a curse, when she does 5 elvin prince show up and banish her to live with the 7th brother "the beast" who is actually hot AF. He makes her a deal if she can guess his name in 7 days he'll let her go but theirs a catch she has to speak it in love. Yup that's right you caught some Rumpelstiltskin in there also! The passion and longing in this books is felt as if you are there Scarlett has an amazing way of making you feel like you are living the life of her characters, the way she world builds without boring you is unmatched as a reader there is a fine line between wanting to see the world im entering and an author who goes a Little too crazy and makes you want to DNF. Scarlett nails world building like no other author can it's just incredible, you truly need to experience it to believe it.

Mountains Made of Glass is a retelling that takes elements of multiple fairytales, such as Beauty and the Beast and Rumplestiltskin, and makes a wholly unique story.
I enjoyed Gesela and the elven king’s relationship, but like most books under 300 pages, it just felt too short. There were a couple of storylines that felt like they wrapped up too quickly. Also, fast burn romance is not my favorite. Overall, I enjoyed it though and I will continue the series.

This was a really awkward read - there’s no progression at all between characters it’s just smut. It was barely a fantasy, basically a plain romance because of how little plot there was.

This book is a mesmerizing tale that weaves together myth and magic, creating a world where gods and mortals collide in an epic battle for power and love. St. Clair's exquisite prose and vivid imagery transport readers to a realm where every page brims with intrigue and emotion. With its richly drawn characters and gripping plot twists, this novel is a captivating journey that will leave readers eagerly awaiting the next installment.