I flew through this book! This is a fast paced beauty and the beast stand alone with some ~spice~. There is insta-love and some insta-spice that I was totally here for. I loved the fae/elf spin to this classic story and I loved the pictures throughout the book (they’re stunning). I would love to see other books with the remaining elf prices!! Read this in a few hours and I will 100% be reading this again.

This is my first time reading a Scarlett St. Clair book, and I’ve now realized that her style of writing her spicy scenes might not be my cup of tea. I read lots of smut, but I felt like this leaned a little more erotica than my taste. There was more smut than plot or character development. What I can say positively is that I enjoyed the illustrations and the cover is absolutely beautiful. This is probably going to be a favorite amongst her loyal fan base, but it was not for me. Thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Bloom Books for this ARC.

I found the theory and conception of this short story to be quite interesting. It has a menagerie of various fairytales combined into a very quick and short love story. The eerie atmosphere is perfect for the fairytale vibe, and the conceptualization of the world is developed quite well. It just left me wanting more from Scarlett St. Clair.

The story moved along at a somewhat rapid pace, and left me longing for true and raw emotions, as it just didn’t seem enough time for Gisela to honestly fall in love and have the ‘happily-ever-after’ we all crave.

The cover image is gorgeous and the title is amazing, and I am a fan of Scarlett St. Clair - the Hades and Persephone series - so incredible. It just left me wanting a little more St. Clair in it.

Thank you to NetGalley, Scarlett St. Clair, and Sourcebooks Bloom Books for the ARC and the opportunity to leave my honest and unbiased review.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bloom Books for providing me with an eARC of Mountains Made of Glass in return for my honest opinion.

I'm going to start off with the fact that this book is short one, so a super quick read but seriously left me wanting more. I was tossing up between and 4-4.5 with this one, but ultimately gave it a 4 as I would've loved more fleshing out of the story. I do feel like there were hints within the book that there may be more to this series, so I'm going to hold on to hope that Scarlett St. Clair does have plans to continue this series.

The world building in this book was good, especially with how short the book was. I also really enjoyed the Glossary at the beginning with the "creature" descriptions and the illustrations throughout the book. I felt that these really helped with the world/character building and to the fairy-tale retelling vibe!

I felt that the idea of only having a week to fall in love with someone is a little unrealistic, but again this is a fairy-tale retelling so I'm going to give it a little slack there. I'm a sucker for an enemies to lovers (especially with a dual POV), so the love story between our two main characters Gesela and the Prince had me hooked from their first meeting. If you enjoy spice, St. Clair certainly has you covered, the spice in this book is steamy! I do wish there was more depth and development to the relationship, but due to the short nature of this story I believe it was lacking in this aspect.

I did like the undertone message in this book that every action has a consequence (or a curse in this story!).
If you enjoy dark fairy-tale retellings, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, lots of spice and shorter books, Mountains made of Glass is for you!

An interesting fairy tale retelling pulling from an assortment of different source material. A bit short but will not disappoint the author’s fans, this reviewer included! It also sets up a great new series…six more brothers to go!

Fairytale retellings are generally always a hit or miss. And I’d say this one was kind of a hit. It was a shorter book which was absolutely perfect for the story. The book seems kinda like a rumpelstiltskin retelling mixed with beauty and the beast. In this story there are many magical creatures, fae, selkies, beasts, fairys and all of the magical aspect draws you in with its wonderful world building.

Our main character Gesela lives in a cursed village whos curses have to be broken by the villagers inside and once it is her turn she breaks the curse but with an even more shocking almost to her curse of her own. She has to live with the seventh fae prince and she can only be free if she figures out his name in 7 days. I enjoyed Gesela she was a decently written character but at times she was just annoying. She was super stubborn and headstrong which is perfect for a female character but at times she just did stupid things. The prince wasn't bad either, he was pretty tolerable and getting to also see things in his persepctive put new looks on things.

The romance in this story wasn't all that for me. It was nice but so rushed (this is partially due to it being a shorter story) but it did affect my viewpoint on their romance. If they had more time to delve into their relationship I think I would've loved the romance way more!

Thank you Netgalley and SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Mountains Made of Glass is superbly written, and whimsically wonderful. A true fairytale for all the grown ups that still love their fairy tales. I loved this novella, with its unique world-building, classical curses with familiar but all new twists and turns. Scarlett St. Clair outdid herself with this one and you can feel the whimsy of the story take hold as you race to the ending. From the moment Gesela encounters a toad in the bottom of the cursed well, to the moment she meets the beast, it’s addictively woven to enrapture and capture. Loved it. Highly recommend this delightful tale, that is at some points so familiar but also so fresh and new.

Thank you to Sourcebooks Bloom Books and Netgalley for an ebook in exchange for an honest review.

This is a fast paced spicy fairytale retelling. It had me hooked and wanting to keep reading. I absolutely loved Gesela and Casamir’s characters. It was my favorite trope, enemies to lovers and the spice was 🥵.

Gesela’s village has been cursed for a long time. The curses are broken by the villagers but it comes with consequences. The well is dry and it is Gesela’s turn to save it by climbing in it and killing a toad. But once she kills it she realizes it wasn’t a toad. He is one of the Elven Princes. She finds this out when five of the brothers show up and her punishment is to be enslaved to the seventh brother, Casamir AKA The Beast. The beast strikes a deal with her. If she can guess his real name in seven days she can go free. What he doesn’t tell her is she has to speak it with love. That’s right, Casamir is under a curse and now it’s up to her to save him…

Mountains Made of Glass feels like every cautionary fairytale Hans Christian Anderson and the Grimm Brothers tried to warn us with (mixed with a healthy dose of spice 🌶 ).

Gesela has lived a rather cursed life and, as her luck would have it, she finds herself at the mercy of a beastly fae prince and the monsters that dwell in Fairyland.

MMOG is a captivating novella with an interesting premise, though it would have benefited by being a full length novel. A lot of concepts didn’t feel fleshed out enough to be of consequence, and any conflicts were resolved too easily.

Overall a good read, and worth a few hours of your time 👍

(Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review)

“Love,” I said. “What is it? What does it feel like?”
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Mountains Made of Glass follows Gesela as she is forced to live with the 7th elven prince as punishment for unknowingly killing one of the other elven princes. There, Gesela is offered a deal, if she can guess the prince’s true name in 7 days, then she can gain her freedom. However, nothing is ever as it seems. In this case Gesela also needs to say his true name with love in order for the prince to gain his freedom as well.
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St. Clair started with a promising fairytale retelling. I enjoyed the darker side to the fae creatures compared with much of the literature today. I also really enjoyed the mirror and Wolf as characters. Wolf was a nice edition allowing Gesela to have someone on her side. The mirror added some much needed hilarity to conversations. I really love books that are based or heavily based around riddles. I like being able to play along with the main character in trying to solve the riddle, in this case the prince’s true name. However, I was expecting more from the mountain story line. I think I struggle with shorter books in that I just want more from them than what’s feasible to achieve in a shorter page count. I do feel I need to mention the cover. It is stunning. The number of Easter eggs incorporated from the story is also pretty remarkable.
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Overall Rating: 3.5 ⭐️

The book is a mix of different fairytales. Although I enjoyed these elements, the romance beteen the characters laked a bit of development. Still, it was a short and enjoyable read that left me wanting more. If you're a fan of Scarlett St. Clair's books, you'll likely enjoy this one too. It's a quick and cute story with a bit of insta-love, but it's fitting for the length of the book. I'm definitely interested in reading the next book in the series.

UMMM. How is this the first Scarlett St. Clair book I’ve read?!

Yes. I own a lot of her books but I planned on getting to them eventually.. after reading Mountains Made of Glass though?? Wow. 😍

Not only was her writing superb but the storyline, the character development, the romance! I finished this book in two quick sittings & I could not get enough of it.

I for sure love retellings & this story was like a mash up of several Grimm-like fairytales that made this book all the more interesting to read. Thank you so much to @read_bloom for sending me an e-galley of this book!

“She makes me feel like it won’t matter if I have a name or not. So long as I know her, I will know myself.”

I was blown away by the way that Scarlett St. Clair was able to seamlessly fit world building, romance, tension, backstory, and plot into a novella the way she did. As per usual, she wrote another addicting book that had me completely captivated.

Mountains Made of Glass is a retellings of all retellings. It has a little bit of countless classic fairytales that are either shown subtly, or boldly but easy to pick out. And for extra fun, St. Clair threw her own fun spin on a few of them. I enjoyed the world that was built in this story, magical yet also very terrifying, a nod to most fairytale themes, and Scarlett nailed it. The love/hate relationship between Gesela and Casamir was well written and not too fast or too slow, it flowed really well and grew at a pace that made sense with the story. And of course, the spice between the two is hot hot hot.

I truly enjoyed how unique, dark, and magical this novella was. I never found myself wanting to take a break from it because I was so swept up in the characters and world itself.

Thank you so much Netgalley for the ARC.

I loved this story! St. Clair took amazing ideas from so many fairy tales and wove it all together into a new fairy tale for the masses. Well, maybe not the "masses" (the spice is strong and fiery), but a great new fairy tale to be sure. He ability to create and make you love the morally grey anti-hero surpasses many others within her genre, and the typical fairy tale prince is just as useless as many that have come before him-- even though the world expects them to save the day. However, most importantly, her portrayal of what is typically the damsel in distress turns that idea on it's axis. She might be a woman, and she might be in distress, but I don't think there is ever a question about if she can handle herself or the situation she is in. This was a quick and enjoyable read that makes me excited for the next 6 books in the series!

This book had great potential and I usually really enjoy anything Scarlet St. Claire. I liked the idea of this book and it had some great aspects see - Enemies to lovers, a nonsensical yet vengeful fairytale magic system, fairies galore. This one was just too short for everything she was trying to achieve. I didn’t have enough time to get fully immersed in the story. She did say in the authors note that is was meant to be a novella so if I knew that going in my I would have had slightly different expectations. It was still a fun quick read. I was just left wanting more

Well I mixed this author up with the author of Once Upon a Broken Heart and was shocked when things got so sexual 15% into the book.

My bad.

So this is a loose retelling of Beauty and the Beast, but our leading lady, Gesela, has to not only fall in love with him, but also discover and speak his true name with love.

Booktok will eat this one up for the smut.

It’s a pretty short book and honestly a bit rushed. There’s not a whole lot of plausible character development , but if you’re just wanting a romance with lots of steam you’ll enjoy this.

I will read anything that Scarlett St. Clair writes. I absolutely loved this. This is a mash up fairytale retelling which I absolutely love how she can incorporate various aspects from the tales we have heard and read of. The romance was a slow burn and I really enjoyed that. What also makes the novella amazing is it has a MAP, a glossary of mythical beings, and a really beautiful art piece. I don’t think this has become a paperback copy or I would totally buy that as well. I can’t wait to see what other stories Scarlett had in store for us. If you are a fan of her Touch of Darkness series, or a fantasy romance lover, mythology lover, you would probably enjoy this! Thank you so much for the chance to read this!

I will be posting on my Instagram as well @thunderingnight_reads

Well if you enjoy twists on fairytales than this should be a series on your wish list. The premise of young Ella being sent to the home of an Elven Prince following her murder of his brother was an interesting one but I have to say its definitely lust at first sight, so you have been warned ! What I found interesting was the slight Beauty and the Beast vibe twisted with shades of Rumpelstiltskin because Ella has to learn his true name and time is definitely an issue. She finds a truly unique way to get the Prince to begrudgingly give her some of the letters and this is most certainly a grown up read if you catch my drift ( waggles eyebrows ! ). Add in supporting characters that truly add to the fun although not everyone is as honest or heroic as you would hope. I thoroughly enjoyed the humour that crept in occasionally and it was fun trying to work out which other fairytales the author was inspired by. With six more Princes to get a happy ending and yes that does seem to suggest that Ella’s initial crime might somehow not be quite as it seems and if you want a short read that is steamy then this certainly fits the bill.
This voluntary take is of a copy I requested from Netgalley and my thoughts and comments are honest and I believe fair

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️➕🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 I love a great shorter book as well as a revamped fairy tale. Scarlett St. Clair does not disappoint with her Mountains Made of Glass fantasy. This ultra-spicy rendition of Szklanna Góra’s Polish fairy tale is a smorgasbord of fae, woodland creatures, selkies and even a talking mountain. Main characters are Gesela and her Elven prince who get down-and-dirty throughout but chef’s 💋 to the vivid imagination of author St. Clair. I’m about this book and can’t wait for more sassy prose from this series! Goodreads descriptions is as follows: “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?” Thank you NetGalley. Scarlett St. Clair, and Bloom Books for this ARC. #scarlettstclair #netgalley #mountainofglass #booktok #bookstagram #fantasybooks #fantasyretelling #spicybook

I think this has been my favorite from Scarlett St. Clair! It was super fun and entertaining. The romance was fast, but it's a short book so understandable. Pretty spicy, which also comes with the author!

I loved the fairytale elements and all of the different fairies! It felt very magical. The plot was easy to follow, and unpredictable for me.

If you're looking for a quick and spicy fairytale to read purely for entertainment, this could be for you!