Mountains Made of Glass

Fairy Tale Retelling, Book 1

By: Scarlett St. Clair

Narrated by: Javi Wilder, Lulu Russell

"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?

Contains mature themes.

©2023 Scarlett St. Clair (P)2023 Tantor

it is a very creative story

I like that the story is quite creative and it promises sequels, as it has. I think my problem comes with the stalling of the story till the very end. It made me bore and didn’t let the story have more appealing. It is still worth reading and to enjoy a different kind of romantic fantasy.

Good quick read

Gesela’s parts were my favorite. She had decent character development. But Cas had the best character development out of everyone. I loved their cute mushy scenes even though they were gone over quickly. I did think there was a little bit too much smut I would’ve liked to have read more about them falling more in love with each other than the smut itself. But overall I give it a solid 4 stars.

Loved it.

Great story that held my attention. Kind of a mashup of several fairytales. Only complaint is that it was over too soon.

Surprising, addictive, and really f*n good

I’m binge listening to fairytale retellings (preferably with a bit of spice) and came across this one. One of the best so far. There were many different fairytales sort of woven together here, but it was done so artfully it didn’t feel forced or excessive. Only drawback for me was the male narrator, but he was still a solid 3/5 stars. He wasn’t awful or anything. I would have just preferred someone else.

Definitely worth the credit!

MMOG

Cas and Ella have a unique meeting put in place by events outside of either of their control. Her small town is under a curse, She is forced to participate and he is surprised when she arrives. Cas is under a curse of his own that must be broken. I hope we get to learn more of his other brother's. I really enjoyed Casamir and Gesela's story and the Narrator's did an amazing job. I can not wait to read what Scarlett has for us next in the Fairy Tale line up.

Great story!

I loved this story! And I appreciate the two narrators for both perspectives of the main characters, Casamir & Gesela.

Love the story

Witty, funny and truly beautifully written…I love the sense of humor around all the angst making the characters more vulnerable and easily to associate with…the female narrator was difficult to listen to at times given the diction she provided to the storyline….however I lover the book and will be waiting anxiously for the rest of the series.

Book & Audio Review

I had been wait for the audible for this book and when I saw the notification pop up the other day I had to squeeze this read in! I enjoyed this different take on the normal Beauty & the Beast Retelling. There was a lot more depth considering it was a shorter book!

Gesela and Casamir had troubled past and really had no idea what love was or felt themselves deserving of it and I enjoyed watching it unfold! The tension was palpable and when the spice hit … damn it hit. I also adored the illustrations in the EBook! Excited to see how the rest of these books play out!

Good Retelling

I love a good retelling of a Disney story. This was a very sweet retelling of Beauty and the Beast (my favorite) I enjoyed the Narrators. Definitely a good Listen or even read.

Love Interest Might be a Sociopath

World building was engaging, but the love interest’s disregard for the well-being of others (except those from whom he had something to gain) was off-putting. This book was very hard to finish because the love interest’s only redeeming quality was being attractive. His POV highlighted his disturbing qualities more than we could have guessed with just the protagonist’s POV. However, if sociopaths are your thing, this book is otherwise fine.