Genre:
Fantasy / Fairytale Retelling / YA
Fantasy / Fairytale Retelling / YA
Cinders Of Glass
Bewitching Fairy Tales book 4
by Celeste Baxendell
| -From Goodreads- Traitors don’t fall in love with princes, and they don’t live happily ever after. Liora doesn't have much left in life, but someone has to run the stall in the market that sells her stepfamily’s enchanted matches. Liora is willing to do anything for family; it’s not very exciting—until the royal family visits the market and everything changes. Liora is just grateful that Prince Cynrik doesn't remember her. The best thing for her and her stepfamily is to stay far away from the royals. But when Prince Cynrik asks for her help, how can she say no? But if she fails to keep her identity hidden, how far will the royal family go this time? Prince Cynrik has a carefully crafted reputation, and it has never once failed him… up until it causes his brother to threaten him with an arranged marriage. The only way out of it is to prove he's capable of doing something useful; the catch is he has to do it alone. When a freak accident seems to be not-so-accidental, getting help can’t hurt as long as his brother doesn't find out about it. Besides, who would imagine that a prince would need the help of a girl who sold matches to solve a conspiracy? And… just how deep does it go? ASIN: B09J2YNDFN Can these two possibly save a kingdom? |  This Book received a 4.5 Bark rating.
 Celeste Baxendell |
I think Cinders Of Glass has to be just about the best Cinderella retelling that I've ever read. And when you realize that it was combined with one of the old tales, The Little Match Girl, I disliked the most as a kid, well, that's quite a feat in and of itself. But, in some ways I'm not surprised. I've come to expect the unexpected from Celeste Baxendell and her magical storytelling has made the Bewitching Fairy Tales series more than live up to its name.
Honesty is still the best policy, despite what our hero prince thinks, and I have to tell you that I started Cinders Of Glass with some trepidation. Why? Because I hated Cynrik in Mirrors Of Ice, he was just SO mean. This book was one of the very few that I've read where the hero really has little to no redeeming qualities to start off. But, you knew there would be a but, Celeste Baxendell took on a seemingly impossible task and oh so gradually transformed a character I would have called a villain into a man who is still flawed but still well on his journey to become the man he was always meant to be. Liora, however, was quite the opposite as despite her naivete and blind faith I liked her from the start. I also really liked the fact that she had just as much of a transformation journey to go on, though in different ways, as she becomes a woman of strength and purpose.
Oh, I just want to interject here that I loved how the author chose to avoid naming her heroine some form of the name Ella...The name does come up but in a surprising, and in my opinion much better, way. Read the book to find out what I mean!
Bewitching Fairy Tales has been a winning series for me. As soon as I finish one I simply can't wait for the next one. I hate saying goodbye to the characters and world for even the few months it takes for the newest release. Cinders Of Glass fit right into that same category just like the rest of Celeste Baxendell's delightful fairytale retellings...now I just need to hold my anticipation in check for awhile...
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Cinders Of Glass by Celeste Baxendell a 4.5 Bark rating.
Honesty is still the best policy, despite what our hero prince thinks, and I have to tell you that I started Cinders Of Glass with some trepidation. Why? Because I hated Cynrik in Mirrors Of Ice, he was just SO mean. This book was one of the very few that I've read where the hero really has little to no redeeming qualities to start off. But, you knew there would be a but, Celeste Baxendell took on a seemingly impossible task and oh so gradually transformed a character I would have called a villain into a man who is still flawed but still well on his journey to become the man he was always meant to be. Liora, however, was quite the opposite as despite her naivete and blind faith I liked her from the start. I also really liked the fact that she had just as much of a transformation journey to go on, though in different ways, as she becomes a woman of strength and purpose.
Oh, I just want to interject here that I loved how the author chose to avoid naming her heroine some form of the name Ella...The name does come up but in a surprising, and in my opinion much better, way. Read the book to find out what I mean!
Bewitching Fairy Tales has been a winning series for me. As soon as I finish one I simply can't wait for the next one. I hate saying goodbye to the characters and world for even the few months it takes for the newest release. Cinders Of Glass fit right into that same category just like the rest of Celeste Baxendell's delightful fairytale retellings...now I just need to hold my anticipation in check for awhile...
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Cinders Of Glass by Celeste Baxendell a 4.5 Bark rating.
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