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A review by britts_bookishreads
House of Ash and Glass by S.R. Jones, S.R. Jones, Silla Webb
5.0
"You're so fucking good, and I want to taint it until your soul is as dark and smudged as mine. Would you let me, Cinders? Would you let me smudge your soul the way your face is from all the ash you clean? Can I dirty you on the inside?"
Excuse me while I go fan myself.
This is not your normal Cinderella story, with a clean cut happy ending. This is a happy ending that digs through the trenches and comes out with a mind darker than the evil step-mother. When an arranged marriage between Nico(A bad guy trying to turn legitimate) and Yvette(Evil step-mother) begins the original plans fail. All due to one interaction Nico has with Cindy. The stepdaughter few like all because of her innocence. But her innocence is what attracts this bachelor. What started out as a bachelor looking to corrupt an innocent soul and a woman just trying to keep her family home, turns into something neither of them expected. In the end the question is will it be enough to get them through everything that happens to them?
This had the mother of all plot twists. NEVER saw it coming! I was thinking the book was almost over then noticed I had pages left and thought " wait a dang minute" THEN BOOM. Plot Twist 2.0!
I gave this a good 4.5 stars and rounded up to 5. I really only had one issue when something happens to a side character and we never hear about what happens to them. It bugged me not knowing. But it was a great take on the Cinderella retelling. I recommend reading the prequel before diving in.
18+ ; Mature Content ; Dark Romance
Excuse me while I go fan myself.
This is not your normal Cinderella story, with a clean cut happy ending. This is a happy ending that digs through the trenches and comes out with a mind darker than the evil step-mother. When an arranged marriage between Nico(A bad guy trying to turn legitimate) and Yvette(Evil step-mother) begins the original plans fail. All due to one interaction Nico has with Cindy. The stepdaughter few like all because of her innocence. But her innocence is what attracts this bachelor. What started out as a bachelor looking to corrupt an innocent soul and a woman just trying to keep her family home, turns into something neither of them expected. In the end the question is will it be enough to get them through everything that happens to them?
This had the mother of all plot twists. NEVER saw it coming! I was thinking the book was almost over then noticed I had pages left and thought " wait a dang minute" THEN BOOM. Plot Twist 2.0!
I gave this a good 4.5 stars and rounded up to 5. I really only had one issue when something happens to a side character and we never hear about what happens to them. It bugged me not knowing. But it was a great take on the Cinderella retelling. I recommend reading the prequel before diving in.
18+ ; Mature Content ; Dark Romance