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Of Glass and Glamour
by Chanda Hahn
First read of 2021! It went by fast. I read Of Beast and Beauty last month. I have made a goal to stop leaving big gaps between books in a series. Pretty glad I decided to go ahead and read this one. It is a Cinderella retelling and I really felt like it was original.
My thoughts:
The plot: It retelling was pretty original. That was refreshing since we all know Cinderella and the retellings are pretty similar. As with Beast and Beauty, I loved the twists. I did figure a big part out before but it still played out differently than I thought so that’s always fun. I LOVE a Beauty and the Beast retelling and loved Of Beast and Beauty, but I think this one was even better.
My favorite characters: Eden. So far, I’m enjoying how relatable the characters are. Eden was the underdog of the sisters and never felt adequate. Who hasn’t felt like that before? Dorian. He didn’t annoy me as much as Xander in the previous book. The characters definitely went through all the emotions quickly! I also loved the house elves and Harmony.
The pace: It didn’t lull. There was enough detail I could clearly imagine the characters and setting, but it didn’t drag on.
The ending: There’s a bit of mystery and some questions I still have so I’m thinking we’ll find out more in the next books. I love when things are so tied neatly in a bow.
Favorite quote: “No one, especially a stranger, should have the power to control the way I feel.”
“I was scared to go near the unicorn because I felt so unworthy. My whole life I had felt unworthy, less than, and afraid to reach my full potential because I didn’t want to fail.”
I’m really excited about this series. A retelling with some fierce sorceress leads is the perfect combination!
My thoughts:
The plot: It retelling was pretty original. That was refreshing since we all know Cinderella and the retellings are pretty similar. As with Beast and Beauty, I loved the twists. I did figure a big part out before but it still played out differently than I thought so that’s always fun. I LOVE a Beauty and the Beast retelling and loved Of Beast and Beauty, but I think this one was even better.
My favorite characters: Eden. So far, I’m enjoying how relatable the characters are. Eden was the underdog of the sisters and never felt adequate. Who hasn’t felt like that before? Dorian. He didn’t annoy me as much as Xander in the previous book. The characters definitely went through all the emotions quickly! I also loved the house elves and Harmony.
The pace: It didn’t lull. There was enough detail I could clearly imagine the characters and setting, but it didn’t drag on.
The ending: There’s a bit of mystery and some questions I still have so I’m thinking we’ll find out more in the next books. I love when things are so tied neatly in a bow.
Favorite quote: “No one, especially a stranger, should have the power to control the way I feel.”
“I was scared to go near the unicorn because I felt so unworthy. My whole life I had felt unworthy, less than, and afraid to reach my full potential because I didn’t want to fail.”
I’m really excited about this series. A retelling with some fierce sorceress leads is the perfect combination!