A review by sapphistoire
Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I'm always a bit sceptic of 'feminist' adaptations of stories (as all too often they turn out to not actually be that feminist), but I actually highly enjoyed this take on Snow White! The book is dual perspective following Lynet - the only daughter of the King and his dead wife who was formed out of snow to look like her dead mother - and Mina - Lynet's stepsister who was saved from death by her magician father who gave her a glass heart. I really enjoyed watching the two of them grow as characters throughout the book and I think the book reached a really satisfying conclusion. I, of course, loved that the book is sapphic, though it definitely took a bit of a back seat and was very insta-lovey. Overall, a fun and kinda easy fantasy read!