Gilded Ashes: A Cruel Beauty Novella

Brittybuhh

Gilded Ashes: A Cruel Beauty Novella | Rosamund Hodge

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A dark little Cinderella retelling. I enjoyed it!

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IndoorDame

Gilded Ashes: A Cruel Beauty Novella | Rosamund Hodge

so-so

This has the outlines of everything it needs to be an amazing retelling of Cinderella, but it doesn‘t get all the way there. It‘s dark enough to be true to spirit of the original tales, has a contemporary feeling without actually being set in the modern world, and has only redeemable characters- all aspects which I like- it just doesn‘t manage to bespell you the way great fairy tales should. #booked2019 #fairytaleretelling

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, alisiakae

Cinfhen Too bad because it sounds like it could have been amazing 6y

IndoorDame @Cinfhen yeah, but I'm glad I read it :-) and I'm sure it has its audience who's properly mesmerized even if I wasn't it 6y

BarbaraTheBibliophage This was a tough prompt for some of us (me included). 👏🏻 For ✔️Off the list of 📚 6y

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Mccartershanon

Gilded Ashes: A Cruel Beauty Novella | Rosamund Hodge

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THIS WAS SO GOOD UGH NOW I WANT TO READ CRUEL BEAUTY AGAIN

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Jovy

Gilded Ashes: A Cruel Beauty Novella | Rosamund Hodge

#SeptemBowie #AshesToAshes

A dark retelling of Cinderella that only Rosamund Hodge can pull off. Loved her Cruel Beauty Universe!

Cinfhen, Marchpane

Cinfhen I'm strangely drawn to this book...would it count as steampunk?!? 7y

Jovy @Cinfhen No it's straight up fantasy/fairy tale. It's also short but a good way to sample Hodge's writing if you haven't read her books. (edited) 7y

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vicgreentoriafield

Gilded Ashes: A Cruel Beauty Novella | Rosamund Hodge

Finished one more before the end of the month! I love these dark fairytale retellings.

BrainyHeroine Lol told you they were great! 8y

vicgreentoriafield @BrainyHeroine you were so right. You can recommend books to me anytime! 8y

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CaitlinSiem

Gilded Ashes: A Cruel Beauty Novella | Rosamund Hodge

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A great novella that made me hungry to reread Cruel Beauty.

This was a mix of Cinderella and the "Bad Boys" episode of Supernatural; an interesting combination that made for a good little read. I really felt Maia and her struggle was a unique one. I also enjoyed Lord Anax's character.

Ambam Omg omg omg I loved Cruel Beauty and had no idea this even existed! Thank you!! 9y

CaitlinSiem @Ambam I loved Cruel Beauty too! And yes! The Gentle Lord might make an appearance in this one 😏 I am so tempted to drop my current TBR books to reread Cruel Beauty. Sigh. So good. 9y

Ambam No way! That's so awesome! 😆 I was contemplating doing the same thing recently lol 9y

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