Sarah Prineas

The tale of Cinderella has been retold countless times. But what you know is not the true story. Sarah Prineas’s bold fairy-tale retelling is a dark and captivating world where swords are more fitting than slippers, young shoemakers are just as striking as princes, and a heroine is more than ready to rescue herself before the clock strikes midnight. Pin has no recollection of who she is or how she got to the Godmother’s fortress. She only knows that she is a Seamstress, working day in and out to make ball gowns fit for fairy tales. But she longs to forsake her backbreaking servitude and dares to escape with the brave young Shoemaker. Pin isn’t free for long before she’s captured again and forced to live the new life the Godmother chooses for her—a fairy-tale story, complete with a charming prince—instead of finding her own happily ever after. When the glass slipper just doesn’t fit . . .

Ash & Bramble

"Ash & Bramble is a delightful deconstruction of society’s fairy tale myth, wrapped in an exquisite, spellbinding adventure. A must-read for teens who yearn to forge their very own story." — Rae Carson, author of the bestselling Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy The tale of Cinderella has been retold countless times. But what you know is not the true story. Sarah Prineas’s bold fairy-tale retelling, now available in paperback, is a dark and captivating world where swords are more fitting than slippers, young shoemakers are just as striking as princes, and a heroine is more than ready to rescue herself before the clock strikes midnight. Pin has no recollection of who she is or how she got to the Godmother’s fortress. She only knows that she is a Seamstress, working day in and out to make ball gowns fit for fairy tales. But she longs to forsake her backbreaking servitude and dares to escape with the brave young Shoemaker. Pin isn’t free for long before she’s captured again and forced to live the new life the Godmother chooses for her—a fairy-tale story, complete with a charming prince—instead of finding her own happily ever after. As Pin tries to fight her arranged path, she finds that a sword is a much better fit for her than a glass slipper, and that the boy who she escaped with is still searching for her, and won’t stop until he rescues her—if Pin doesn’t rescue herself first.

Tae Thompson

This book is slow to start, but once you get about 30 pages in the story picks up and you just fly through the book.

Southern Today Gone Tomorrow

So, based on the title, which is Book One of Witches of Tower Hill, this appears to be a series. Personally, I don’t think I will be reading the rest unless I get a reading copy.

HOWEVER, that isn’t to say that this is a bad series. It was actually quite enjoyable. This series, I would say, is aimed at middle schoolers/high schoolers. And it does that job well. I just am not feeling it.


 
Well written and with a complex story that reveals itself at a good pace, but the writing style just isn’t my taste. I enjoy a more complex writing style.

Again, this was a GOOD book, would recommend giving it a try if you are thinking about it. Definitely, if you are a middle schooler/high schooler, this is an excellent choice.

High fantasy lovers? Stay away. Harry Potter lovers? Give it a try. Others… well… I don’t know what to tell you.

I gave it a try. The plot was good. Maybe think about giving it a try.

Ash & Bramble

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