The toad waited patiently nearby, and as I stared up at the pale, gray sky, I wondered if anyone was watching me from the warmth of their home. Would they inform Roland? Had he assumed I was dead? The story started well enough. It even had promise. I liked that there were several fairytales mixed into one. I also liked that Gesela was no damsel in distress. Where I had a strong dislike for Persephone, Gesela was more a character to my liking. She wasn’t innocent nor naive, a perfectly morally grey character. The fairy tale elements keep coming in with a sentient magic mirror and the beast’s acquaintances that remind him that the way to win a woman’s heart is probably not just through cruelty; you need to be gentle and have tact and patience and a bunch of other things. In that regard, I also felt for the prince and his role in this fairytale; a prisoner trying to return to a princess he does not love. All Gesela's life, her home village of Elk has been cursed. And it isn't a single curse—it is one after another, each to be broken by a villager, each with devastating consequences. When Elk's well goes dry, it is Gesela's turn to save her town by killing the toad that lives at the bottom. Except… the toad is not a toad at all. He is an Elven prince under a curse of his own, and upon his death, his brothers come for Gesela, seeking retribution.

Give it a chance if you enjoy enemy-to-lover, duel POV, short and harsh stories. I'll probably read the second book, this world and the Brothers have potential, but I really hope the next be more engaging. I received a copy of this book from the publisher (via Netgalley) in exchange for an honest review.All Gesela's life, her home village of Elk has been cursed. And it isn't a single curse-it is one after another, each to be broken by a villager, each with devastating consequences. When Elk's well goes dry, it is Gesela's turn to save her town by killing the toad that lives at the bottom. Except . . . the toad is not a toad at all. He is an Elven prince under a curse of his own, and upon his death, his brothers come for Gesela, seeking retribution.

Could you love me?” he whispered. The question stole my breath and burned my lungs in the silence that followed. Since I was a child, Elk had been under a curse of curses. No one agreed on how or why the curse began. Some blamed a merchant who broke his promise to a witch. Some said it was a tailor. Others said it was a maiden, and a few blamed the fae and a bargain gone wrong. The romance was chef's kiss. The dual pov and enemies-to-lovers trope gave me a perpetual stomach tingle, and the smut was so so so so good. The world will burn in the final installment of Scarlett St. Clair's bestselling Hades X Persephone saga. Have you not had enough blood?” I seethed, my insides shaking with rage, but the forest remained quiet in the aftermath of my sacrifice, and I was left feeling drained.PDF / EPUB File Name: Mountains_Made_of_Glass_-_Scarlett_St_Clair.pdf, Mountains_Made_of_Glass_-_Scarlett_St_Clair.epub We find his sexual violation, especially if it involves “ravishment,” erotic and irresistable rather than traumatic and horrific (adding to and reflecting the cultural acceptance of the rape defense of “Hey, don’t blame me! She wanted it!”); In short, the book is about a girl named Gesela who lives in a town called Elk which is riddled with curses. The town essentially sacrifices people in different ways to break these curses. Gesela is ostracized for certain reasons and when it's time to break a new curse, it's no surprise to her that she's next in line. While breaking the curse she ends up killing one of the seven elven princes. As retribution for their brother's death, Gesela is sent to the seventh brother to live as his prisoner. The seventh brother, Casamir, bargains with Gesela. If she can guess his name in seven days, he will set her free. Well, of course there is a catch, there's always catch.