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Gilded Ashes: A Cruel Beauty Novella
Gilded Ashes: A Cruel Beauty Novella | Rosamund Hodge
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Gilded Ashes is an atmospheric and darkly romantic reimagining of Cinderella set in the world of Cruel Beauty. Perfect for fans of An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses.Maia doesn't see the point of love when it only brings people pain: Her dead mother haunts anyone who hurts Maia, and her stepsisters are desperate for their mother's approval, even though she despises them. Meanwhile, Anax, heir to the Duke of Sardis, doesn't believe in love eithernot since he discovered that his childhood sweetheart was only using him for his noble title. But when Maia's and Anax's paths cross before the royal ball, they discover that love might not be the curse they once thought. And it might even be the one thing that can save them both.Fans who love Kristin Cashore and Rae Carson will find everything they're looking for in this extraordinary and romantic novellaEpic Reads Impulse is a digital imprint with new releases each month.
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Brittybuhh
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A dark little Cinderella retelling. I enjoyed it!

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IndoorDame
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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 Too bad because it sounds like it could have been amazing 5y
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 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage This was a tough prompt for some of us (me included). 👏🏻 For ✔️Off the list of 📚 5y
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Mccartershanon
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THIS WAS SO GOOD UGH NOW I WANT TO READ CRUEL BEAUTY AGAIN

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Jovy
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#SeptemBowie #AshesToAshes

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

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
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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
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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!! 8y
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. 8y
Ambam No way! That's so awesome! 😆 I was contemplating doing the same thing recently lol 8y
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CaitlinSiem
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Pelican71 😳 That certainly got my attention. 8y
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