Shards of Glass
Emily Deady
4/5
This story tells the usual tale of Cinderella, a girl whose father passed and was left to the whims of her evil stepmother. It's a little different though because the stepmother isn't as typically evil as she was in the original, she manipulates Ashlin's desire for family and uses it against her. The psychology of the first 75 percent was super interesting because of the gaslighting and the behaviorisms that an outsider may not relate to abuse.
I loved that, I loved how it was much more on Ashlin to choose and design her own fate than it was for her Prince Charming to swoop in and save her. I think that the way that she made her own decisions was very aligned with the nature of emotional abuse versus obvious physical abuse. I appreciated it and I think it gave new value to the traditional story line.
My only issue was with how rushed the ending felt. She made her choice, other stuff happened and accusations were thrown and then everything was dropped. I know that it was in favor of a new story line that will have its own book, but Ashlin and Onric feel like they were abandoned. Other than that though, it was a very interesting and original version of Cinderella. There was only a hint of magic, and I wish we had learned more of its limitations and origins and why Ashlin was so capable with it, but it was satisfying enough. Looking forward to seeing more from this author!
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